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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I think another review I read said that this book really messed the reader up emotionally. I am definitely feeling that way myself. Even though this book is over twenty years old, it is still just as heartbreaking and poignant. I really recommend it if you are reading this series or are interesting in noir style novels. I have no comment on the film version as I have not seen it yet.
If you are interested in this book, please do read the series in order. This particular one does mention key plot points of almost every previous novel in the set.
Spoilers:
I did pretty much see the first huge twist coming from far off. Given the twists of Lehane’s other books, I have come to expect that is a character I will initially trust. If I am being super picky, I thought some of the names were really stupid. Even with the explanation given, “Cheese” is a ridiculous name for a gangster-type.
I was also really impressed with how Angie’s development moved in this story. Her wanting kids really did tie into the storyline and make it that much more heartbreaking.
If you are interested in this book, please do read the series in order. This particular one does mention key plot points of almost every previous novel in the set.
Spoilers:
I did pretty much see the first huge twist coming from far off. Given the twists of Lehane’s other books, I have come to expect that is a character I will initially trust. If I am being super picky, I thought some of the names were really stupid. Even with the explanation given, “Cheese” is a ridiculous name for a gangster-type.
I was also really impressed with how Angie’s development moved in this story. Her wanting kids really did tie into the storyline and make it that much more heartbreaking.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Encore une fois une excellente intrigue, dénouement incroyable, personnages complexes…Que dire de plus ?
Très noir, le monde dans lequel évoluent les deux détectives donne un aperçu des pires horreurs dont l’humain et capable, mais aussi le meilleur.
Émouvant et haletant.
Très noir, le monde dans lequel évoluent les deux détectives donne un aperçu des pires horreurs dont l’humain et capable, mais aussi le meilleur.
Émouvant et haletant.
Een kind verdwijnt in Boston. 150 politiemensen zijn opzoek, maar dat is niet genoeg. Deze buurt in Boston is niet geschikt voor de onschuldigen, de weerlozen noch de oprechten. Hier wonen gebroken gezinnen, aan lager wal geraakte ex-veroordeelden en verbitterde wetshandhavers. Op een warme zomernacht ziet een apathische moeder zichzelf op de televisie. Haar 4-jarige dochter Amanda is enkele uren eerder uit haar bedje ontvoerd. De privé detectives Patrick Kenzie en Angela Gennares kunnen de smeekbeden niet weerstaan. Maar ondanks alle belangstelling stuit het onderzoek herhaaldelijk op een stenen muur. Amanda blijft weg alsof ze nooit heeft bestaan. Dan verdwijnt er een 2e kind. Patrick en Angie dwingen de hulp af van enkele louche figuren uit de Bostonse onderwereld en zetten zo hun relatie, hun gezonde verstand en hun leven op het spel.
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Omdat ik, toen ik het boek las, nog geen beoordelingen en mening gaf over boeken is het voor mij niet mogelijk om nu een juiste waardering aan het boek te geven. Ik hoop in de aankomende jaren tijd te vinden om het boek weer op te pakken om opnieuw te lezen, zodat ik ook dit boek een waardering kan geven.
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Boekinformatie:
Uitgeverij: The house of books
ISBN: 90.443.0010.5
384 pagina's; Paperback
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Omdat ik, toen ik het boek las, nog geen beoordelingen en mening gaf over boeken is het voor mij niet mogelijk om nu een juiste waardering aan het boek te geven. Ik hoop in de aankomende jaren tijd te vinden om het boek weer op te pakken om opnieuw te lezen, zodat ik ook dit boek een waardering kan geven.
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Boekinformatie:
Uitgeverij: The house of books
ISBN: 90.443.0010.5
384 pagina's; Paperback
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abandonment
A rare instance where I've read the book after I've seen the movie, but it didn't matter that I knew how things turn out. Lehane is such a superior writer and he is equally gifted with language, plot, and characterization. Like the Patrick and Angie stories before this one, this was a very dark and brutal and sad story - this time about the abduction of a 4 year old girl. Lehane has much to say about family and judgment and ends-justifying-means, and none of it is easy to read about. I love how he always challenges his reader. And I love these characters and won't ever want to stop reading stories about them.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
surprised how much I enjoyed this with it's pro-vigilante, 1970's Death Wish/Dirty Harry worldview, but here we are...
Wow. Lehane is a true master of the modern noir-ish detective mystery. He can make you laugh, cry, roar with anger, ache with empathy, and truly fall in love with his beautifully flawed main characters. Gone, Baby, Gone takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride with Kenzie and Gennaro, never lets you think you've figured out what happened, and even when you do start to think you've solved the mystery, throws a curve ball at you from left field that you never see coming.
I can't praise Lehane's dialogue enough. He's as good as Elmore Leonard. And for such a gritty setting and a depressing topic as big city crime and the lives of those who deal with it daily, he can write incredibly poetic scenes and descriptions.
I couldn't put the book down and finished in three intense reading sessions. This is one of his best.
I can't praise Lehane's dialogue enough. He's as good as Elmore Leonard. And for such a gritty setting and a depressing topic as big city crime and the lives of those who deal with it daily, he can write incredibly poetic scenes and descriptions.
I couldn't put the book down and finished in three intense reading sessions. This is one of his best.