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A review by dee9401
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane by Laird Koenig
5.0
A really fun book to read, in a dark way. The writing is effortless and I easily read through pages and chapters with nary a cognitive stumble. The author creates a dark and lonely setting that invites the reader to sit closer and listen, almost like Rynn and Mario sitting close to the hearth, illuminated only by the fire.
Rynn's love of books and bookstores is dear to my heart. Her love of her father's poetry, especially his published book that she keeps on the mantle is wonderful drawn. Koenig writes "She loved the way he held the book: He made it clear he had respect; he realized it was something precious." Not just the physical book, but the ideas it contained. A writer and a character after my own heart.
The story is wonderfully dark and makes me want to search put other books from this period to see if the feeling permeated the culture or only the mind of the author. I must admit I saw the film first, starring Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen. I loved the film and recently sought out the book. The film follows the book pretty closely. The book expands certain parts and includes plot threads that were excluded from the film.
My first five star book of 2013!
Rynn's love of books and bookstores is dear to my heart. Her love of her father's poetry, especially his published book that she keeps on the mantle is wonderful drawn. Koenig writes "She loved the way he held the book: He made it clear he had respect; he realized it was something precious." Not just the physical book, but the ideas it contained. A writer and a character after my own heart.
The story is wonderfully dark and makes me want to search put other books from this period to see if the feeling permeated the culture or only the mind of the author. I must admit I saw the film first, starring Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen. I loved the film and recently sought out the book. The film follows the book pretty closely. The book expands certain parts and includes plot threads that were excluded from the film.
My first five star book of 2013!