I started reading the book yesterday and already I'm 200 pages through, which is great considering how little time I have. Lehane is such a gifted writer, one who effortlessly combines evocative writing, interesting characters and deep moral dilemmas. See Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone for evidence of this.
Just the way he puts sentences together is arresting:
When they'd cleared the trees, they reached a paved road that crossed their path like a grin, and Teddy could see a house off to both his right and his left. The one to the left was the simpler of the two, a maroon mansarded Victorian with black trim, small windows that gave the appearance of sentinels. The one to the right was a Tudor that commanded its small rise like a castle.
That's a guy who cares about writing for its own sake, not just in furthering the plot. Michael Chabon is my favourite writer's writer for descriptions and evocative turns of phrase, but Lehane would make the short list.
You can get a copy of Shutter Island for four bucks at Black Bond. I suggest you do so.
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I'm excited to hear your thoughts at the end.
Greatly anticipating the film. Holmes too, for that matter.
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