Scowler
by:
Daniel Kraus (author)
Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too? Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister scrape by for a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father's physical and emotional...
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Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too? Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister scrape by for a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father's physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family. Soon Ry is forced to defend himself by resurrecting a trio of imaginary childhood protectors: kindly Mr. Furrington, wise Jesus, and the bloodthirsty Scowler.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385743099 (0385743092)
Publish date: March 12th 2013
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Personal prolegomena: This book fell into my mitts courtesy of another round of library roulette. About a quarter of the way in, things reached such a level of WTF that I broke one of my (made up) roulette rules, and just had to look it up to get a bead on this Scowler business. Given the bit that...
This book wasn't quite what I wanted it to be. The premise caught my attention because of the premise of imaginary friends: as a child, Ry "creates" three imaginary friends (Mr. Furrington, Jesus Christ, and Scowler) to help him cope with his father's abuse. Years later, when his father escapes pris...
Okay, so not The Taking quite yet... I was listening an audiobook at work and actually finished it today. You get Scowler right now and Derting's book tomorrow or Sunday... What to say about Scowler… It’s definitely a five star audiobook. But I won’t recommend it to anyone ever, probably. I h...
One of the darkest and creepiest YA books I have ever read. Being a huge fan of Koontz and loving a good chill, this book had me wrapped up on a warm summer day. Taking place on an Iowa farm, Ry Burke, his mom and his sister are saying their final good-byes to their beloved home and moving somewher...
Wow. This book was seriously horrifying. I could not put it down. Part of what horrified me the most is that it took place in my neck of the woods (southeast Iowa) on a farm in a rural area. Sounds just like where I live, which makes it a million times creepier. This is by no means a "light" read. I...
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