Shutter Island
by
Dennis Lehane
I'm confused. Sort of. I think I sort of get it though...maybe. Those were my thoughts as I shut the book. I still feel like I have the gist of what happened...but at the same time, there's this little screw turning in my brain amidst these thoughts that don't allow me to grasp the explanation of the ending...so yes, I will be googling it after I finish. I did not want to google it before writing my summation because I wanted to be in the boat (haha, Island...boat, ferry...whateva) with the current readers. I wanted to write as one who has only read the book, not as one who has researched and googled and asked about it. I just shut the book and wanted to write while it was still raw. One direction I do have is to reread the Prologue at the beginning. You will understand a little better. Well maybe not.
I don't think there were any quotes listed in the book that I care to list. It is a definite mind boggling read. Once you get to about the 60th page or thereabouts you are hooked. So bear with the beginning. At the end...you will wish for just one more chapter...but Dennis leaves us there...
Overall, for writing...suspense....storyline, this book receives a good solid 4 stars. I think it starts slowly which makes it hard to get into. I forced myself because I wanted to read before seeing the film. I wonder if the film will cause us to understand further...how well will it follow the storyline? I'm not sure. Mystic River (a book I have not read written by Dennis as well) was based on a true story so I'm not sure the film would have strayed much from the book. Perhaps now that I've been exposed to Dennis' mind, I will have to read some of his other novels.
Great job, Dennis. I loved the read, it was a great ride!
The Critical Librarian
