The God of the Woods: A Novel

The God of the Woods: A Novel

Taschenbuch
4.036

Durch das Verwenden dieser Links unterstützt du READO. Wir erhalten eine Vermittlungsprovision, ohne dass dir zusätzliche Kosten entstehen.

Beschreibung

From the New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River, an immersive, propulsive novel about a missing child whose disappearance sends equal shockwaves through three very different worlds—an opulent Adirondack summer estate, the rustic teen summer camp that operates in its shadow, and the blue-collar community that serves them both.

When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn’t just any camper; she’s the daughter of the wealthy family that owns the camp—as well as the opulent nearby estate and most of the land in sight. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara’s older brother also went missing sixteen years ago, never to be found. How could this have happened yet again?

Out of this gripping beginning, Liz Moore weaves a richly textured drama, both emotionally nuanced and propelled by a double-barreled mystery. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded drama brings readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer.

Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet, The God of the Woods is a story of love, inheritance, identity, and second chances, a thrillingly layered drama about the tensions between a family and a community, and a history of secrets that will not let any of them go.
Haupt-Genre
N/A
Sub-Genre
N/A
Format
Taschenbuch
Seitenzahl
496
Preis
15.99 €

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.

Beitrag erstellen