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A review by shannarchy
Hold the Dark by William Giraldi
2.0
If you like gratuitous violence and obscenity, this might be the book for you. Don't get me wrong, I am not a prude, but this book was disturbing at best. It started with a lot of potential but got more violent and more obscene as the book went on. Slone's violence seems to have no real role other than proving just how fucked up his life had become. The inclusion of incest is probably more disturbing than the constant blood lust included in the book. A child born of twins leaves no real mystery as to why a mother kills her child.
This book serves no real purpose other than to entertain those who have some sort of sadomasochistic desire to read about death and obscenity. Even if you can stand the themes of the book, the mysticism is based in no reality and seemingly has been pulled from the ass of the author who failed to research indigenous tradition and life. If you want native tradition and mysticism pick up a book by an author from the culture. The blatant use of half truths and stereotypes sours the book further. The writer's over-reliance on a thesaurus and poor metaphor does nothing to redeem the unsettling nature of the story.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone I know, but some people have clearly enjoyed it. If you want the positives of this book then seek out a five star reviewer.
This book serves no real purpose other than to entertain those who have some sort of sadomasochistic desire to read about death and obscenity. Even if you can stand the themes of the book, the mysticism is based in no reality and seemingly has been pulled from the ass of the author who failed to research indigenous tradition and life. If you want native tradition and mysticism pick up a book by an author from the culture. The blatant use of half truths and stereotypes sours the book further. The writer's over-reliance on a thesaurus and poor metaphor does nothing to redeem the unsettling nature of the story.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone I know, but some people have clearly enjoyed it. If you want the positives of this book then seek out a five star reviewer.