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The Devil Walks (2011)

by Anne Fine(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

085753064X (ISBN13: 9780857530646)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Doubleday Childrens

review 1: I have read quite a few supernatural novels before but this book piqued my interest. Anne has written many books which are aimed at people of all ages. 'The Devil Walks' is rather aimed at people in their later adolescence and is full of mystery which readers can enjoy trying to unravel before the end. *Spoiler Alert*This story tells of Daniel who is taken from his house and protective mother by a doctor and placed to live with his family. He enjoyed his time of living with his family but learns that his mother is mentally ill and wishes to see her. Unfortunately, by the time he was able to meet her in person, a large tragedy had occurred. Saddened by it, he was left with days mourning over how he was a bad son who could not comfort his mother during her worst times. The o... morenly memento he had of her was a doll-house which he had treasured and played with during his times before he was taken away. He learns that he had an uncle who requested him to be immediately sent back to his mother's childhood home. At first he resisted but after some persuasion from the doctor, he went, not knowing the dark mysteries and memories he would then unravel.This book, has a very great backstory and has tragic scenes which soften even the hardest of hearts. It is a great story.
review 2: The Devil walks is the first Anne Fine I have read in years. I remember her as an author of funny childrens books and was geniunely blown away by how different her latest offering is and how it was certainly not some I would have associated with her.The devil walks is one of those books that both makes you think and leaves you a little bit unsettled. I liked that the story kept with me for a day or two after I finished it and kept playing on my mind.At the start of the books you meet Daniel. He is a young boy who has spent his entire life settled away from the rest of the world spending all of his days with his mother who is clearly unhinged. Events progress and Daniel finds himself alone in the world and starts to discover all the things he has never had the chance to experience before (like seeing cows in a field). The only link he has to his past is a dolls house which houses a collection of somewhat creepy dolls.Later Daniel is moved to live with his 'Uncle' in a house which is an exact replica of the doll house he has spent years playing with and his uncle bears a frightening resemblence to the doll in the collection which is the most disturbing.What I found most remarkable in this book was the main character daniel and seeing how he deals with this whole new reality he has found himself thrust into in. The way he deals with the challenges tells you a lot about human resilience and adaptablitily. This book gets more creepy as you go on. Daniel's uncle gets more and more unsettling with his erratic behaviours and towards the end the way he acts is downright frightening. I shan't spoil the plot by giving too much away except to say this is a book you can't afford to miss if you like all that is gothic and creepy. less

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