The God of the Woods: A Novel

The God of the Woods: A Novel

Hardcover
4.144

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Beschreibung

"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."—Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You

“Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book.” —Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.

As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.
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Format
Hardcover
Seitenzahl
496
Preis
29.65 €

Beiträge

9
Alle
4.5

"The term panic derives from Pan. The God of the woods." 🏕🌲👮🏻‍♀️

The story is set in two different times: the actual story takes place in 1975 where a girl named Barbara got missing in a vacation camp in the woods of Adirondac NY. We take part of the investigations and are able to look behind some families as it's written from the point of view of several protagonists. Regularly we go to the 60s where also a kid got missing in the same spot. There are connections and secrets we are able to discover within this story. I liked reading the book. Away from the beautiful cover the story is captivating and touching. It's not a scary thriller but nevertheless, a page turner! In the beginning it's a bit "slow-burn" but later the tension climbs high! And the plottwist in the end is unexpectedly 🩷 Read in English.

"The term panic derives from Pan. The God of the woods." 🏕🌲👮🏻‍♀️
4.5

A thrilling summer at camp Emmerson

A girl disappears at camp Emmerson and it soon turns out she isn't the first to be lost in the woods... Was it really another tragedy, is she really lost or was this all planned? The Van Laar family who owns the camp seems more and more suspicious with every chapter and I was surprised and thrilled by all the secrets that slowely unreaveled!

A thrilling summer at camp Emmerson
4

Erst langatmig, dann super spannend

Es hat wirklich gedauert, bis ich mit dem Buch warm wurde. Aber ab ca. 40% des Buches nimmt es Fahrt auf und man möchte das Rätsel unbedingt lösen! Toller Mystery-Roman über menschliche Abgründe.

4

What a book

The first 150 or so pages felt really slow and were kind of boring. But after that it got brilliant

5

Spannender, kurzweiliger Krimi

4

Spannender gesellschaftskritischer Thriller mit gut dargestellten Figuren.

2

I somehow missed the content when i read it.

No protagonist. Unlikeable characters. A story at a snails pace. About two thirds in a likable detective emerges and claims the main role. Resolution is boring. A time waste.

4

Many persons much timeslots and complicated situations

It took a while to find the common thread. It starts very slow and then gets faster. Near the end its a little to fast for me. But it was a good read.

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