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The Silent Land (UK) - Community Reviews back

by Graham Joyce
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davidofterra
davidofterra rated it 13 years ago
An interesting idea but the execution was somewhat clumsy. I would read other books by this author.
Gregor Xane
Gregor Xane rated it 13 years ago
Excellent!!! Both extremely effective and affecting. Graham Joyce's writing is compulsively readable.
Babyfishmouth
Babyfishmouth rated it 13 years ago
Enjoyable but not fabulous. It didn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out that they had most likely died in the avalanche. Mid-way through the book, it was apparent only he had died and she was going to live. I still kept reading, though, because the writing style was nice and I had enough question...
Cushla
Cushla rated it 14 years ago
Zoe and Jake, a husband and wife in their 30s and sharing a deep, loving bond are on a romantic skiing break when they become caught in the middle of an avalanche. Jake digs Zoe out and both return unhurt to their hotel. The hotel is empty of guests and staff and the entire village is completely des...
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 14 years ago
I glad no one told me the ending or I wouldn't have read this. Even a hint of the ending would be a major spoiler so you will just have to take me at my word on this. Graham Joyce's forte is setting an eerie environment which he does so marvelously throughout this strange book. The best way to descr...
Another fine mess
Another fine mess rated it 14 years ago
A quick, reasonably-entertaining read--but entirely too familiar, alas. (Go read his Tooth Fairy, which turned the familiar inside out...)
altheaann
altheaann rated it 14 years ago
A young married couple on a skiing holiday is caught in an avalanche. Making their way back to their hotel, they realize they seem to be the only living things in an empty landscape. Their first assumption is that the resort village was evacuated; but mysterious phenomena quickly throw doubt on that...
Don't Panic - Megan's BookLikes
Don't Panic - Megan's BookLikes rated it 14 years ago
The premise of this book was very intriguing to me, so I was quite happy that I won it (I really like dystopian, sci-fi, and apocalyptic type stuff and apparently that’s what this Joyce guy is all about). It’s about a young couple, Zoe and Jake, who are vacationing at a ski resort in the French Pyre...
E.J. Stevens
E.J. Stevens rated it 14 years ago
I will be hosting a giveaway on my blog for a hardcover copy of The Silent Land by Graham Joyce.
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