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A review by katykelly
The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks
5.0
I've just finished this. Having read and enjoyed a few of Kevin Brooks' books previously, this is by far the best.
Where do I start? You could make a loose comparison to Room - a 16 year old homeless boy is kidnapped. He awakens in an underground bunker, with a lift, kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom. Six bedrooms. Which fill up quickly. Their kidnapper is never seen (after he abducts each of them). They can't get out. They are watched constantly.
This is not a thriller. It's a bloody amazing psychological portrait of the fearful and restrained mind of Linus. Often I thought it was my thoughts on the paper, they sounded so like my own thoughts and how I'd feel in that situation.
The most terrifying thing though... We never learn WHY (just as in the amazing film Cube). They are there, they can't get out, we don't have explanation or exposition. Just six strangers, from a 9 year old girl to a pensioner dying from a brain tumour.
It's compelling and heart-rending. A word of warning though - do not expect a happy ending. But you can expect to ignore your chores for a few hours.
Where do I start? You could make a loose comparison to Room - a 16 year old homeless boy is kidnapped. He awakens in an underground bunker, with a lift, kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom. Six bedrooms. Which fill up quickly. Their kidnapper is never seen (after he abducts each of them). They can't get out. They are watched constantly.
This is not a thriller. It's a bloody amazing psychological portrait of the fearful and restrained mind of Linus. Often I thought it was my thoughts on the paper, they sounded so like my own thoughts and how I'd feel in that situation.
The most terrifying thing though... We never learn WHY (just as in the amazing film Cube). They are there, they can't get out, we don't have explanation or exposition. Just six strangers, from a 9 year old girl to a pensioner dying from a brain tumour.
It's compelling and heart-rending. A word of warning though - do not expect a happy ending. But you can expect to ignore your chores for a few hours.