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The Loney
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The Loney with its mystical shrine, a mother full of religious fervor, taking her backward non talking son on a pilgrimage yearly hoping he would be healed. But the Looney is a strange place, a place where unexplained things seem to be happening. The questionable death of a priest, who lost his faith after the last pilgrimage.
Atmospheric, but very slow paced, never felt like I got a good understanding of the characters, except for the religious themes. Actually there is much of this book I didn't quite grasp. Dark, gothic story telling, well written, strange, I really think The Loney, that place is the main character. What happens there is up to interpretation, I have my thoughts but wonder what other readers will think.
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Atmospheric, but very slow paced, never felt like I got a good understanding of the characters, except for the religious themes. Actually there is much of this book I didn't quite grasp. Dark, gothic story telling, well written, strange, I really think The Loney, that place is the main character. What happens there is up to interpretation, I have my thoughts but wonder what other readers will think.
ARC from publisher
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October 7, 2015
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October 7, 2015
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April 10, 2016
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Started Reading
April 17, 2016
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41.12%
""Things lived in the Looney as they ought to live. The wind, the rain, the sea were all in their raw states, always freshly born and feral. Nature got on with itself.""
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125
April 22, 2016
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Finished Reading
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Curious as to your review. doubted today in Tesco's whether to put it in the shopping cart yes or no ;-)
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Very atmospheric but also very slowly paced. Hope to finish by tomorrow.
I like your comment in the reading progress.
Based on your review, I think I don't think this one is for me . Thanks , Diane .
You have managed to spark my curiosity, Diane! Not sure yet if I should add to the massive TBR or not, lol!
Not sure what to make of this book still. I did find it intriguing though.
Intriguing review, Diane, but I'm steering clear!
Thanks, Christine.
We pretty much thought the exact same!
Diane, I read this a few weeks back for my book club and what helped was the discussion about it. As we talked, I realized the book was much more than I first thought when I read it. A book on several levels, very well written. I haven't written a review yet, but I loved the creepiness, and how sad that he carried his secret alone, not even his brother could unburden him.
Would love to have been at that discussion. Know there was much I didn't grasp.
this book was amazingly more complex than I first imagined
Well said, Diane. I did it as an audio book which as you know slows it down. What a gift that turned out to be! There were little throw away oddities and comments that seemed initially to only be atmospheric touches. Because I absorbed this slowly, though, those little bread crumbs were actually a pathway to what was really going on. Id love to discuss this with a group!
