To read Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island is to enter a nightmare of
madness, violence and deception. To finish the novel—and it would be criminal
even to hint at its ending—is to be disoriented, perhaps angered, and finally to
reflect on the ability of a master storyteller to play havoc with our minds. If
we could bring back Edgar Allan Poe and equip him with today's postmodern bag of
tricks, he might give us a tale as unexpected and unsettling as Shutter
Island.
Patrick Anderson - Washington Post
Shutter Island is a truly brilliant novel. Author Dennis Lehane creates
an incredible plot. Shadowy characters and shocking twists will make it impossible
to put down. As the book progresses and things get creepier, it just gets harder
to stop reading. The entire plot is unpredictable, and makes for a fantastic
suspense story. The novel is unlike any preceding it, and is a completeley unique
horror story. Shutter Island is a must read.
Shawn Pilling
madness, violence and deception. To finish the novel—and it would be criminal
even to hint at its ending—is to be disoriented, perhaps angered, and finally to
reflect on the ability of a master storyteller to play havoc with our minds. If
we could bring back Edgar Allan Poe and equip him with today's postmodern bag of
tricks, he might give us a tale as unexpected and unsettling as Shutter
Island.
Patrick Anderson - Washington Post
Shutter Island is a truly brilliant novel. Author Dennis Lehane creates
an incredible plot. Shadowy characters and shocking twists will make it impossible
to put down. As the book progresses and things get creepier, it just gets harder
to stop reading. The entire plot is unpredictable, and makes for a fantastic
suspense story. The novel is unlike any preceding it, and is a completeley unique
horror story. Shutter Island is a must read.
Shawn Pilling