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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Chalk Man in Books

Mar 2, 2018

The Chalk Man

C.J. Tudor | 2018 | Thriller

7.7

(11 Ratings)

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Unnerving thriller with lots of different threads

While elements of this psychological thriller seem far-fetched, there's something ghoulish and almost Stephen King-like in its approach.

Following the narrative of Ed, the teacher recounts his childhood with his friends and the time they found the dismembered body of a young woman. In the meantime, chalk drawings keep appearing, and take a life of their own.

While the ending is startling and worth listening to the finish, at times the back and forth narrative from past to future becomes convoluted and can be hard to keep track, let alone concentrate. A good thriller, but with a lot of loose ends.

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Jena (9 KP) rated Coming Home (The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy #1) in Books

Oct 20, 2019 (Updated Oct 20, 2019)

The feelings the author manages to invoke for the characters is brilliantly done without being over worded. The author portrays a great respect for the country and time period that many do not. (0 more)

The switching of locations can be a little confusing. (0 more)

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The book was given to me free by Voracious Readers Only and Claire Youmans. I genuinely enjoyed the book, it was different to my usual genre of books generally of the Stephen King and Dan Browns like.
But Claire Youmans portrayal of the characters drew me in so I needed to know what happened to Azuki and Shota in the end