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Chargement... Gone to See the River Man (original 2020; édition 2020)par Kristopher Triana (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreGone to See the River Man par Kristopher Triana (2020)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A rather twisted book, as others have pointed out. A heavy focus on the atrocities of people in general, centered around one backwoods river. It was interesting, however, I could not find a single character I remotely liked or felt much of anything for, hence the middling rating. However, if sympathetic or relatable characters are not a necessity for you and you want to read something dark, this book may very well be for you. A friend considers it one of his favorites. ( ) I am uncertain what I expected, so I don't know if it's what I got. This book was... Disturbing. Twisted. And really good. I need to add that I don't like "splatterpunk" horror; gore just for the sake of being gory. That said, when the gore has a good story, I'm all in. Like this one. Highly recommend. Off to find more by Kristopher Triana. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because Lori is an impressively unreliable narrator. But Triana's catalog doesn't seem to go that way. He writes extreme horror. He does it with a smile for a specific audience. For some, it's fun! And I get it. Generally, I don't enjoy extreme horror, but I get why others like it, in the same way that people enjoy borderline porn romance or hard sci-fi. Everything here is southern rural horror. The backdrop is surreal and seems to belong solely to Lori. She imagines her life as different from what is possible. She has done horrible things. The book was not as blood and guts as I thought it would be. The horror at the end of the trip was ridiculous, so unless she was tripping, which she might have been, it bordered on funny for all the wrong reasons. The ending was a bit less ridiculous, except that I'm not sure if it was real. The thing with Niko was bizarre, and it played out exactly as Lori wanted it to, despite her protestations. Even Lori's protestations were part of the fantasy in her head. She was over-the-top insane. I'm not sure that Triana wanted River Man to read like an over-the-top [b:The Turn of the Screw|12948|The Turn of the Screw|Henry James|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567172392l/12948._SY75_.jpg|990886], but that's what he got from me. A true horror modern classic. What would you do for love? What secrets do you hide? These are answered on the trek to see the River Man. Sent on a mission by a serial killer behind bars to see the River man, Lori learns there is more darkness in her than she remembered. Alongside Lori is Abby, her sister, who is slow due to an accident earlier in life. However, does the river, and the River Man, change her? I actually re-read this because I was preparing to start reading the new sequel, Along the River of Flesh, which I'm excited for. Kristopher Triana once again weaves a beautiful story that should not be missed. *SPOILERS* Splatterpunk-lite, atmospheric, some cliches but the good kind. For such a short book, the characters were complex and the "river man lore" was deep and interesting - a bit like the "crossroads" legend but on a blood river and forest shack with human skin wallpaper. In a nutshell: Middle child (of course) is falling for a deranged murdered via pen pal letters. He convinces her to visit "the river man." She drags her mentally challenged sister along through the woods. They meet a few really cool guys in the woods. A bunch of dirty southern blues river wisdom was ignored by the attention seeking middle child felon lover. Some voodoo blood river love shack stuff happens. Felon escapes and brings her a gift before killing her. Love hurts. The end. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Super fans. Groupies. Stalkers. Lori is just such a fanatic. Her obsession is with Edmund Cox, a man of sadistic cruelty who butchered more than twenty women. Shes gone so far as to forge a relationship with him, visiting him in prison and sending him letters on a regular basis. She will do anything to get close to him, so when he gives her a task, she eagerly accepts it. She has no idea of the horror that awaits her. Edmund tells her she must go to his cabin in the woods of Killen and retrieve a key to deliver to a mysterious figure known only as The River Man. n her quest, she brings along her handicapped sister, and they journey through the deep, dark valley, beginning their trip upriver. The trip quickly becomes a surreal nightmare, one that digs up Loris personal demons, the ones she feels bonds her to Edmund. The river runs with flesh, the cabin is a vault of horrors, and ghostly blues music echoes through the mountains. Soon they will learn that The River Man is not quite fact or folklore, and definitely not human -- at least, not anymore. And the key is just the beginning of what is required of Lori to prove shes worthy of a madmans love."--Amazon.com. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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