The Other is one of those creepy books that stays with you long after you've read it, wriggling its way into your subconscious, and making itself known in your dreams. I went into it knowing that it was going to be a disturbing book (it has been recommended on a Most Disturbing Books list over on LibraryThing). I was still a little shocked and dismayed by what I read, though. And I have a pretty high tolerance for shock value.
The Other is about twin boys living during the early part of the twentieth century. I can't say too much without giving away most of the plot, but suffice it to say that it's a little bit like watching The Good Son and reading a good Stephen King novel at the same time. It has murder, mystery, guilt, and suspense all wrapped up into a parcel. The reader is able to sympathize with most of the characters and feels pain at the end with the death of one of the main protagonists.
I give it four stars out of five.
0 comments:
Post a Comment