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natebam 's review for:
The Bright Lands
by John Fram
4 stars is possibly a bit generous, but this booked gripped me and it was very vivid and exciting to read. It starts out feeling like a crime/thriller/mystery book, about a town that is hiding a secret, and then when the climax hits, the story turns to horror/thriller. I liked the focus of the book on sexuality and masculinity in rural America and how that can devastate us all.
This is the author’s first novel and this is evidenced by some of the writing. Way too many characters to keep track of. The supernatural element of the book didn’t work for me as it didn’t make a lot of sense and just kind of shows up without context. I think the author could’ve done a better job by focusing in on only a few characters and introducing the supernatural elements much much earlier.
All in all, this book is something i haven’t seen done before and I thought it was exciting, minus a few corrections I would’ve made above.
This is the author’s first novel and this is evidenced by some of the writing. Way too many characters to keep track of. The supernatural element of the book didn’t work for me as it didn’t make a lot of sense and just kind of shows up without context. I think the author could’ve done a better job by focusing in on only a few characters and introducing the supernatural elements much much earlier.
All in all, this book is something i haven’t seen done before and I thought it was exciting, minus a few corrections I would’ve made above.