Shutter Island : A Novel

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Summary: Glorious Non-stop Scary Fun
Review: Just read this book. I picked it up at the airport. I've never read any of Mr. Lehane's other books. I COULD NOT STOP READING IT. I read it on the plane from Vancouver to Los Angeles. I read it until I couldn't see anymore. What else do you WANT from a book for God's sake? It's FABULOUS. It breaks your heart and pulls you in and makes you THINK. It's just good writing and there is no substitute for that.

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Summary: A Dark Thriller
Review: This is a dark book. Besides being a mystery, it is a psychological and spiritual thriller. Why spiritual? Because for the second straight book, Lehane portrays a world that is scarred by Evil. Yes, we're dealing with diminished capacity in some cases, but what do think those references to Auschwitz are about? Why is the warden in the story? Can one be insane and evil? Lehane does an excellent job creating a sense of foreboding that keeps you glued to the pages. He draws on King Lear (going mad during a storm), film (the Wicker Man), and recent tragedies (Andrea Yates' killing of her children) to tell the story of Shutter Island. I read this book in two nights because I had to find out what fate awaits our protagonist, Teddy Daniels. Shutter Island is a horror story that goes to the depths of our being.

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Summary: You have a right to be confused.
Review: Yes this book is a real page turner. It was recommended to me three days ago and I've already finished it and am rightly confused and wondering what it all means. It is a great story of distortion, suspense, intrique and deceit. I really enjoyed this book and I guess the ending is left up to everyone's own interpretation. Go read it. You will be pleasantly surprised if not confused and mesmerized for a long time.