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by Dennis Lehane
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Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality!
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality! rated it 6 years ago
Audience: Adult Format: Owned/Kindle When Sean Devine and Jimmy Marcus were kids, their fathers worked together at the Coleman Candy plant and carried the stench of warm chocolate back home with them. -first sentence I've had this book on my tbr since 2016 and I finally got around to reading...
Tina97
Tina97 rated it 6 years ago
God damn. It's currently past 5 in the morning and I've just finished the book. The first thing that hooked me was LeHane's ability to create characters that felt real. I can honestly say that throughout the book, I could relate to most of the characters in one way or another. This with his impeccab...
Lillelara
Lillelara rated it 9 years ago
Mystic River tells the story of three childhood friends, Jimmy, Sean and Dave, who are playing on the side of the road when a car pulls up to them and Dave gets into the car of a couple of child molesters while the other two are being left behind. After 4 days Dave comes back again, but he will neve...
xndrme
xndrme rated it 10 years ago
It is one of those books that keeps you sticked till the end. I recommend reading it and seeing the movie at the same time, perhaps four o five chapters of the book per 20 mins of the movie? ;) Is an interesting experience!
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 10 years ago
Once upon a time, three boys were fighting in the street when two men claiming to be plainclothes cops show up. One kid gets in the car, the others stay put, and their lives will never be the same. Decades later, Dave Boyle, the kid who got into the car, is accused of killing the daughter of Jimmy M...
A Few Thoughts
A Few Thoughts rated it 10 years ago
Dennis Lehane likes to hurt children. It's kind of his thing. I've read most of his books now and so far, every single one contains at least allegations of child abuse. His novels are rife with child-rape, kidnapping, child-murder, and molestation. It's a character in his stories the way that Ne...
Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it 11 years ago
Clocking in five of his books over the past few weeks, I've begun to feel like I'm living in a sort of Dennis Lehane-land — an ineluctably dark place that is made all the more so by its striking resemblance to our own. While Sophocles and Aeschylus rarely* used blue-collar neighborhoods of Boston...
Ned Hayes Writing
Ned Hayes Writing rated it 11 years ago
BOOK REVIEW: Great roman Noir by Nic Pizzolatto, creator of "True Detective". If you like books like Dennis Lehan's Mystic River and other non-redemptive noir novels like the classic of the genre Nightmare Alley you'll really enjoy this.Solidly written, thoughtful exploration of an anti-hero who t...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 11 years ago
Once upon a time, three boys were fighting in the street when two men claiming to be plainclothes cops show up. One kid gets in the car, the others stay put, and their lives will never be the same. Decades later, Dave Boyle, the kid who got into the car, is accused of killing the daughter of Jimmy M...
"Check Six"
"Check Six" rated it 11 years ago
Nothing beautiful, pristine or innocent survives very long in Lehanes's world. This is one of the darkest, grittiest, most depressing crime novels you'll ever come across. But the man can write and will keep you glued to the book right to the end. My first Lehane that did not involve Kenzie and Genn...
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