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I really didn't know if I would like this book. Having said that, about 20 or so pages in, I was drawn into it. I finished it in less than a day. Lots of twists and turns and when you think you have it figured out, all of it changes. I really enjoyed it.
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Interesting story about a US Marshal who seeks revenge on an inmate in an insane asylum. Through his pursuit, he learns much about himself that will also surprise the reader.
I read Lehane's Mystic River about a year or so before the movie came out and really enjoyed it. The movie was good, too. Lehane's books are not uplifting pieces of work, but they capture an alarmingly true feel for human nature and what people are capable of when faced with certain circumstances. Shutter Island is very simi ...more
I read Lehane's Mystic River about a year or so before the movie came out and really enjoyed it. The movie was good, too. Lehane's books are not uplifting pieces of work, but they capture an alarmingly true feel for human nature and what people are capable of when faced with certain circumstances. Shutter Island is very simi ...more
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This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I didn't want to put it down from page one and this fast paced thriller is exactly what I was looking for.
Teddy is a US Marshall investigating the disappearance of a patient at a high security prison for the mentally ill. Rachel has vanished without a trace from her locked cell in the middle of the night. Teddy and his partner Chuck arrive at Shutter Island just in time for a hurricane to hit the island full force.
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Teddy is a US Marshall investigating the disappearance of a patient at a high security prison for the mentally ill. Rachel has vanished without a trace from her locked cell in the middle of the night. Teddy and his partner Chuck arrive at Shutter Island just in time for a hurricane to hit the island full force.
As they begin their inve ...more
I didn't watch the movie so I didn't quite know what was going to happen, and it was all very exciting until I kind of figured some things out in the last third of the novel. I think teenage boys would really enjoy this as a bridge to even meatier adult fiction.
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Perhaps I built it up in my head or I was psyched out by the preview for the upcoming movie, but I did not find it as suspenseful as the reviews claim.
Lehane makes really fine use of language here - every word is carefully chosen to enhance a certain mood or feeling, and the attention to detail shows. A swift and engaging read.
A corking good read. I'm not sure if everything added up at the end, but I sure enjoyed the ride.
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So full of twists and turns you need Dramamine to read it.
Feb 06, 2010
Erin (NY)
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