KIN
Ratings11
Average rating3.1
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Ratings11
Average rating3.1
Der Schildkrötenjunge 1979, Delaware, Ohio, Sommerferien. Timmy Quinn und sein bester Freund Pete Marshall treffen am Myers-Teich auf einen seltsamen Jungen namens Darryl. Als sie ihren Eltern von dieser Begegnung erzählen, treten sie damit etwas in Gang, das seinen Ursprung in einer schrecklichen, bösartigen und brutalen Vergangenheit hat - und das Timmy Quinns Leben fort an verändern wird. Diese Novelle gewann 2004 den Bram Stoker AWard als beste Novelle des Jahres! Die Häute Sieben Jahre sind seit den Ereignissen am Myers-Teich vergangen. Timmy Quinn ist auf der Suche nach einem Ort des Friedens, und das führt ihn zu seiner trauernden Grossmutter in eine kleine Hafenstadt an der Südküste Irlands. Doch schnell verwandelt sich der Hafen in einen Käfig, in dessen Grundfesten sich die Toten in einer alten zerfallenden Fabrik versammeln. Um sein Leben und das derer, die er liebt, zu beschützen, muss Timmy Quinn einen Schritt hinter den Vorhang treten, in das Reich der Toten, um dort noch etwas viel grauenhafteres zu entdecken - eine riesige Gruppe, bekannt als "Die Häute"
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The writing was far too poetic for my taste for a novel of this nature. Gory and outright disgusting at times, it was an good revenge tale.
I was rooting for you! I really like the first section of the book and thought I would like it until the end but then it got to the middle part and I completely lost my interest and was not into it at all. The writing felt so tedious and I struggled connecting to the story. The multiple character POV in this one didn't work for me because there's too many of them and I don't really care about the other characters except maybe for Claire and the cannibalistic family. I would've enjoyed it if the author explored a bit more of Claire's thoughts being the only survivor and also Luke's guilt that is slowly eating him. I read this while listening to the audiobook and props to the narrator because if not for him, I would've DNFed this.
I'm quite conflicted on this one as there were times where I was completely invested and others where the pace slowed down so much and meandered. Perhaps I'm not a fan of a character study type of story, or maybe the writing just isn't for me but it felt overwritten and could have been trimmed down to a novella and had the same impact.
