Pines Author: Visit Amazon's Blake Crouch Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1612183956 | Format: PDF
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Blake Crouch on How the Television Series Twin Peaks Inspired PinesOn April 8, 1990, the pilot episode of Mark Frost and David Lynch's iconic television series, Twin Peaks, aired on ABC, and for a moment, the mystery of Who Killed Laura Palmer? held America transfixed. I was twelve at the time, and I will never forget the feeling that took hold of me as I watched this quirky show about a creepy town with damn fine coffee and brilliant cherry pie, where nothing was as it seemed.
Read on to find out what is was about Twin Peaks that inspired Pines at www.kindlepost.com.
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Starred Review Ethan Burke is on his way to the small town of Wayward Pines to find two fellow federal agents who have gone missing. He has a bad car accident on the edge of town, waking up in the hospital and not at all sure of what is going on. The psychiatrist on staff tells him that he has suffered a brain injury and warns him not to leave, but he takes off anyway. The town sheriff is less than helpful, and, with no ID or money, Burke can’t reach his superior or his wife, and he starts fearing for his sanity (reminiscent of Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island). Matters turn ominous when Burke finds the ravaged body of one of the missing agents and realizes he needs to run for his life. Clearly, despite the idyllic beauty of Wayward Pines, something is seriously out of kilter: a helpful bartender disappears, picnicking mothers turn homicidal, and seemingly innocent children display maniacal tendencies. The suspense builds to an almost unbearable point, culminating with a twist that ratchets it up even further. Fans of Stephen King, Peter Straub and F. Paul Wilson will appreciate this genre-bending, completely riveting thrill ride, which mixes suspense, horror, science fiction and dystopian nightmare all rolled up into one unputdownable book. — Stacy Alesi
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- Series: The Wayward Pines Series, Book One
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (August 21, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1612183956
- ISBN-13: 978-1612183954
- Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I did not finish the book. I have read in multiple places that the ending is quite a twist, but just can't be bothered for a number of reasons.
1. the protagonist is unlikeable. Now, I have read books with anti-hero or unlikeable protagonists, but usually that is where you are meant not to like the protagonist or feel for the protagonist or identify with the protagonist. Here, it is clear we are supposed to like, identify with and feel for Ethan. Here are some reasons why I could not do any of that:
2. He is a federal agent, but acts like a spoiled child from the get-go. In what world do you walk into a hotel and expect to be given a free room with no identification, no means of payment, etc? Merely by saying "I'm a federal agent", as if that entitles you to anything you want?
3. Same answer with regard to the local sheriff. At the beginning of the book, before he knows what is going on, he again believes the local sheriff must take him at his word and do what he says because he states "i'm a federal agent."
4. He repeatedly thinks to himself that "I"m a federal agent, these people have to do what I tell them" which is not reality even if he had his credentials, let alone when he does not.
5. He walks around barely able to move because of alleged excruciating pain but won't go to the hotel - again before he knows what is going on.
6. All of his early decisions are idiotic. I'm going to go into this bar and demand free food. I'm going to go to this hotel and demand a free room. I'm not going to take a shower. I'm not going to stay in the hospital despite enormous pain.
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