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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
This book was not my typical genre as a friend suggested it to me. I have not seen the movie and I actually had no clue what it was about.
I think Dennis Lehane is a brilliant writer. He develops his characters so well that you don't feel as if you are reading a book. They are REAL character and his descriptions are hilarious. When first meeting Remy Broussard, Lehane mentions that "Broussard was a good looking guy, he was clearly a close horse. He was the type of guy that never missed the opportunity to check himself out in a mirror as he passed by. But he was also sharp. He always knew what was going on behind him in that mirror."
The story was very interesting. It took so many twists and turns and he drops so many clues, that when you get to the end of the book, he makes you feel stupid for not having solved it sooner. Even on the slow parts during the beginning, I had a hard time putting it down. The story takes place in Boston and Lehane does a fantastic job of describing the city and making it come alive. I clearly think that Lehane is one of the best writers of our time, and I say that after having read just one of his books.
There is one thing that really bothers me about the story. When Broussard enters the bar masked with Pasquale, they attempt to hold up the bar and make it look like an incidental shooting. Broussard holds up his gun, finger on the trigger, ready to shoot. Angie and Patrick kept saying his name out loud and saying "It's over." Broussard Hesitates, lowers his weapon and ends up getting shot. Lehane's entire build up of the character leaves me to believe that Broussard was extreme and intense. I don't believe he would have hesitated knowing what he would lose. My friend who recommended the book suggested otherwise. He states that this was a break in the character proving that he was ultimately good. Agree to disagree.
There were other parts of the book that were difficult to read and get through. After finishing them, I set the book down and just stared. I couldn't fall asleep. I couldn't get past the horrible things that people do. I felt sick to my stomach. I wanted to punch someone or something. It took a day or two for me to pick the book back up again. This is a true testimony of how powerful of a writer Dennis Lehane is. Ultimately, I do recommend this book. Just prepare yourself for it.
I think Dennis Lehane is a brilliant writer. He develops his characters so well that you don't feel as if you are reading a book. They are REAL character and his descriptions are hilarious. When first meeting Remy Broussard, Lehane mentions that "Broussard was a good looking guy, he was clearly a close horse. He was the type of guy that never missed the opportunity to check himself out in a mirror as he passed by. But he was also sharp. He always knew what was going on behind him in that mirror."
The story was very interesting. It took so many twists and turns and he drops so many clues, that when you get to the end of the book, he makes you feel stupid for not having solved it sooner. Even on the slow parts during the beginning, I had a hard time putting it down. The story takes place in Boston and Lehane does a fantastic job of describing the city and making it come alive. I clearly think that Lehane is one of the best writers of our time, and I say that after having read just one of his books.
There is one thing that really bothers me about the story. When Broussard enters the bar masked with Pasquale, they attempt to hold up the bar and make it look like an incidental shooting. Broussard holds up his gun, finger on the trigger, ready to shoot. Angie and Patrick kept saying his name out loud and saying "It's over." Broussard Hesitates, lowers his weapon and ends up getting shot. Lehane's entire build up of the character leaves me to believe that Broussard was extreme and intense. I don't believe he would have hesitated knowing what he would lose. My friend who recommended the book suggested otherwise. He states that this was a break in the character proving that he was ultimately good. Agree to disagree.
There were other parts of the book that were difficult to read and get through. After finishing them, I set the book down and just stared. I couldn't fall asleep. I couldn't get past the horrible things that people do. I felt sick to my stomach. I wanted to punch someone or something. It took a day or two for me to pick the book back up again. This is a true testimony of how powerful of a writer Dennis Lehane is. Ultimately, I do recommend this book. Just prepare yourself for it.
four year old Amanda walked out of her house in the middle of night while her mother was at neighbors watching TV, and no one heard about her even after days of search. Everything came to a dead end. Amanda's aunt request Petrik and Angie to look for the child. Patrick and Angie found a big clue about the girl's disappearance but things instead of solving gets messier and scarier.
Lehane wrote an exceptional story here about kidnapping, drugs, abuse, and pain. Writing is flawless and gives chills to the readers with almost real description of crime scenes. I found third book in the series to be average but Lehane bounced back superbly and gave us this tightly knit thriller.
After completing a book in this series I say to myself, "now you know these two like the back of your hand." but Lehane always proves me wrong and showed me a new side of Patrick and Angie, it's like he is peeling layer after layer in each book. Don't know what I will get after the final book.
A dark yet moving read which tells us how unpredictably dangerous people around us can be.
Lehane wrote an exceptional story here about kidnapping, drugs, abuse, and pain. Writing is flawless and gives chills to the readers with almost real description of crime scenes. I found third book in the series to be average but Lehane bounced back superbly and gave us this tightly knit thriller.
After completing a book in this series I say to myself, "now you know these two like the back of your hand." but Lehane always proves me wrong and showed me a new side of Patrick and Angie, it's like he is peeling layer after layer in each book. Don't know what I will get after the final book.
A dark yet moving read which tells us how unpredictably dangerous people around us can be.
Dennis Lehane is a great storyteller. With all those twists and turns, he always keeps me guessing until the very end. The only thing I didn't like were all the allusions to previous cases. Now I've got to go back and read his four previous books in the Kenzie/Gennaro series.
I still think Shutter Island is his best work. That storyline has well and truly stuck with me. This story, eh, not so much.
I still think Shutter Island is his best work. That storyline has well and truly stuck with me. This story, eh, not so much.
Although late as usual, an excellent read. Glad I never saw the movie. Hard realities for a father of four children and more grandchildren. It will be read again.
I'm finally convinced that I need to read more Lehane, and I need to do so tout de suite. I've been really lazy with him so far, reading three of his books only after I'd already seen the movie adaptations (Mystic River, Shutter Island, and now Gone, Baby, Gone. I liked the first two well enough, but Gone, Baby, Gone is really something else: morally ambiguous and darkly funny with whip-smart dialogue tracing the evolution of a four-year-old girl's kidnapping. It's rough stuff, and the bleak ending offers no easy answers. This is the fourth book featuring the private detective team of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, and it's high time I read the other five.
I saw the movie version a few years back with my boyfriends mother. The book, once again, blows Hollywood out of the water. If you saw the movie, you will want to read the book. I enjoyed reading it. I like the authors writing style. There were plenty of twist along the way. I felt a variety of emotions while reading it. It was fast paced and once I began it I did not want to put it down. I went back and purchased the previous three books based off of my enjoyment of this one. There were some mentioning of previous cases but I did not have a difficult time with following the story even though I had not read them.
I received this book as part of a Goodreads Giveaway. I did not realize this book was the fourth in the series until I started to read it but I was still able to jump right in and get to know the detectives. This book had so many twists and turns and it kept me guessing until the end. And wow, talk about an ending! This book may have been the first novel I read written by Dennis Lehane but it will not be the last. His descriptions of Boston, his eye for detail, and his raw and authentic plot points made this a novel that is impossible to put down.
I'm surprised at how much I liked this book. It's just a detective/murder mystery but it's so well-done. The pacing is just right. The plot had enough twists without becoming too fantastic (though the final solution got a little far-fetched). The descriptions of the seedy parts of Boston were evocative. The main characters were well-developed. However, the best part to me was the full development of all the characters. Many of the minor ones were given a real back story. I loved that no person was wholly good or wholly bad. The author not only gave a back story, but made me feel something for them. Impressive