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Castle: A Novel
Castle A Novel
Author: J. Robert Lennon
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ISBN-13: 9781555975227
ISBN-10: 1555975224
Publication Date: 3/31/2009
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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susieqmillsacoustics avatar reviewed Castle: A Novel on + 1062 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book was nothing like I expected. I was curious to understand what was going on and that kept me reading through the first half. It began to seem the protagonist had some issues from his past and I wanted to know why. There were some unexpected dark twists in the second half and I couldn't put it down then. It is unique and somewhat disturbing in the end.
missymagpiesmom avatar reviewed Castle: A Novel on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I was pleasantly surprised how into this book I got. I don't know if pleasant is exactly the right word though, because this book set me on edge. I ended up reading it in 3 days. Couldn't put it down. I spent the first half of the book waiting for the main character to come unglued and go "postal" on someone. I spent the 2nd half of the book having a great deal of sympathy for him instead. Through my reading from page 1, it's very hard to either hate or really like this guy--he's so "anal" in his activities that he seems without personality--but be/c of the lack of personality you can't really hate him either, he's not exactly a bad person. If you read the back cover of the book you might get a clue about how the book will end up but I didn't think too hard about it and so when the end came I wasn't exactly surprised but I WAS impressed with how the author handled the subject. It seems to be obvious what sort of statement he is trying to make about the current political situation, but at the same time, he uses our main character to show how people trying to do the "right" things can be led astray.

There's a lot more I could say about this book, but I don't want to give too much away, but suffice it to say I was very, very impressed, for lack of a better word, and I really valued its originality.