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The Good Son (2010)

por Michael Gruber

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Fiction. Suspense. HTML: Somewhere in Pakistan, Sonia Laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on peace are being held captive by armed terrorists. Laghari, a deeply religious woman as well as a Jungian psychologist, has become the de facto leader of the kidnapped group. While her son, Theo, an ex-Delta soldier, uses his military connections to find and free the victims, Sonia Laghari tries to keep them all alive by working her way into the kidnappers' psyches and interpreting their dreams. With her knowledge of their language, her familiarity with their religion, and her Jungian training, she confounds her captors with her insights and beliefs. When the kidnappers decide to kill their captives one by one in retaliation for perceived crimes against their country, Theo races against the clock to try and save their lives. Combining masterful storytelling with a deeply thoughtful and provocative attention to the truth in all its permutations, The Good Son is a stellar achievement that expands the thriller genre into something wholly new and unexpected. This is a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspense. .… (más)

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Outstanding book. Great characters, excellent plot and action. (

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CasSprout | Dec 18, 2022 |

I have just started this book, but am immediately fascinated. Can't wait to keep reading! (update -- I Loved this book! My husband is now reading it!) (

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decaturmamaof2 | Nov 28, 2018 |

From the very beginning you cannot help but root for Theo. He is an ex-Delta soldier trying to be the sensitive tough guy while is mother is being held captive. But, he is only part of the story. Let's talk about the mother, Sonia Laghari, for a moment. She, along with eight other members of a symposium on peace, have been kidnapped by armed terrorists. Being a deeply religious Jungian psychologist, Sonia becomes the leader of the abducted group. Using her knowledge of the kidnapper's language and religion she uses her Jungian psychology to interpret their dreams if only to get in their heads. She wants to instill the premise that you can simultaneously hate the war but love the soldier. Despite her own life being in danger, she attempts to generate harmony to "protect" her fellow captives. A sort of reverse Stockholm syndrome. Meanwhile, in Washington there is a Vietnamese National Security translator listening in...The Good Son combines psychology, sociology, religion, and relationships into a thriller well worth the read. (

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SeriousGrace | Mar 22, 2018 |

Special Ops wounded Theo must rescue his reckless mother in Pakistan, who is being held by rebels. One of the rebels is the son of a servant who was beloved of his mother. Feeling of dread, well-sustained suspense, voices believable, with wry humor. Great story that's highly entertaining. (

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"Gruber (The Forgery of Venus, 2008, etc.) weaves the threads together masterfully while successfully exploring themes of family, duty, loyalty, cultural identity and more, without ever slowing the momentum."

añadido por bookfitz | editarKirkus Reviews (May 15, 2010)

"If you happen to share Gruber's worldview, this is a novel that may teach you a lot about why the two sides -- "crusaders" and "jihadists" -- are locked in blind, seemingly endless war."

añadido por bookfitz | editarThe Washington Post, Patrick Anderson (May 10, 2010)

"Adeptly plotted yet philosophical, worldly yet preoccupied with moral truth, it’s a book to provoke comparisons with John le Carré and Graham Greene, while at the same time eluding the ideological constraints that weigh so heavy on those masters."

añadido por bookfitz | editarSalon, Laura Miller (May 2, 2010)

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The Prophet was asked:
Whom should you befriend most?
He replied:
"Your mother. Then your mother.
Then your mother.
Then your father."
- Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad

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The phone rang at a little before one in the morning and I knew it was my mother.

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Fiction. Suspense. HTML:

Somewhere in Pakistan, Sonia Laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on peace are being held captive by armed terrorists. Laghari, a deeply religious woman as well as a Jungian psychologist, has become the de facto leader of the kidnapped group. While her son, Theo, an ex-Delta soldier, uses his military connections to find and free the victims, Sonia Laghari tries to keep them all alive by working her way into the kidnappers' psyches and interpreting their dreams. With her knowledge of their language, her familiarity with their religion, and her Jungian training, she confounds her captors with her insights and beliefs. When the kidnappers decide to kill their captives one by one in retaliation for perceived crimes against their country, Theo races against the clock to try and save their lives.

Combining masterful storytelling with a deeply thoughtful and provocative attention to the truth in all its permutations, The Good Son is a stellar achievement that expands the thriller genre into something wholly new and unexpected. This is a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspense.

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