The writing is pure Rash -- thoughtful, crystalline prose, complex, self aware characters, and an eye (and pen) attuned to the smallest details of setting. And there's a complex moral issue to ponder -- can Evil be justified if Good results?
What threw me was that the book reads like a mystery -- a very, very good mystery -- and I found myself trying to solve it, to anticipate what was coming. This isn't a put down -- it was just a surprise.
Though as I tell my students, there's a mystery at the heart of every story -- will the protagonist get what he wants?
I loved the final pages of the book -- as the author played a bit with the fictional reality.
Ron is speaking tonight at UNCA -- tickets through Malaprop's. If only my class didn't meet then.
Go HERE for a NPR interview with the author.
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4 comments:
Good review. this sounds like a fascinating book.
Thank you for the introduction, Vicki. I recall Sylva being one of the municipal finance clients I worked with during my paralegal decades. I might just have to check out this book.
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I also devoured this book. "Can't put it down" is an overused phrase, but it really applies to THE RISEN. It's a bit rare to find a book that holds your interest throughout and also has a great ending. This one did it for me.
Noted. One more for the list.
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