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Cargando... The Hush: A Novel (2018 original; edición 2018)por John Hart (Autor)
Información de la obraThe Hush por John Hart (2018)
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A very different sequel and most likely would not have read it if I had known.... ( ) I really like Hart's stuff. He's become a favourite author of mine. And I went into this one blind, having no idea it was the follow-up to The Last Child. This story may throw regular Hart readers, because he really slides into the supernatural on this one. Around the point that I'd stated this could have been his best book, the supernatural elements were subtle and well-paced. Unfortunately, while it was still a damn good book, it did get a little over the top toward the end. I still enjoyed it, and it all made (for the most part) logical sense, it still felt surprisingly heavy-handed from an author who is normally very sensitive and deft. Still, overall still a great story. How embarassing -- I completely forgot that author John Hart had provided the chilling backstory to Johnny Merrimon in his award-winning The Last Child. Johnny is a legend in Raven County for his solving a horrific crime, but is not a hermit, living in Hush Arbor as an integral part: 6,000 acres of dense woods, swamp, rocky terrain, and shady weirdness, where many have disappeared or returned changed forever. Once belonging to Johnny's family, it was deeded to a group of freed African slaves, but reverted back to Johnny when the last direct survivor of Isaac Freemantle died. As the land is threatened by many outside forces, bodies start piling up, Johnny is blamed and the unwavering support from his best friend and now attorney, Jack Cross, and his adoptive father and County Sheriff, cannot stem the growing resentment, especially in the law enforcement community. Many reviewers have not cared for the magical realism elements of the story, involving the history between the Merrimons and the Freemantles, a departure from Hart's usual mystery writing. While it was distracting at times and the ending a bit far-fetched, it was a small price to pay for more of Hart's extraordinary writing, which is lush, lyrical, and captivating. Yet again another surprise book. This one started off slow for me, but picked up nicely. I think one of the reasons I enjoyed it was that it was very Stephen King like in the last half...the older King books. I’m pretty picky when it comes to crazy, over the top plots. This was just the right amount of crazy. Having read 'The Last Child' I picked this one up on audio. I enjoyed the return of the characters but found the magical/supernatural elements overplayed in this outing. I had trouble suspending my disbelief enough to buy all the goings on, also the power behind all the happenings is revealed late and unsatisfactorily explained in my opinion. Too much disconnected from the first book in the Merrimon series. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesJohnny Merrimon (2)
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