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The Hanging Woods (2008)

by Scott Loring Sanders(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0618881255 (ISBN13: 9780618881253)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: “This unsettling, tragic tale records the events of one strange summer among three friends—vindictive trickster Jimmy, soft, pudgy Mothball, and the enigmatic Walter—in a small Alabama town during the 1970s. After Jimmy plays a cruel trick on them, Walter and Mothball decide to return the favor. Things go awry when their joke ends in tragedy, and the boys find themselves scrambling for reasons to justify their actions. Fans of happy endings are advised to steer clear of this one. The oppressive atmosphere of this weird, sordid novel will haunt the reader long after the story is finished. Recommended for Ages 16-Up.
review 2: At first, it seemed like this book was going to be another Stand By Me or something, and I was a bit disappointed. But then it too... morek a very interesting and unique turn, and I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I felt like I figured out the end quite near the beginning of the book, but it didn't ruin it for me. I did feel like we received a lot of information in a rush in the last few chapters, and that it ended abruptly, but that's okay, because it added to the uneasy tone of the novel. I loved the unreliable narrator. I had a hard time picking it up again after a chapter or two, but by halfway through, I had a hard time putting it down. I would give this book four stars if the beginning hadn't lagged for me. less

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