false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020124m/6458634.jpg 1776675 6 Part classic noir thriller, part mind-bending fantasy, The Resurrectionist is a wild ride into a territory where nothing is as it appears. It is the story of Sweeney, a druggist by trade, and his son, Danny, the victim of an accident that has left him in a persistent coma. Hoping for a miracle, they have come to the fortresslike Peck Clinic, whose doctors claim to have resurrected two patients who were lost in the void. What Sweeney comes to realize, though, is that the real cure to his sons condition may lie in Limbo, a fantasy comic book world into which his son had been drawn at the time of his accident. Plunged into the intrigue that envelops the clinic, Sweeneys search for answers leads to sinister back alleys, brutal dead ends, and terrifying rabbit holes of darkness and mystery. OConnell has crafted a mesmerizing novel about stories and what they can do for and to those who create them and those who consume them. About the nature of consciousness and the power of the unknown. About psychotic bikers, mad neurologists, and wandering circus freaks. About loss and grief and rage. And, ultimately, about forgiveness and the depth of our need to extend it and receive it. 1775203 8 4 2008 The Resurrectionist total:189|5:24|4:52|3:58|2:32|1:23| 189 589 359 73 1776675 1565125762 9781565125766 177 68 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020129m/1776675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776675.The_Resurrectionist 1 7 false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 12:00:12 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 09:00:36 -0700 2008
As some of you already know, I have been a twenty-year fan and student now of the related ...more...]]> 1776675 1565125762 9781565125766 177 68 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020129m/1776675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776675.The_Resurrectionist 4 3 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 23:45:41 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 01:52:04 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 1776675 1565125762 9781565125766 177 68 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020129m/1776675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776675.The_Resurrectionist 1 2 false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 10:55:23 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 13:16:22 -0700 2008
Some might argue the style is surreal and the reader has to suspend belief. Dream sequences and comic book realities are fine tools to ...more...]]> 1776675 1565125762 9781565125766 177 68 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020129m/1776675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776675.The_Resurrectionist 3 2 false Mon Apr 28 11:54:32 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 07:58:38 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 11:54:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1776675 1565125762 9781565125766 177 68 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020129m/1776675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776675.The_Resurrectionist 3 1 false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 18:56:25 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 06:48:43 -0700 2008
Not badly told (and I got used to the reader on the audio CD fairly quickly -- he handled a lot of voices well), but for what purpose? I've read The Magus, the Shining, and, more recently, The Keep, an...more...]]> 6458634 1565126785 9781565126787 6 3 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020124m/6458634.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6458634-the-resurrectionist 2 0 false Tue Dec 01 07:05:29 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 07:23:37 -0800 2009
Interwoven into Sweeny's journey is the comic book st...more...]]> 1776675 1565125762 9781565125766 177 68 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020129m/1776675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776675.The_Resurrectionist 1 0 true Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 10:32:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 11:20:48 -0700 2009 1 Jason Pettus's! Interestingly, I had a slightly different experience: I skimmed most of the book and really only focused on the last three chapters -- which is, as far as I can tell, the only part where anything interesting happened.

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I'm sorry that I forget who recommended this book to me, but, whoever did...Thank You!!

Now this is where I'm supposed to say: "This book is a combination of [Author A} & [Author B:]" but I won't.

This book is about forgiveness of yourself, c...more...]]> 1776675 1565125762 9781565125766 177 68 3.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256020129m/1776675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1776675.The_Resurrectionist 1 0 false Sat Nov 21 21:31:42 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 21:37:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6458634