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S'està carregant… Blackwater Lightsde Michael M. Hughes
   Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  jwitt33 | Jun 26, 2022 |   It starts off very slowly, building the mythos as it goes along. However, the story never truly delves into the psychological side, but chooses to focus more on the narrator and his choice of women, which was a bit disappointing. Also, the narrator does some truly strange stuff which doesn't really make sense once the book ends. For example, his friend frantically calls him over and then doesn't show up for what-seems-like-eternity. What's up with that? Why doesn't he find this odd? Anyways, enough nitpicking. I especially liked the latter chapters that develop the alien (?) and the villains. The description of the monster was quite well done. Having said that, I wouldn't pick this up if I was looking for something Lovecraftian. It's a decent horror novel on its own, just don't expect brilliance. (  ) bdgamer | Sep 10, 2021 | I did enjoy it but I think I was expecting a little more supernatural than what I got. In the end I got through it quickly, but not for a burning desire to find out what happens next, but more because it was a quick, easy read. ( ) Jasecorn | Mar 4, 2018 | Editing in what I got through was okay, but I found a few word choices to be odd. Precocious talent in computer programming? I'm having difficulty with the image of premature talent in such an area. The author's comment about the waitress' "drawl" in her speech confused me as well. I'm farther south, and people have to ask me where I'm from because I don't have a southern accent like people expect. The area in the book is near Maryland, and that part of the state, doesn't sound all that different than Maryland. Didn't get past the second chapter. The only reason I made it through it was the kid, who seems about 10, talking about his book. Sad part is, this book is written the same as the kid talking about his book. Maybe I have a bit of a stronger aversion than most due to knowing the rep that the state gets tied in with lack of research to know the area. Either way, I can't read the book. The story that talks about the background of how the story was written states the author was in Ocean City, Maryland. It wasn't even near the area in the book. Not even similar in setting. (  ) selbarton | Aug 12, 2016 | And Hughes’ is not the first author to start a story with the device of a man getting a pleading call from a childhood friend to visit him in some rural backwater. But, from the moment Ray Simon arrives in town from Baltimore, things are weird. His friend Kevin, an internet porn millionaire, isn’t home. A naked girl shows up pleading for sex before being taken away by a creepy sheriff. And then Ray sees the Blackwater Lights. In town, everyone takes an interest in Ray. There’s Lily, seductive associate of the town’s other millionaire, Crawford. There’s Denny, local historian and fortean blogger. There’s a fortune telling businesswoman. There’s Micah, preacher of a secretive church nearby. They all want Ray and all think he’s special – though they won’t tell him why. And Kevin is still gone. Finally, there’s harried waitress Ellen and her son William. Hughes’ deftness with characterization makes the stock man-in-danger- falls-in-love plot device actually seem believable. Hughes, never deviating from looking at the story through Ray’s eyes, cranks up the suspense and weirdness beyond levels I expected. I found the climax just a bit weak though Hughes sets the ground for it. The ending leaves a room for a sequel but does not require one. I may have started this novel out of a bit of sense of duty, but Hughes’ pushed me through his story with danger and sinister menace and left me glad I picked it up. (  ) RandyStafford | Apr 18, 2014 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML:Michael M. Hughes’s Blackwater Lights combines the eldritch horror of H. P. Lovecraft with the supernatural thrills of Dean Koontz. When Ray Simon receives a desperate call from his childhood friend Kevin, begging him to come visit, Ray can’t say no. Kevin promises to clue him in on shocking discoveries he has made about weird, half-forgotten events in their past—events associated with a summer camp near Kevin’s home in the small town of Blackwater, West Virginia. But when Ray arrives, Kevin is nowhere to be found. So Ray does some investigating of his own, only to find that no records exist of the camp. Yet he is not alone in looking for information. There are Lily, a beautiful redhead with uncanny seductive powers; Crawford, a wealthy collector of art and people; and Micah, the mysterious leader of the Church of the Open Door. All of them are seeking information about the rumored camp. And they are all interested—very interested—in Ray. Then a midnight encounter with strange floating lights sparks a return of old memories—vivid but fractured images that haunt Ray’s waking hours with intimations of terror and cruelty. Something dreadful happened at that camp long ago. Something was awakened there. Now, with the help of his new friend Ellen, a waitress at the local diner, Ray must navigate a path through madness and murder—a path that leads inexorably to an all-but-forgotten night in his childhood . . . and to a future of unimaginable horror. Praise for Blackwater Lights “Michael M. Hughes’s highly intelligent debut novel, Blackwater Lights, weaves a stunning tale of intrigue, ritual, and dark magic. It’s brilliantly paced and beautifully written, and once the journey has begun, it’s impossible to put down. Luckily for those of us hooked on Hughes, Blackwater Lights is but the first work in his forthcoming trilogy.”—Lisa Mannetti, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Gentling Box “Disturbing, surreal, and spooky as hell, Blackwater Lights is a brilliantly written debut, marking Michael M. Hughes as a talent to watch.”—Tim Lebbon, author of Coldbrook and the Toxic City trilogy “Blackwater Lights is a paranoid thrill-ride that deftly combines mystery, sci-fi, and horror elements into a modern-day conspiracy tale. An impressive debut that builds to a satisfying, action-filled conclusion.”—Cemetery Dance magazine “Blackwater Lights has action, adventure, sex, love, designer drugs, and violent death, all woven into a globe-spanning paranormal conspiracy. I mean, really, what’s not to like? Consider this my official request for a sequel.”—F. Paul Wilson, author of the Repairman Jack novels and The Adversary Cycle “A harrowing and riveting thrill ride. Hughes is a welcome addition to the dark-fiction ranks.”—Scott Nicholson, author of The Red Church. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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I thought this book was pretty good, especially for a debut novel. It was creepy for the most part, which I enjoyed. I liked Ray and Ellen, and William was adorably precocious. I thought the plot digressed a bit too much in the first half of the book but was definitely tightened up for the second half. I liked where it finally went, I just think it took too many side roads to get there. Overall, I ended up enjoying it enough to want to read the next book in the series.
3.5/5 stars.
*** I would like to thank NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group - Hydra, and Michael M. Hughes for the opportunity to read and review this book. (