John Ajvide Lindqvist
Hardcover | Pages: 500 pages Rating: 3.65 | 6309 Users | 692 Reviews
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| Title | : | Harbor |
| Author | : | John Ajvide Lindqvist |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 500 pages |
| Published | : | October 11th 2011 by Thomas Dunne Books (first published 2008) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. European Literature. Swedish Literature. Fantasy. Supernatural |
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From the author of the international and New York Times bestseller Let the Right One In (Let Me In) comes this stunning and terrifying book which begins when a man's six-year-old daughter vanishes. One ordinary winter afternoon on a snowy island, Anders and Cecilia take their six-year-old daughter Maja across the ice to visit the lighthouse in the middle of the frozen channel. While the couple explore the lighthouse, Maja disappears -- either into thin air or under thin ice -- leaving not even a footprint in the snow. Two years later, alone and more or less permanently drunk, Anders returns to the island to regroup. He slowly realises that people are not telling him all they know; even his own mother, it seems, is keeping secrets. What is happening in Domaro, and what power does the sea have over the town's inhabitants?Specify Books In Favor Of Harbor
| Original Title: | Människohamn |
| ISBN: | 0312680279 (ISBN13: 9780312680275) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/harbor/JohnLindqvist |
| Characters: | Anders, Anna-Greta, Maja, Simon |
| Setting: | Domarö(Sweden) |
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Ratings: 3.65 From 6309 Users | 692 ReviewsColumn About Books Harbor
This novel isnt really a horror novel, to me. It was rather tense a couple times, but I wouldnt classify it as horror. Im not sure what Id say its genre is, but it was good...!This novel varied from incredibly interesting history and knowledge of Sweden and the towns mentioned, to utter weirdness. GOOD weirdness! Usually it takes me two days to listen to an audiobook, or maybe three if I dont have much time. But with this novel I kept rewinding parts to listen to again. The narrator isnt SwedishWonderful characters, small town atmosphere of dread and suspense, good build-up, intriguing, and horrifying at times. Plus nobody does depressed and lonely (middle-aged scandinavian men) like Lindqvist. I thoroughly enjoyed this and wanted to love it, but the supernatural aspects were just... no. While it wasn't the best book ever nor even the author's best (at least compared to the other 3 I've read) it nevertheless cemented my good opinion of him (dare I say he's one of the authors I'm most
Two things I often hear repeated about Lindqvist are that he's "Sweden's Stephen King" and that although his novels may make for excellent reading they're not scary. Regarding the first claim, I always felt that this was a combination of reviewer laziness and marketing wishful thinking . . . until Harbor. Harbor is very, very much in the style of King. A small town with secrets, a sizable supporting cast from every social strata, a seamless integration of pop culture references, and a strong
Three and a half stars. Swedish literary horror novel about a dark force affecting a remote island community. The story develops slowly, with lots of character development and island history. (I found all of that interesting, so it didn't slow down the story that much for me.) Supernatural elements are slowly introduced as the plot progresses, leading to a more action-filled second half. I think you have to be in the right mood for this book. If you're looking for a fast-paced horror story with
I enjoyed reading Harbour, but I found the storyline to be weaker than his previous books - Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead. I think it lost its way towards the end and left too many unanswered questions.It had its moments of suspense and a foreboding, yet it is not a horror story. It won't make you fear the sea, but it will make you see it differently. I found the book to be more of a character study, on what can happen to a person when they lose someone close to them - the self
This novel was an epic. Definitely in volume, but also in scope, it covered (in great detail) the lives of generations of residents of a small island off the coast of Sweden. It was very easy at first to become engrossed with their lives, the author does some very good descriptive writing and he really spends a lot of time fleshing out his characters. The horror aspect in this book is less traditional...first it was his take on vampires, then on zombies, but in this story the antagonist is the
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