What happens if everyone who ever died returns? How does humanity react? Who or what are these Returned? Are they the same people they were before they died? Are they people? These are interesting questions that are addressed in this novel. Its premise sounded to me like the perfect set up to medita...
For the first time ever, I’m giving a book I DNF three stars. This is not a bad book, it’s well written and on many levels, it’s a fascinating read. But…meh. I guess it’s just not really for me. This book is, at its heart, a character study. The thing is I couldn’t really bring myself to care about ...
Anyone who goes into Jason Mott's THE RETURNED expecting zombies, or a story typical of that subgenre, will be sorely disappointed. Nor would I call it a horror novel. What's here instead, is a beautifully told drama which just so happens to feature as characters people who've come back from the dea...
Underwhelmed by the plot as it's been touched upon by other writers such as John Ajvide Lindqvist and TV series such as Les Revenants as well as the american TV series 1400 (tangentially since those people were captured by aliens but they did return) so I was expecting a lot more but in the end I ha...
3.5 StarsWhat would you do if a deceased loved one showed up on your doorstep? That is the question that Harold and Lucille have to wrestle with when their 8 year old son shows up looking exactly as he did when he died back in 1966. Is he truly their Jacob or is he possibly a specter? Is he pure ...
I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalleyEvery so often you find a book that makes you stop and think. You find yourself wondering “what if” and “what would I do”. And, if the book is really good, it doesn’t give you clear cut answers as to what would be right or wrong. Instead it give...
I have been debating about how to rate & review this book. I started out at 4 stars, but have lowered it to 3. It is very beautifully written, the author is quite eloquent, but this is not the book I was hoping for. The whole premise of this book, the idea of the story, was so engaging. What wou...
I received an advanced reader's copy of this book through the Goodreads First Reads program.The Returned by Jason Mott tells the story of an older couple in a small North Carolina town whose young son is returned to them - 50 years after his death. The dead are returning all over the world and nobod...
Imagine having your loved ones return from the dead, returned to the world exactly the way they were before they died. Imagine the joy, the confusion, the turmoil and the questions. The Returned is a unique and emotional read. It follows the experiences of the Hargrave family and the small town of A...
I'm going to begin my review with an announcement, a caveat, a warning. The Returned isn't a zombie book. The Returned isn't even about what happens when one dies, nor is it particularly interested in why the dead are Returning to life. It is a literary novel looking into the deepest, darkest corner...
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