This isn't "mystery lite. Start with his short fiction. I was deeply hooked. Be aware, most of what I've read from this author is what people label "horror.
But you need to go into Stephen Graham Jones' writing with an eye for the bigger picture. If you do that, his novella, Mapping the Interior , will have the capacity to blow you away. I'm still behind on his work, myself. I buy when I can, as much as a very limited budget and a tendency to be an indiscriminate book lover will allow.
This is my first long, long piece of his fiction I've read. But it is definitely his distinct style. Jones assumes his readers possess an intellect. He has a tendency to parachute you right into the middle of a plot, also assuming you've been intimately acquainted with the psychology of his main characters for the last 10 years or so. Maybe more. In my case, with this book, he assumed a little too much with the blonde reader chick, and I kept getting lost.
It almost cost him a star pages or so from the finish line. I caught back up by the ending, though. That ending was epic. Real cowboys-and-Indians stuff. Not kidding. Like I said, though, this one won't be for everyone. It ticked a LOT of boxes for me. I'm from Texas. Scariest scene in The Wizard of Oz was that damn tornado. Forget the flying monkeys, man. And Steely Dan? Are you serious right now? I tracked down a near-mint hardback with the gorgeous cover and damn glad I did. It will sit with pride on my bookshelves til the day I die.
Fan for life. Sep 10, Laurel rated it really liked it Shelves: horror , mystery , more-than-meets-the-eye. The underlying story deserves 5 stars, the pacing, delivery and writing deserves 3, so I'm giving it 4. A slow start, but not so slow it lost my interest, but oddly the story didn't seem to really emerge for me until pages or so in. Or maybe the story changed at that point, revealed itself, and that's when it became really appealing.
Initially I didn't understand the comparisons made in the blurbs for this book, to Red Dragon and other similar books, but by the end it fulfilled the promise. My greatest frustration had to do with how hard this was to follow at times. The prose is wonderful, inventive, nothing like I read from other authors. Jones is amazing at crafting his words to draw you in and make you feel the story.
It's an early example of this author's work though, and having read later stories I know how polished he is. Jan 15, Don Gillette rated it it was amazing. I would have a difficult time believing anyone who told me they read this book once and understood everything they were reading, but those parts I did understand were so far out there and so vividly imaginative that there was a night or two where I woke up, opened my eyes, and found the book right in front of me--I literally could not just put it away and go to sleep.
I've been a fan of Stephen Graham Jones' books and stories since I read the first one, but so far in my reading, All the Beautiful I would have a difficult time believing anyone who told me they read this book once and understood everything they were reading, but those parts I did understand were so far out there and so vividly imaginative that there was a night or two where I woke up, opened my eyes, and found the book right in front of me--I literally could not just put it away and go to sleep.
I've been a fan of Stephen Graham Jones' books and stories since I read the first one, but so far in my reading, All the Beautiful Sinners is the most intriguing. I can't say it's the best because they're all great, but it is the one I have to read again It's a complex tale with complex characters; a serial killer novel where the reader is plunged into the psychology of killer, cop, and in a roundabout way, victims.
If you're looking for light reading, look elsewhere--and don't read it when you're tired. You'll need all your concentration. Oct 04, Kenneth Barber rated it really liked it. This story centers on a Native American named Jim Doe. When he was a child, a tornado hit his hometown. His sister and best friend disappeared and were presumed killed.
Jim is haunted by this tragedy feeling that he should have been able to save them. Jim suspects that the two were kidnapped by a figure dressed in a fireman suit. In his dreams he identifies this man as the Indian. Jim is taken in by the sheriff and joins the police force. When the sheriff is killed by a man that matches the desc This story centers on a Native American named Jim Doe. When the sheriff is killed by a man that matches the description of the Indian, Jim sets out to capture him. Jim also hopes to find out what happened to his sister and his friend.
The plot is complicated by two Texas Rangers who are after the same suspect. It develops that children come up missing after tornadoes in other areas. Are these cases connected or coincidence?
Mar 17, Adrienne rated it really liked it Shelves: bookcrossing. It is not a fast nor easy read. I found the prose rather confusing sometimes.
The author had a tendency to write people speaking the way people sometimes speak instead of in complete, coherent sentences. The subject had a lot of violence with children, which is always hard to read. I also got confused sometimes about what was "real" and what was "imagined" in the book, and the different trails for the killer s. Finally, the main character was supposed to be stoic, but often just felt one-dimens It is not a fast nor easy read.
Finally, the main character was supposed to be stoic, but often just felt one-dimensional. However, the narrative was interesting. I'm not a fan of thrillers often, so I think someone else might enjoy this book much more than me. Soooo… there is a lot I can say. Not yet, but eventually. This will take multiple reads. I also plan on getting my hands on the original version of the book to get a better feel for the story, as I realized at the end that the online version was a complete overhaul.
I read other reviews mentioning FBI agents, all of which was cut, leading me to think I was insane and somehow blacked out parts of the book, lol! I then read an old blog post written by Jones about how he changed a good deal from th Soooo… there is a lot I can say. I will report back eventually to update this. Overall: if you love thrillers, following multiple timelines, juggling characters with conflicting mentalities, and the blurry lines between dreams and reality, this is it!
Mar 04, Jade rated it really liked it. Alternating between the real and the illusory, All the Beautiful Sinners can be a challenging read. But the story is well worth the read and revisits for its densely rich prose and strongly imaginative surrealism. With an hypnotic quality similar to that experienced with Dermaphoria, the frequent comparison of SGJ to Craig Clevenger feels most apt.
Mar 29, Cadence rated it it was amazing. I was so pleased to find this book at a local bookstore - I've really enjoyed Stephen Graham Jones' other works, and this was no exception. It's creepy and compelling, moving forward in an exponential sort of way - slow at first, and then gathering speed more and more quickly, building a world that mixes fantasy and reality perfectly.
I loved it, and I'll definitely be passing it on to others! Feb 17, Ellen rated it liked it. I adored Mongrels by SGJ and was eager to read another of his books. This one was intriguing, it was good, but I didn't love it. I did get confused at times and the story dragged a bit but considering I'm not usually a fan of crime novels, I did enjoy it.
Mar 24, Brenda Clark Thomas rated it it was amazing. Excellent book. This story will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat. SGJ is a fantastic writer. Feb 22, Sheldon Locke rated it it was amazing. A re-imagining of the genre. Read it! Sep 22, Discount Compost rated it it was amazing. Nov 05, April rated it really liked it Shelves: noir-and-dark , native-american , overpages , author-not-white-male , thriller-or-spy , rural-america.
I couldn't follow all of the names and I guess that's what keeps you guessing about who the killer is and who the bad guys are, but I just got confused by the end. Jul 21, Diversity Horror rated it it was ok. I thought because I enjoyed films about crime thrillers, I'd also enjoy a crime thriller novel.
So either I was dead wrong, or this book just wasn't that great a thriller. Don't get me wrong, it's well written, but for some reason "All the Beautiful Sinners" could not keep my attention, and plodding through it felt like a chore.
A good thriller needs to keep you on the edge of your seat, grab your attention so you can't put it down until you've read it cover to cover. And while there were definit I thought because I enjoyed films about crime thrillers, I'd also enjoy a crime thriller novel.
And while there were definitely scenes like that, especially towards the end, a lot of the book was so overly-complex that the intensity and pace started to suffer. I felt like their were a lot of details and scenes that just bogged down the story, and really didn't need to be in there. And it was often difficult to tell who was talking and doing what, and whose POV was being used.
I ended up having to create a list of the characters so I could keep track of who was who, and I had to keep going back and re-reading certain parts, which definitely ruined the mood.
Plus, trying to capture the killer's jumbled mind and insanity came off as more confusing then crazy. To be fair, I tend to prefer "trashier" action thrillers; the writing doesn't have to be Hugo award winning as long as the story is gripping and exciting. So I wasn't exactly expecting such a dense read. It just didn't seem to fit the genre. It's like going into a film expecting it to be a fun, cheesy, B-movie, and instead you get an artsy French film.
It's not that the French film is bad, it's just not what I was looking forward to, or mentally prepared for. Okay, I know this sounds like a silly complaint "Oh boo hoo, this book is too smart for my simple brain! While the book felt slow to start, the last third was definitely intense, the exact type of thriller I was looking for, and I couldn't put it down. Honorable Intentions PDF. Il cuore nero dei servizi PDF.
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