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Chargement... Devil House: A Novel (original 2022; édition 2022)par John Darnielle (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreDevil House par John Darnielle (2022)
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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. My first Abandoned book of the year. I think it is definitely a case of "it's me, not you," though. My brain doesn't create mental images and this book relies heavily on descriptive passages (not unnecessary ones, though!) and I am also getting older and have trouble with unusual writing styles. I really kinda like the way he's structured this and they way he writes, but it tires me to try and follow it. Didn't think it was fair to give it my usual one-or-two star for DNF books, so I went with a neutral 3. What a strange and wonderful book. Highly recommend starting with the author's [b:Wolf in White Van|20575425|Wolf in White Van|John Darnielle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1393646533l/20575425._SX50_.jpg|39843433] to get a feel of how he writes. And highly recommend listening to the audiobook read by the author himself. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Gage Chandler is descended from kings. That's what his mother always told him when he was a child. Years later, he is a true crime writer, with one grisly success--and a movie adaptation--to his name, along with a series of subsequent less notable efforts. But now he is being offered the chance for the big break: to move into the house where a pair of briefly notorious murders occurred, apparently the work of disaffected teens during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Chandler finds himself in Milpitas, California, a small town whose name rings a bell--his closest childhood friend lived there, once upon a time. He begins his research into the murders with diligence and enthusiasm, but soon the story leads him into a puzzle he never expected--back into his own work and what it means, back to the very core of what he does and who he is"--Dust jacket flap. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The structure is really interesting.all but one of the seven sections are broke into 7 chapters,
In keeping with the mention of devils and witches (7 being a lucky or sacred number)
It is basically a story about a true crime writer and two crimes that he writes about.
It can be a bit jarring as the author leaps from one to the other, including a full section in sort of medieval style language.
The author creates sympathy for the murderers and, to a lesser extent, the victims.
I think he is indicting the true crime genre, feeding ,as it does, off misery.
Anyway, an interesting if sometimes challenging read,
Likely, I think, to disappoint those attracted by the hunted at supernatural elements
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