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A review by katykelly
The Returned by Jason Mott
4.0
What if... Your dead loved ones suddenly came back to life.
No, not as zombies. Back as they were in life.
In The Returned, all over the world, this is what happens. 'Why' is never explained. Nor is 'how'.
The main story is of Harold and Lucille, a couple in their 80s, and their son Jacob, drowned 50 years since. Is he really their son? Can they love him? Why is this happening?
It's a chilling story at times - a murdered family return, teenage first-loves to people happily married, a famous artist unappreciated when he was alive. Between the chapters of Harold and Lucille, dozens of Returned tell their stories.
It's also, inevitably a story about how we react to this occurrence - what is the government response? Camps, gulags, atrocities all make an appearance.
It's a 'quiet' book with only a little in the way of action, and lots in the way of contemplation and reflection. It makes you think about your own dead loved ones - would you WANT them to come back? How would they fit into your changed life?
Very interesting concept, slow build up but well worth a read.
No, not as zombies. Back as they were in life.
In The Returned, all over the world, this is what happens. 'Why' is never explained. Nor is 'how'.
The main story is of Harold and Lucille, a couple in their 80s, and their son Jacob, drowned 50 years since. Is he really their son? Can they love him? Why is this happening?
It's a chilling story at times - a murdered family return, teenage first-loves to people happily married, a famous artist unappreciated when he was alive. Between the chapters of Harold and Lucille, dozens of Returned tell their stories.
It's also, inevitably a story about how we react to this occurrence - what is the government response? Camps, gulags, atrocities all make an appearance.
It's a 'quiet' book with only a little in the way of action, and lots in the way of contemplation and reflection. It makes you think about your own dead loved ones - would you WANT them to come back? How would they fit into your changed life?
Very interesting concept, slow build up but well worth a read.