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Summary: suspenseful tale grabs ahold of you and never lets go...
Review: Dennis Lehane does it again, first with Mystic River, now with Shutter Island. He captivates the reader, pulls you in deeper and deeper, and then shocks you at the end. Dennis Lehane is without a doubt the top fiction writer in the game. Not only can he write books that capture your imagination but he can weave a story that you'll remember weeks after reading the book. Shutter Island is no different. The tale starts out with US Marshals Teddy and Chuck exploring the island looking for this insane women but soon nothing is as it appears, Chuck disappears, and Teddy starts to wonder if he'll ever escape the island. By the time you finish this book, you'll be questioning your own reality...
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Summary: Chilling!
Review: Two U.S. Marshals are sent off to an island to help catch a female patient who has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. With a hurricane approaching, no less! Sounds pretty scary, doesn't it? Well, this premise alone certainly had me hooked but the story is much more involved than that. Absolutely nothing is as it seems on Shutter Island and the reader soon learns that the author was only luring him in for a much more chilling experience. By the time you close this book, you may have to do a "reality check" of your own!
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Summary: Great Read
Review: This was such a well written and great story. I typically don't have a lot of time to read, but I made time to finish this book in 2 days and couldn't wait to get into the office to pass it on to the next lucky ready. Great book!
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Summary: Shutter Island...Lost most of a Saturday
Review: If you don't have an afternoon free, don't bother opening this book. Lehane's latest novel will hook you in and won't let you go until you turn the last page. His sharp style kept me on the edge of my seat for the better part of a weekend. He blew me away with twists and turns that will knock your socks off! You could just feel the pain and suffering of our "hero" Teddy as he attempts to unravel the mystery the surrounds Shutter Island. The only problem for Teddy is that every time he solves one piece of the puzzle, Lehane takes him (and you the reader) down another dark path of danger and intrigue.
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Summary: enjoyable
Review: this book is a susoenseful psychological thriller. it is also a mystery. i enjoy both genre's so this is plain old awesome.
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Summary: Excellent read!
Review: I read. Alot. This book is one of the few times I actually put a book down and had to absorb what I read instead of flipping it to the side and picking up the next. Mystic River was tremendous this was better.
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Summary: Psychotic, paranoid Schizophrenic
Review: Let me see...Two detectives, one island; a troup of Psychiatrists: friendship, a hurricane, a magic disappearance, guns,cigarettes, liquor, coffee, family, murder and deceit. And that's just the main plot. Sub-plots; you'll have to read it to believe it, and believing it is disbelieving. After all, it's just entertainment, don't take it to heart. Believe me, from one experienced psycho patient in a world of disorder comes order. And in a world of order comes disorder. Read it and enjoy.
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Summary: why the 4-star average?
Review: After reading this wonderful novel, I have to wonder how anyone could give it less than a five-star rating. Lehane does characters better than any writer I've come across in years, knows how to build suspense that has you holding the book in a white-knuckle grip, keeps tricks up his sleeve that you never see coming and by God, he knows how to lay down the prose. There are many writers out there whose books I love to read, but when it comes to Lehane, I'm always waiting for the next one. Read "Shutter Island" and I'll bet you'll feel the same way.
Heck, read any Lehane and see if you aren't eager for more. Go ahead. I dare you.
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Summary: Please, ignore the idiotic negative press.........
Review: ... This is a book that should be read by anyone that enjoys suspence, and themes that explore the darker sides of humanity. If you enjoy a truely wild ride, then do yourself a favor and get a copy of this beautifully written Lehane thriller.My first meeting with Lehane was in the form of "Mystic River". This was an absolutely fantastic book (which became a very disappointing film, thank goodness I read the book first or I would have missed out on a world of amazing literature). From there I attacked all five of the McKenzie/Gennero novels, all of which are brilliant in their own way. Next came Shutter Island. This is a book that I read twice in the same week. As I closed the back cover of my hardback copy I closed my eyes and tried to piece together everything that I had discovered. I read the book a second time, this time gaining much more clarity and seeing things that one CANNOT see upon the first read. At the closing of the second reading, I still reread several sections and let it all sink into my imagination and understanding. Wow, what a rush. This book is not hard to undrestand, but it is IMPOSSIBLE to have forsight. There are many directions this book could go, but the path that Lehane chooses is the only plausible and unpredictable path available. In it's hash reality that is brutally described, the reader (this one anyway) is forced to deal with emotions and reactions to those emotions that might shock themselves. How would I react to this or that?? Am I any different than Teddy or Chuck?? I asked myself this several times during the corse of the book as I thought about the amount of tragedy and suffering I could truely endure. How do people cope with such devestation and suffering due to pain and utter loss?? Maybe the same way that Teddy does?? Perhaps. In closing, IGNORE the press that tries to compare this fine book with other Lehane books. Yes, it is different! Yes, it is not Mystic River (perhaps better??!). It is not the same as the five Mckenzie/Gennero classics (in this brilliant mans opinion). For that matter, why does it have to be. STOP comparing and deal with it for what it is, BRILLIANT and ENTERTAINING! HOWEVER, it is an absolute thrill to read, and an epic canvas for a grand performance to be displayed. As for the ending, NO COMMENT. Enjoy the last paragraph for yourself, but don't cheat and skip to the end, YOU WON'T GET IT! Enjoy yourself! Read this book! It will certainly be your loss if you don't! Steve
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Summary: Teddy Daniels is in BIG BIG Trouble.
Review: U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has been sent to Shutter Island to find a missing patient. A simple chase down the clues, add them and solve the mystery kind of book. Yeah, right. The premise of this novel is to assume that nothing is as it seems. Teddy Daniels walks into a nightmare that slowly builds intensity like the hurricane descending on Shutter Island. His new partner Chuck is a great side kick, but not much help. Then there is the code of 4 that shows up. (Take a minute and puzzle out what is going on here.) Subtle hint, the number 13 has a lot to do with everything, especially Teddy. To discuss the plot is to ruin the plot. This is a masterful job that will have you looking for more. A must read.
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