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Indlæser... Holland Suggestions (1975)af John Dunning
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. There was a story about a man named Bridey Murphy who discovered he had lead previous lives when he was subjected to temporal regression while hypnotized. That was in the fifties and is now largely forgotten. The idea is the basis for this book in which an old Spanish goldmine in Colorado is rediscovered. It ends without the discovery being truly exploited. ( ) BOTTOM-LINE: Love John Dunning's prose, but not as good as his book mysteries . PLOT OR PREMISE: A man receives a photograph in the mail and starts having weird dreams and compulsions to go to the spot in the photo, even though he has never been there. . WHAT I LIKED: The story has some interesting elements -- a mysterious past dealing with hypnosis, suggestion, regression, etc. Equally, he's a man trying to "recover" his life a bit, as his daughter starts to push back wanting to more about her absent mother. Finally, there are rumours of "gold in them there hills", stories of old wars, native tribes, miners, and tunnels. He is searching for a treasure that he feels compelled to find, but he doesn't know why. . WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: There are hints in a few places that is partly about memory, or perhaps even past lives, and as such, it seems like they're about to reveal that he's the reincarnated version of someone. I probably would have thrown the book across the room for the cheesiness if it had, but there are other parts that are almost as bad -- a finale with a series of weird action scenes that don't fit the characters, interactions with individuals that should be more compelling and urgent yet instead come of as "wait and see", and false and inaccurate tensions with snow storms. . DISCLOSURE: I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow him on social media. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Trying to connect with his daughter, a man is undone by a secret from his past in this novel from "a master" of suspense (USA Today). The first time he notices how much Judy looks like her mother, Jim Ryan is so surprised he nearly faints. Vivian was the most interesting woman he had ever known, but their relationship was traumatic, and seeing her every day in their daughter's face sends a chill through him that he cannot understand. He is just getting up the nerve to tell his daughter the truth about her mother when a picture arrives in the mail that will change his life forever. It is an ordinary snapshot of a treacherous-looking mountain pass, but it stirs a powerful force deep within Jim's unconscious and compels him to visit the quiet town in the photo. He proceeds as if hypnotized, risking his life and his family for an answer to the riddle that has corrupted his dreams. No library descriptions found. |
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