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Abandon

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On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman and child in a remote gold mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins; and not a single bone was ever found. One hundred thirteen years later, two backcountry guides are hired by a history professor and his journalist daughter to lead them into the abandoned mining town so that they can lea...more

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Published July 7th 2009 by Minotaur Books (first published January 1st 2009)

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Aug 17, 2009 Tressa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, mystery, thriller-suspense, psychological-fiction

I’m not much into thrillers. The tried-and-true thriller formula goes something like this: person disappears; detective is called; detective interviews people whose names you can’t keep straight; red herrings are tossed about; person is found, sometimes dead, sometimes alive. The end. If you want to read an outside-the-box thriller, then get in line for Blake Crouch’s Abandon.

Abandon is a parallel story that seamlessly moves from 1893 to the present day by use of alternating chapters. It begins...more I’m not much into thrillers. The tried-and-true thriller formula goes something like this: person disappears; detective is called; detective interviews people whose names you can’t keep straight; red herrings are tossed about; person is found, sometimes dead, sometimes alive. The end. If you want to read an outside-the-box thriller, then get in line for Blake Crouch’s Abandon.

Abandon is a parallel story that seamlessly moves from 1893 to the present day by use of alternating chapters. It begins on December 28, 1893, when a mule skinner rides into the once bustling mining town of Abandon, Colorado. But now it’s all but deserted, 123 townsfolk vanished, leaving balls of crumpled wrapping paper under Christmas trees and frozen holiday dinners on kitchen tables. The only resident left behind is little curly-haired, coal-eyed Harriet. She greets the skinner with an army revolver hanging at her side. She knows the gun is used for killin’, and she promises him he’ll feel better directly.

It is 2009 and freelance journalist Abigail Foster has joined her estranged father, Lawrence, a history professor; a husband and wife team of paranormal photographers; and a guide and his assistant in Colorado to hike to the ghost town of Abandon, where they'll search for clues about this Croatoan-like disappearance. Not long after nightfall on the first day of exploration, the group discovers that the dilapidated town isn’t abandoned, and soon learn what Willliam Faulkner warned us about: The past isn’t dead and buried. In fact, it isn’t even past.

Abandon’s 1893 characters are so fully realized that you’ll want them to hang around longer than their dedicated chapters. There is Ezekiel and Gloria Curtice, a husband and wife with checkered pasts trying to cope with the loss of their son, Gus; mute piano player, Lana; the pale and balding Molly Madsen, who sits in the window of her second floor room, waiting for her beloved husband's return; Bessie McCabe, battered wife of stuttering Billy and mother of 6-year-old Harriet; Stephen Cole, the town preacher who has started hearing God's voice, and making plans for the town's salvation; and hardened barkeep Joss Maddox, who is soon to be hanged for murder.

Crouch's third book is about a town named Abandon, but its theme is about abandonment, too: abandoned pasts, abandoned lovers, abandoned family, and lost children, and who might be waiting for them on the other side.(less)

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Jun 18, 2013 Ruthie Jones rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book

The language is complete filth at times, but Abandon is a rip-roaring ride all the way through to the end!

All wild action and cursing aside, this story will make you wonder at the extent of human greed and the heartbreakingly fragile thread on which the human mind balances.

Crouch does an amazing job paralleling 1893 with 2009, and the characters are realistic and unforgettable. Abandon is a fast-paced read that doesn't hold anything back! If you're easily offended by extensively foul language an...more

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May 30, 2013 Joe Orozco rated it 5 of 5 stars

You ain't never read a treasure hunt story like this one. I'd dismissed the novel when it came out a few years ago, and now I'm painfully reminded that a library's book synopsis should not be taken at face value.

A hike into a Colorado ghost town to take photos of paranormal activity turns violent when the true purpose for the trip is revealed. There is a treasure to be found in the town of Abandon, but there are also relationships to be mended and old mysteries to unravel. Why did the entire tow...more

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May 21, 2013 Serrahfina rated it 4 of 5 stars

I did not expect much from this book, I like historical fiction and I thought this to be a interesting twist, a book that immerses you with in current times as well as the 1800’s. I expected a very predictable, campy horror story about unseen beasts that pretty much ended with everyone but the main character dying and so the haunting of abandon continues. I was pleasantly surprised with how the story actually played out, including not only the mystery of the people of abandon, but of the town it...more I did not expect much from this book, I like historical fiction and I thought this to be a interesting twist, a book that immerses you with in current times as well as the 1800’s. I expected a very predictable, campy horror story about unseen beasts that pretty much ended with everyone but the main character dying and so the haunting of abandon continues. I was pleasantly surprised with how the story actually played out, including not only the mystery of the people of abandon, but of the town itself.
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The beginning of the book took a bit of time to get into. I don’t much fancy the wilderness myself, so I found the trek to the town a bit boring, however, after night fell in the town, I was hooked. I expected it to be unseen monster, of the likes of Paranormal Activity or Blair Witch Project and expected an ending quite similar to those movies. There were wonderful transitions between present time as well as the time when Abandon was, well, abandoned. The slow progression of events kept me wanting to keep reading, all the while trying to figure out the big plot twist, and let me just say, true reason behind the missing residents was amazing. (Lead poisoning is one hell of a way to go, and to take everyone with you). I was a bit saddened by the ending, I had wished for a better outcome, but that didn’t impact my feelings against the book, in fact the rapid changing perspective between the two was a beautiful way to write that piece, drawing the parallels between then and now.
The court hearing bit seemed a bit rushed to me, and I doubt that defense would have worked in the real world. I also found the constant use of brands, whether it be clothing or water, quite annoying. I would prefer to read “car” instead of “2008 Jeep Cherokee, fully loaded “etc. When brands are used, it is immersion breaking. It brings me back and reminds me this is only a book. Perhaps I am alone in the sentiment, but I always stand against it. And finally, the return of Jarrod and the introduction of Quinn. Quinn was rushed, this didn’t really bother me that much, but he should have been developed a bit more, just so we, as readers, could understand why they trusted this guy. I smelled a rat right away and perhaps he should not have been left alone with the gold and the key, but I digress. The return of Jarrod was just annoying. Why even bring him back, just should have killed off Stew by a gunshot from Quinn or even just had him bleed out. Jarrod came back just to kill Stew and be killed himself.
Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone if only for the 1800’s bits. I am probably slightly biased in that regard, but overall it makes a good story and I really, really enjoyed the ending.
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Apr 06, 2013 Regina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: recently-finished

This was a very good and enthralling book. It keeps you wondering who will live and who will die, and all expectations are subject to change at any moment. The author does a very good job of telling the story of 1893/2009 concurrently. We are kept on the edge in some cases and the fate of the past and present are truly unknown until the end.
This book was a thrilling page turner! The character development was very good (for most of the characters) there were one or two characters that could have...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Rachael Hewison rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller

Not what I thought at all- I was expecting a ghost story but couldn’t have been further from the truth. At first I didn’t really like the crime thriller that it had become, and it became rather tedious in the fact that they were in the town, then mansion, town, mountain, mansion, town, mountain etc. It felt somewhat repetitive.

On the plus side however I thought that Crouch really brought some of his characters to life- Isaiah in particular made me so angry and I don’t think I’ve actually hated a...more

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May 04, 2011 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars

I am torn on how to rate this novel. I would really like to give it 3.5 stars. First, I felt I it deserved 2 stars because. I found it difficult to get into various parts of the book due to the fowl language. It's not that I can't read cuss words, I just felt that the amount of "f" words thrown in with the other cussing here and there was excessive. Just like any form or aspect of language, there ought to be a purpose and end goal of using it in a novel. Personally, I feel the author used too mu...more

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Apr 13, 2009 Russell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Abandon by Blake Crouch
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Abandon by Blake Crouch is by far one of the greatest Thrillers ever written. In this spring of many books being released there are going to be many to chose from, and this has to be the #1 book on your list. It is going to be huge and contend for every award out there. Blake is fairly new to the Thriller world with two books already, by far the best thrillers I have ever read until he wrote Abandon. He writes under the Thriller genre, but that does...more Abandon by Blake Crouch
Reviewed by Russell Ilg

Abandon by Blake Crouch is by far one of the greatest Thrillers ever written. In this spring of many books being released there are going to be many to chose from, and this has to be the #1 book on your list. It is going to be huge and contend for every award out there. Blake is fairly new to the Thriller world with two books already, by far the best thrillers I have ever read until he wrote Abandon. He writes under the Thriller genre, but that does not even come close to describing the novels that he writes. There has to be a new word added to our language to even come close to describing the way he writes.
Abandon is by far the best book I have read in many a year. It is about a small mining town in the mountains of Colorado. On Christmas Eve in 1893 the whole town of 123 people just disappear, never to be heard of or seen again. Almost a century later, a group of 6 people decide to make the trip to the abandoned town to find out what had happened. The story takes you back and forth between the two time periods to tell a story so compeling and strange that you will be glued to your seat and grasping the book so hard you will leave your prints in the cover. The twists and turns are so radical that it can only be described as the greatest ride in the world and scarier than anything you could ever image. Once you begin this work of art, you will be carried back and forth in time at warp speed with things happening so fast you do not even have time for a breath as the pages fly by. The haunting details of what happened so long ago and the disasters that await
those seeking the truth
are far beyond what any mind could imagine. This is sure to be the novel that shoots Blake Crouch to the very top of the book world and to become a common name in every home. This is one of the few books that you will have to read more than once to make sure that you did not miss the smallest detail and to know why you never saw the end coming. It is like being in a jet at take off when they put the throttles to the limits and you are forced back so far you feel you are part of the seat and it does not let up for a minute. You are unable to move you are glued right where you are until you at last turn the final page, and then you need a few days to come back to earth after being completely drained of all emotions and feelings. WOW what a ride and sure to be a multiple award winner of the year. No matter how bad things are, you owe it to yourself to take this incredible journey to the past and back. Be warned this will be so intense that you will not want
to be
alone and that every light in the house will be on. Run out and be the first to buy the book of your life!! (less)

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Oct 31, 2012 Darius Harris rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really like this book because it showed a real life situation. The main character in this story is Dave. He was with his friend and his girlfriend one night coming back from a party. There was this guy standing in the middle of the street with an bloody axe when it was very foggy and Dave swerved and hit a tree killing his friend Rick. When he gained consciousness he found that his girlfriend was gone and was nowhere to be found. So he called the police and they helped him get his girlfriend a...more

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Dec 30, 2009 Darcy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, mystery

I read this book as part of a buddy read, and wouldn't have picked it up if it hadn't been for that, what a loss that would have been for me. This book was fantastic!! It did start out a little slow, it flips between 1893 and present day. At first I wasn't sure what was going on, but then with the slowly dolling out of info I got sucked into the characters of 1893. Didn't really care for the present ones and thought to myself, well that is ok, as I liked the old ones, but then we were given some...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Nikki rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: freebies-on-sale-great-deal, kindle-lendable, on-my-kindle-fire-ipad-samsung, mystery-thriller

This is an action-filled THRILLER. It reminded me of the movie Hard Rain with Christian Slater. This is not a ghost story even though it flirted with some twists, especially with the Preacher, Stephen, hearing God's word and the little girl he kind of brainwashed, for lack of a better word. All these people are interested in the town's history and its stories of gold hidden in the mountain. The pacing is relentless until pg 260? I don't know if I started paying more attention or if I was just be...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Robert Michael rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not what I expected. It started off feeling like a ghost story but turned into more of a thriller. Nice twists at the end and some very tight writing. I loved the parts of the novel set in 1893. Cool stuff. I liked many of the characters that Mr. Crouch built in that part of the story.

However, despite its positives, it had several negatives as well. First of all, I felt a little cheated. I really wanted more from the ghost part. In the end, NOTHING came from it except for a feeling that the two...more Not what I expected. It started off feeling like a ghost story but turned into more of a thriller. Nice twists at the end and some very tight writing. I loved the parts of the novel set in 1893. Cool stuff. I liked many of the characters that Mr. Crouch built in that part of the story.

However, despite its positives, it had several negatives as well. First of all, I felt a little cheated. I really wanted more from the ghost part. In the end, NOTHING came from it except for a feeling that the two characters (Emmett and his wife) who were to serve as the Gothic part were just emotional pawns for the author. We get sucked into their story about the loss of their son. Their reason to be in Abandon was the only pure motivation. Everyone else was there for selfish reasons, even the main character.

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As for the Old West side of the story, the deaths were excessive. The spiraling health and mental stability of the minister was predictable and overwrought. It struck me as strange that the author explained a ton of other medical, geographical, and weather-related nuances in detail to the point of feeling a little didactic, but only faintly skimmed over the details of the poisoned water. Which, by the way, comes up over and over again. Ok, we get it, people drink the water and die. The minister's gums become blue. Just as the Doc is 'splainin' his diagnosis for the reverend, his head explodes. (ANOTHER minor irritation for me: the range of pistols. VERY unrealistic.)

The last problem I had was with the main character and her no-good, dead-beat father. I suppose we were supposed to feel there was some character development with him. Not so much. In fact, I think the author gave up on him as well, based on his demise. The modern side of the story suffered from from cardboard characters.

Would I recommend this book? Most definitely. Especially to people who like to read horror-thrillers. The gore level is pretty high. The cursing can be predictable. The bad guys are over the top and completely unbelievable (except for the final two--nice twist, btw). But, if one looks past these nit-picky foibles, then they will find a great tale told by a master writer. Most of the characters from 1893 practically jump from the page. Again, I would have loved to give this book 4 stars. It is as good as most of King's classics.
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Feb 27, 2013 D. Alexander Ward rated it 4 of 5 stars

In this novel, Blake Crouch zeroes in an old west mining town called Abandon and tells two different stories from two different time periods, one modern and the other in the late 19th century. Alternating between the timelines through the novel, these stories begin to parallel each other, spiraling toward a terrible conclusion in the modern day ghost town. Fortunes are won and lost, lives are shattered, some rise above. It's a beautiful thing.
Set as it is in the rugged landscape of the west, man...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Tina Rae rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Blake Crouch fans; mystery/thriller fans

Honestly, I think I set myself up for disappointment with this one. A few months ago, I read two other books by Blake Crouch almost in succession. Each had an interview in the back where he discussed his other works. Well, apparently I mixed up the two interviews and ended up thinking this book is the one he said had the biggest twist he'd ever written. Well, it wasn't. The comment was really about Pines, his newest novel. But I didn't remember that until I finished reading this one.

As a result,...more Honestly, I think I set myself up for disappointment with this one. A few months ago, I read two other books by Blake Crouch almost in succession. Each had an interview in the back where he discussed his other works. Well, apparently I mixed up the two interviews and ended up thinking this book is the one he said had the biggest twist he'd ever written. Well, it wasn't. The comment was really about Pines, his newest novel. But I didn't remember that until I finished reading this one.

As a result, I ended up spending the entire time reading this book waiting for that twist. And, of course, it never came.

I even thought I had a pretty good idea of what the twist would be and I was constantly looking for signs confirming my theory. But, of course, I was wrong. This book was actually pretty straight forward. It was the story of the same location told in two different time periods so it was as stright forward as that could be.

But, overall, it was very, very much a Crouch book. Some pieces were very reminiscent of his other works but some were new. I definitely enjoyed the taunting way in which it was discovered what happened to the people of Abandon. Just when it seemed as though you'd finally learn what became of them, the story would rush off to present day. That I enjoyed very much. It kept me interested.

I almost enjoyed never really knowing who'd survived and who hadn't. My favorite character I absolutely knew wasn't dead and, thankfully, I was right. Sadly, it didn't last long but, still, it was enjoyable to hope that he'd come back. It also kept you on your toes, never truly knowning who you could trust or knowing if who you thought was an enemy had really perished.

I want to say I would've loved this book more if I hadn't already thought I knew what I was walking into but, honestly, I don't think I would've. I did love it, there's no doubt about that. I also loved that pieces of this took place in Durango since I took a trip down there over the summer. It's always fun reading about what you know.

Overall, I did enjoy this book. It just wasn't one of my absolute favorite Crouch books. For some reason, I don't think it really held a candle to Eerie, Famous, Desert Places or Locked Doors. When I think of Blake Crouch books and why he's one of my favorite authors, those are the ones that come to mind. This one was definitely a good read, but just not my favorite.(less)

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Mar 29, 2012 Charlotte rated it 4 of 5 stars

SPOILER ALERT This novel is two stories in one and I absolutely found myself absorbed in the past story, and the present one not as much. That said, it was a great thriller that didn't involve your typical knife wielding rapist serial killer! the twists and turns throughout were great and completely unexpected. One complaint I had, and admittedly its minor, when one of the "bad" guys die, who u feel badly for btw, his buddy leaves a written epitath pinned to him which called him a Soldier. He wa...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Leslie Mesmer rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book with just a few reservations. It did keepyou on the edge of your seat and constantly kept you guessing.
Blake Crouch does not follow your predictable story outline so you start this book with an idea of how this story is going to go. All I can say is you will not see the path of the story within a few chapters. There will be several moments that your reaction will be whoa! Never saw that coming and a couple of really's thrown in there too.
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May 05, 2013 Gina rated it 2 of 5 stars

I had a really hard time rating this book. I listed to the audiobook and one, I disliked the narrator, and two, the book misbehaved badly on my Kindle. It kept forgetting where I was and starting over at the beginning on both parts. I also fell asleep on the narrator three times and had to find where I was, which is annoying on the Kindle, and my mind wandered during parts of the story, so I needed to "rewind" the book several times. I felt like all I did was push buttons through this book. All...more

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Apr 20, 2011 Mihir rated it 4 of 5 stars

A thriller which has the two story-lines, one set in present day and the other set in 1893. The town of Abandon has been abandoned and no one knows wherein the entire population disappeared. Currently a group of people are looking into Abandon for their own purposes. Also at the same time in 1893, the plot focuses on the group of people living in town of Abandon.

Very fast paced book which has a bit of a slow start but then picks up speed and with the switching of the timeline also keeps the re...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Amy Posten rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: on-my-ipad

In Abandon a group of hikers- including two ghost hunters, a journalist and her estranged father, and their ex-soldier guides- set out to uncover the fate of a frontier mining town whose entire population disappeared without a trace on December night in 1893.

The narrative switches back and forth between present day (2009) and the days surrounding the town's disappearance (1893). This may sound confusing, but the switch was always quite clear, and the flashbacks became one of the things that I mo...more

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Nov 11, 2009 Kristin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: suspense-thrillers

Blake Crouch has written one great thriller with "Abandon". In 1893 the entire town of Abandon disappears under mysterious circumstances and then 116 years later, a team of explorers go to the town to do some research and take photos.

When two of the guides are attacked in front of the rest of the group, the suspense grows quickly. Alternating between the two time periods, watch as events unfold in the past, and how the tension builds up as we discover what the real reason these people are here....more

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Jun 14, 2013 Gail rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thought this was going to be a sci-fi, paranormal thriller, where the ghost kills everyone. For that, I almost quit reading...Then I was pleasantly surprised. Backcountry guides take a group of people, each with a different agenda, over 27 miles of very rough terrain, into the ghost town of Abandon. This ends up being a story of human nature and how each of us is motivated differently. The suspense at times is unbearable! The twists and turns are surprising. When I had to put the book down, I...more

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Jul 20, 2010 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

I was really leery about reading this novel based on some of the reviews, but I was pleased I did. It's a historical narrative deftly flipping from past to present and back again. At the same time, it's part mystery, part treasure hunt and part thriller. I have to admit, parts of it were really pretty scary and I had to turn on some extra lights for good measure.

I assigned 4 stars because there were so a few false starts, avenues the author begins, but doesn't follow through on, probably to kee...more

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May 08, 2013 Bill rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A fascinating time-bending story of interlocking lives in the mining west. As the past story and the present story encroach on each other, the former becomes less mysterious and the latter more so - with each exploring greed, love, and hatred and their powerful impact on men and women in tight confines. Colorful and detailed, salted with language from the Old West that even the Kindle dictionary doesn't recognize. The characters become familiar, real in their motivations even though we don't kno...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Janimare rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thrillers

I listened to this book on audio. The reader was very good. It was hard to turn it off because I just wanted to know what was going to happen next.

I would have given it four stars but if I lost my place, it switched back and forth between past and present so much, it was difficult for me to pick up again.

The author paralleled the times differences brilliantly I thought and it was worth it to take the time to find my place.

Am going to listen to more of Blake Crouch books. He has partnered with...more

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May 10, 2013 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

I wasn't that into this book when I started it but it shortly became a page-turner. Alternating between an 1893 gold-mining town and 2009 where Abandon is a ghost town this is a tale of greed and horror. On Christmas Day 1893 the entire town of Abandon disappears without a trace. in 2009 Abigail and her estranged treasure-seeking historian father travel to Abandon to seek out the gold treasure that is supposedly hidden there somewhere. Filled with plenty of action and plot twists and turns it ke...more

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Dec 15, 2012 Evelyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Wow, this guy has come a long way since his first book, which was good. But the suspense in this one kept me on edge the whole time I was reading--actually, listening to--it. The story was tight and tense. The performer who read it did a wonderful job of not over emoting any role, nice fair even delivery. This rivals the best of the Stephen King thrillers, and I have found an author who can keep me own the edge of my seat,or the edge of my pillow since I tend to listen at bedtime. And that often...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Nikki Campana rated it 2 of 5 stars

The plot sounded really interesting and after having had read Abandon by Blake Crouch I was very excited to start this book. That’s were the excitement ended. I was expecting a ghost story and soon realized it was not a ghost story, but I kept reading. The plot flipped back and forth between present day and 1893. There was too many characters with the two timelines and I ended up not caring about the characters or the story. I just wanted it to be over. The book was very dull and left me wanting...more

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Jul 15, 2012 Robin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: suspense-action, favorites, literary-masterpieces

The best book I've read this year. Blake Crouch makes 1893 as real and alive as 2009..the two time periods this book goes back and forth between. Interesting characters I cared about and some I feared. I felt their desperation and cheered their victories and cried in their loses. Mr. Crouch blended effortlessly these two periods in time and in the end brought them together in a touching, tragic way. This Novel will stay with you long after you read it...and again proves that "for the Love of Mon...more

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Mar 04, 2010 Bondama rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is one of the most unusual books I've come across in ages. There are two parallel story lines, but to say more might be a spoiler. Although I picked this book up, thinking it might be a ghost story, it's not -- and it's three times as effective BECAUSE it's not!

The two main female characters are just superbly written. Their two stories are so fascinating that I quite literally could not put this book down. I would recommend this to ANYONE interested in the type of author who can translate t...more

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