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A review by natalier3
The Daves Next Door by Will Carver
5.0
After hearing so many good things about Will Carver, I was thrilled to get onto the blog tour for this book! Having not read any of Carver's previous books, I had no idea what to expect. Quite simply, even if I had expectations for this book, they would have been wildly incorrect! This is one of the most unusual books I have ever read.
The characters' lives are innocent enough, and I did feel a little like an observer in slow motion waiting for the big finale, seeing people go along with their daily lives nonethewiser. Helpless to stop the events in motion before your eyes.
The characters are many, and it took me some time to get them all clear in my mind. But once they were- wow. Several people's lives come together in the crescendo, but the build up that tells us their stories make us question every moral or opinion we had before. There are constant questions that shocked me with their brutality. There are no holds barred here, and some readers may not like it. But if you keep an open mind, this book will probably stay with you for a long time to come. Unusual, but quite incredible.
The characters' lives are innocent enough, and I did feel a little like an observer in slow motion waiting for the big finale, seeing people go along with their daily lives nonethewiser. Helpless to stop the events in motion before your eyes.
The characters are many, and it took me some time to get them all clear in my mind. But once they were- wow. Several people's lives come together in the crescendo, but the build up that tells us their stories make us question every moral or opinion we had before. There are constant questions that shocked me with their brutality. There are no holds barred here, and some readers may not like it. But if you keep an open mind, this book will probably stay with you for a long time to come. Unusual, but quite incredible.