Forgotten Books Friday: SHUTTER ISLAND
Okay, I'm cheating... SHUTTER ISLAND isn't really a forgotten book. I mean it's written by Dennis Lehane and Ali Karim goes off about it in the comments section of every blog that mentions shutters.
But there is a moment in the book that has always stuck out to me... and it's never ever discussed.
It's just passed the big twist at the end of the book. It's when Teddy finally remembers what really happened.
And it's stuck with me for almost a decade.
The description of the logs.
I figured out the big twist in the book about 50 pages in. And I kept waiting and watching to see how Lehane would play it out. And he didn't try to fool you. No... he just went with the super emotional follow up.
I still get chills thinking about the logs.
It's the one book that's stuck with me for this long.
And one of my favorite of the decade.
But there is a moment in the book that has always stuck out to me... and it's never ever discussed.
It's just passed the big twist at the end of the book. It's when Teddy finally remembers what really happened.
And it's stuck with me for almost a decade.
The description of the logs.
I figured out the big twist in the book about 50 pages in. And I kept waiting and watching to see how Lehane would play it out. And he didn't try to fool you. No... he just went with the super emotional follow up.
I still get chills thinking about the logs.
It's the one book that's stuck with me for this long.
And one of my favorite of the decade.
Labels: Dennie Lehane, Forgotten Books Friday, Shutter Island
posted by Dave White at 8:00 AM
2 Comments:
Initially I got caught up in the "this isn't Mystic River 2" problem and didn't like it as much as I should. I will re-read it ahead of the film and take another look at it. I really liked all the clues, however. Very well made.
YOU ARE A MAN OF CONSIDERABLE TASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sHuTteR iSLanD ROCKS!
Ali
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