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La Puerta De Audrey (2011)

by Sarah Langan(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

8498006864 (ISBN13: 9788498006865)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

La Factoria De Ideas

review 1: Title: Audrey's Door: Some Idea's should never be given form.Story:Audrey Lucas is an aspiring architect with a troubled past and a conflicted present. Audrey has recently broken up with her boyfriend over the fears that her OCD / depression would do what it always does and ruin any chance of her having a close relation ship with anyone. Searching for a new apartment in the ever pricey New York market is a daunting task until Audrey stumbles across a listing that seems to fit exactly what she is looking for, except for some reason no price is listed. Even though she knows the price has to be out of her range, Audrey sets up a meeting to see the apartment anyways. Much to her surprise the apartment is affordable and as a added bonus the apartment building seems to be the... more last remaining example of a architectural style known as natural chaoticism. With that Audrey's life seems to be getting back on track as she has recently been made assistant to one of the partners at the design firm she works for. She has a big presentation in a couple of days where she will present a design she made from scratch. A rare honor for some one that hasn't been at the firm for very long.Everything is going fine. Except Audrey keeps having these dreams. In them she wants to build something. Or someone wants her to, she's not sure. It's nothing she can't handle, she's been hearing and seeing things no one else can for years. At first she chalks up these spells to being in a new apartment. But an uneasy feeling follows her around, always reminding her that she should be building something. Then she gets a notice that her committed mother has over dosed and gone into a coma, she starts having problems at work, and she starts having violent arguments with her ex-boyfriend. Audrey doesn't quite know it yet but she has been caught in a trap that has claimed many lives and will continue to do so until those behind it get what they want. Will Audrey be the final piece of the puzzle or will she find that her dark past offers her, her greatest hope?_-_I like stories about building that have something that is a little... off about them. Whether it's about a haunted house or a high tech building gone wrong. Of course these types of stories can be hit or miss. In this case I consider this story a hit. The story also most reminds me of the Silent Hill games in the way that the building slowly begins to twist reality on Audrey and a few of the other inhabitants of the building until it finally shows it true power. On the other hand Audrey can be a bit.. off herself on occasion. I realize she has a few mental issues that were never treated, or were treated very badly, but sometimes some of the things she does just don't make much sense. My only other complaint was that the ending was a little predictable, but with how dark this story is I guess it makes sense. All in all though this is a great read if you like dark atmosphere's and haunted houses. m.a.c
review 2: There are many parts at work in this story, and these parts do not always fit well together; still, when Langan hits her stride, she sings with her prose and lulls you into the skin of people who sit amongst humanity with the same kind of desultory fit. Could be that Langan had her finger so close to the pulse of her desired effect, her own narrative waxed and waned outside of neat structures and clear lines of sight. Hell, one of the main characters of the story is a building that was built at an angle a few degrees away from the vertical. The final part of the story brings in many of the baddies and a lot of weirdness. I was surprised to find myself drifting away from these events and mulling over the personal histories that preceded this crescendo. The stories of Saurab and Jill, while short, grabbed me. Audrey's story really got to me, and I am sure that I will return to her in random thoughts. I am glad that I read this. less

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