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Lost Boy Lost Girl
by Peter Straub
A ghost, a suicide, a serial killer, and a kidnapped teenager all come together in this novel, but not in the way you might expect. As the story follows the Underhill family, Straub shakes up the narrative by telling this non-linear tale through different characters' perspectives, and also uses different methods, such as email exchanges, diary entries, and flashbacks. There are a few points where this confused me and I wasn't sure whose view the details were coming from, but it always kept my interest.
I've always loved Straub's use of language and this book was full of passages I adored, like "Nancy's voice was soft, tennis-ball fuzzy." What a great line! It's those small details that add a layer of reality to this atmospheric horror tale. It's a book you know is a work of fiction, but the story is so full and engrossing that there were moments I fully believed everything that happened.
I've always loved Straub's use of language and this book was full of passages I adored, like "Nancy's voice was soft, tennis-ball fuzzy." What a great line! It's those small details that add a layer of reality to this atmospheric horror tale. It's a book you know is a work of fiction, but the story is so full and engrossing that there were moments I fully believed everything that happened.