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Lädt ... When These Mountains Burn (2020. Auflage)von David Joy (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I loved this book! Last year, I read David Joy's previous novel, The Line That Held Us, and was blown away and knew that I needed to read more of this amazing author's work. Well, I finally had the chance to sit down and read his newest book and found it to be equally impressive. This was one of those books that I did not want to put down once I picked it up and felt moved by the story. This book deals with the difficult topic of drug abuse. I found the descriptions to be incredibly vivid and sometimes eye-opening. Several different perspectives come together to tell this tale of desperation. From an addict, we see the uncontrollable need for the next high and how the entire focus on his life has become centered on doing whatever necessary to get the drugs he needs. From the parent of an addict, we see how much they want to help and their frustration with how little they are able to actually do. We get to see law enforcement take steps to cut off the supply and how slowly the system move. This book is set in the mountains of North Carolina and I really felt those mountains come to life in this story. The characters were very well-developed and the descriptions were incredibly vivid. The writing was beautiful despite the rather harsh reality of the story. I was really drawn into the story and wondered how things would eventually work out for these characters that I had grown to care about. I would highly recommend this book to others. I found this to be a beautifully written tale of desperation and the need to take steps towards change. I am now considering myself to be a card-carrying member of the David Joy fan club (is there such a thing?) and will definitely be planning to read more of his work in the future. I received a digital review copy of this book from G.P. Putnam's Sons via Edelweiss. Joy never disappoints! Favorite passage "There was always this uneasiness when he reached the edge of the Boundary. Boundaries were strange to begin with -- what belonged to who, and who belonged to where-- all of these imaginary things treated as concrete so that our lives were governed by nonsense. It was hard to wrap his head around the meaninglessness of it all, but every time he crossed that line he got anxious. The Boundary was a blessing and a curse, a place where he felt at once safe and trapped, but he knew he could not stay there anymore." Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:Winner of the 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing Acclaimed author and "remarkably gifted storyteller" (The Charlotte Observer) David Joy returns with a fierce and tender tale of a father, an addict, a lawman, and the explosive events that come to unite them. When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail him out of trouble one last time. Frustrated by the slow pace and limitations of the law, Raymond decides to take matters into his own hands. After a workplace accident left him out of a job and in pain, Denny Rattler has spent years chasing his next high. He supports his habit through careful theft, following strict rules that keep him under the radar and out of jail. But when faced with opportunities too easy to resist, Denny makes two choices that change everything. For months, the DEA has been chasing the drug supply in the mountains to no avail, when a leadâ??just one wordâ??sets one agent on a path to crack the case wide open . . . but he'll need help from the most unexpected quarter. As chance brings together these men from different sides of a relentless epidemic, each may come to find that his opportunity for redemption lies with the o Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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When These Mountains Burn is a book about addictions and especially a book about grief. As I'm sure you know, opiates steal thousands of souls every day. In North Carolina, where When These Mountains Burn take place (I believe), in 2018 alone, an estimated 79% of drug overdose deaths involved opioids. It's an epidemic that is literally destroying our society, tearing families apart.
David Joy's When These Mountains Burn tackles this horrible subject in a fast-moving story crime story, one that is focused on the bonds of family, father and sons, and the horror of addictions and the hope of healing.
The novel is about Raymond Mathis, Denny Rattler, DEA Agent Ronald Holland, and addiction. Mathis is attempting to save his son from opiates and is trying to carry on without his wife who is deceased. This impulse to rescue his son is ruining him, both emotionally and financially. Denny Rattler is a Cherokee Nation member and heroin addict. Denny commits calculated, small crimes to get funding for his next high. Holland is a DEA Agent who has lost his belief in the criminal justice system. Holland is a mercenary, in it for money and excitement. As the novel progresses, Raymond’s son dies with Denny in the room. Simultaneously, Agent Holland investigates the murky drug-world of Western North Carolina.
These three men, through the weight of unavoidable decisions, become entangled with one another. A vigilante, a junkie, and a lawman float through Appalachia’s hills. Things get violent, unexcepted alliances are formed, and it ends in a very surprising way.
And I personally found the ending to be incredibly powerful and moving.
With memorable characters, ingenious plotting, and attention to detail, and often, moving prose, Joy has written a masterful work of crime fiction. It's unforgettably powerful and quite visceral. Don't miss out on reading this novel.
David Joy is truly a gifted storyteller. I look forward to reading more of his work. ( )