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Mr. Shiver (2000)

by Robert Jackson Bennett(Favorite Author)

3.3 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: There were WAY too many allegories, religious and otherwise, for me to handle in this one. The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s are the physical location of this story. The author uses death as a character and ever-looming theme of the book. I also spied hints of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" within it. I'm sure the author's literature teachers were proud that he listened to what they taught, but it was way too many ideas crammed into one book. And I seriously hated the ending as well, which is probably why I can't find a good thing to say about it.
review 2: Robert Jackson Bennett...the master of many genres. Mr. Bennett knocks it out of the park with "Mr. Shivers". It sent shivers down my spine time and a... moregain (yes...I know that was a terrible pun).Follow Connelly as he chases his daughter's killer across country during the time of the Great Depression. Along the way he meets up with others who also chase this man...a man they call Mister Shivers. Who exactly are they chasing? WHAT exactly are they chasing? And, what is he doing to the very souls of the men chasing him?RJB is an incredibly talented writer, and "Mister Shivers" is a excellent example of his ability to weave a tale that grips you to the very core. I highly, HIGHLY recommend that you go read this book. And with that, I leave you with my favorite line from this novel:Scene: Connelly confronts his daughter's killer in a prison cell.“I want to know why you killed my little girl.”The gray man cocked his head. There was no thought in his face or posture. He regarded Connelly for a second and said, “So that she would die.”(Yeah...shivers just went down my spine again.) less

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