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bamandia 's review for:
The Bright Forever
by Lee Martin
ebook.
i was highly surprised by this book. the whole story unraveling delicately, through the memories told by multiple narrators, turning and twisting until i couldn't help but scramble to the end of the novel to find out what really happened.
the mystery of katie's disappearance, only revealed in the very last moment, kept me riveted. but other aspects of this story rang through so loudly, it wasn't just a thriller...it was a sad story about lonliness.
gilly was lonely, clare was lonely, mr. dees was lonely. even the townspeople who searched for katie, saw small glimpses of what happened that night...minor characters who had no name and no history in this story...the had lonliness in their voices.
then you read of katie. the girl who went missing. who's boisterous 9 year old beauty captivated everyone in this small town. and it captures the reader, too. you understand the obsession with her, and her family. you want a peek at their lives, too.
this novel was amazingly written...sad, and mysterious, and creepy and surprising. and even though it wasn't a happy go lucky story, it was a pleasure to read.
i was highly surprised by this book. the whole story unraveling delicately, through the memories told by multiple narrators, turning and twisting until i couldn't help but scramble to the end of the novel to find out what really happened.
the mystery of katie's disappearance, only revealed in the very last moment, kept me riveted. but other aspects of this story rang through so loudly, it wasn't just a thriller...it was a sad story about lonliness.
gilly was lonely, clare was lonely, mr. dees was lonely. even the townspeople who searched for katie, saw small glimpses of what happened that night...minor characters who had no name and no history in this story...the had lonliness in their voices.
then you read of katie. the girl who went missing. who's boisterous 9 year old beauty captivated everyone in this small town. and it captures the reader, too. you understand the obsession with her, and her family. you want a peek at their lives, too.
this novel was amazingly written...sad, and mysterious, and creepy and surprising. and even though it wasn't a happy go lucky story, it was a pleasure to read.