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A review by daemonad
Hold the Dark by William Giraldi
4.0
I stopped reading thrillers when I turned 15 and never felt the urge to pick them up again. I prefer stories that go to places that most people pretend don’t exist, where good is worse than evil and morals become just another flesh to be feasted on out in the wild. I didn’t expect much from this book. I certainly didn’t expect to be captivated by one of the characters. I am happy to say that I was wrong.
I became interested in Vernon Slone, shortly after he stepped into the story. By the time the plot unfolded I was mesmerized with this alpha-male-antihero. He was the wolf pushed to the edge by the civilization that is proud of its own manufactured values.
It felt immensely satisfying to see the civilization marginalized, to watch its feeble attempt to contain the animal, to dominate the indifferent nature and fail.
I became interested in Vernon Slone, shortly after he stepped into the story. By the time the plot unfolded I was mesmerized with this alpha-male-antihero. He was the wolf pushed to the edge by the civilization that is proud of its own manufactured values.
It felt immensely satisfying to see the civilization marginalized, to watch its feeble attempt to contain the animal, to dominate the indifferent nature and fail.