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by Dennis Lehane
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Lost Between Pages
Lost Between Pages rated it 16 years ago
This was the BEST book that I have read in a REALLY long time!I have never been so captivated by a style of writing, other than Harlan Coben, to the point where I stayed up ALL night reading this book.I absolutely loved it and am eager to by more of Dennis Lehane's other pieces of literature.Please ...
cczarneckikernus
cczarneckikernus rated it 16 years ago
Really really glad I read this before the movie comes out. Checked out the trailers, which looked great. I hope they maintain the book's secrets and don't change the ending.
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 16 years ago
Shutter Island isn't as good as Mystic River, which I read just before this. Mystic River is an entire neighborhood of fleshed out characters that propelled its tragic plot. Shutter Island isn't so three dimensional. What it does have going for it is a taut plot full of suspense and mystery. This is...
Between The Bookends
Between The Bookends rated it 16 years ago
My husband had picked this one up from the library and since I recently seen the trailer for the Martin Scorsese film they made from the book and thought it looked really good, I figured I would give this a read also! I liked it for the most part, it was enjoyable, creepy and kept my interest. That ...
joannajoanna
joannajoanna rated it 16 years ago
This book was pretty strange. Even after reading it I wasn't entirely sure what had happened. Even though the twist was predictable it wasn't annoying and it worked very well with this story.
Book Love
Book Love rated it 16 years ago
I listened to this book on tape during my commute after a recommendation from a Goodreads discussion group. This was a very strange book! It began with Teddy, a federal marshall, going to "Shutter Island" which is an island that houses an insane asylum, because a patient had escaped from the institu...
willemite
willemite rated it 22 years ago
I have read Mystic River, and this is no Mystic River. It is an interesting novel with a twist that I found unbelievable. Feel free to skip it.
Meledstic
Meledstic rated it 22 years ago
NO STARS!!! Just the thought of this book gives me a headache!! Completely "throw-across-the-roomable"!!!
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 32 years ago
It didn't really work for me. The big twist was predictable.
pam
pam rated it 56 years ago
This was a very good book in my opinion. Most of the characters were quite believable and the ones that weren't, we find out later, weren't supposed to be. The plot or the fccus of the book remains the same throughout; Teddy is to find a missing patient that has escaped or disappeared. However, ...
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