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Joanne Harris is, of course, best known for Chocolat -- a novel that brought readers quite as much pleasure as the substance after which it was named (and which became an equally successful movie). But is Joanne Harris’ authentic voice as an author the one that we hear in that book? Almost certainly not -- with Blueeyedboy, the second of Harris’ psychological thrillers, it is becoming clearer that the dark, threatening world she conveys in her second series of books is more provocative and disturbing than anything Chocolat might have led us to expect from her.
As in its predecessor, we are back in the Yorkshire town of Malbry, and in the company of a young man whose behaviour verges on the sociopathic. BB is in his 40s, still living with his mother and making his living with an unrewarding (in every sense) hospital job. His ‘real’ world is a virtual one. On a website which he has called ‘badguysrock’, he has an avatar -- and as the blueeyedboy of the title, he deals in deeply unsettling violent scenarios which feature people from his own life. As we enter deeper into this murky world, we learn other equally disturbing facts. BB has an unhealthy relationship with his mother, whose violent, controlling behaviour is some kind of a pointer to the unhappy man he has become as an adult. What's more, he appears to be the only surviving brother of a group of three. His dead brothers were named after the colours in which their mother dressed them, and had died in mysterious circumstances. There are so many off-kilter aspects to this world that readers will quickly discern it is only a matter of time before something very nasty happens.
Like Iain Banks’ The Wasp Factory, Harris provides us with a narrator we cannot trust -- the only thing certain is that chaos and destruction lie at the heart of this queasy narrative. Harris’ book demands patience and does not render up all its secrets immediately, but those who respond to unusual, transgressive fiction will find it worth persevering; Harris has a mesmerising tale to tell. And be assured -- Chocolat this isn't. --Barry Forshaw -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
Pressestimmen
"Delivers an almighty twist in the tale late on... brilliantly atmospheric and at times heartbreaking."
— The Times
"We all loved Chocolat, and Joanne Harris' new thriller, which follows the lives of three brothers and their dysfunctional families via a series of web journals, has the same beauty with a modern edge. A dark, intricate tale."
—Company
"An ingenious, gripping read... it terrified the living daylights out of me."
— Daily Express
"Brilliantly written, plotted and insightful... beware unreliable narrators along with a huge plot twist at the end."
— Mirror
"Engrossing psychological thriller... a novel of unusual complexity... Harris, best known for Chocolat, again shows her skill and versatility."
— Mail on Sunday
— The Times
"We all loved Chocolat, and Joanne Harris' new thriller, which follows the lives of three brothers and their dysfunctional families via a series of web journals, has the same beauty with a modern edge. A dark, intricate tale."
—Company
"An ingenious, gripping read... it terrified the living daylights out of me."
— Daily Express
"Brilliantly written, plotted and insightful... beware unreliable narrators along with a huge plot twist at the end."
— Mirror
"Engrossing psychological thriller... a novel of unusual complexity... Harris, best known for Chocolat, again shows her skill and versatility."
— Mail on Sunday
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In Joanne Harris neuem Roman geht es um einen Mörder, oder besser gesagt, es geht um Geschichten um einen Mörder, denn die Handlung besteht ausschließlich aus Internetblogeinträgen. Fiktives und Reales vermischen sich und dem Leser erschließt sich erst nach einiger Zeit und mehreren Wendungen was passiert ist und wer dahitner steckt.
faszinierendes Psychogram einer (oder mehrerer?) gestörter Persönlichkeit(en), Familienporträt, Krimi und Behandlung der Internetszene.
faszinierendes Psychogram einer (oder mehrerer?) gestörter Persönlichkeit(en), Familienporträt, Krimi und Behandlung der Internetszene.
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lange habe ich das neue buch von joanne harris sehnsüchtig erwartet und dann war es endlich soweit. dieses mal wieder etwas düsterer, das haben ja schon die ersten kritiken versprochen. die fäden der geschichte sind sehr gekonnt gesponnen, sodass man das ende nicht vorhersieht und immer wieder überrascht wird, wenn die geschichte ihre wendungen nimmt.
lest selbst, taucht ab in die abgründe dieses buches - und wer auf die deutsche übersetzung wartet sei sich bewusst, dass sich das warten loht. ;)
well done, mrs. harris!
lest selbst, taucht ab in die abgründe dieses buches - und wer auf die deutsche übersetzung wartet sei sich bewusst, dass sich das warten loht. ;)
well done, mrs. harris!
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A Dark Mindbender
23. Januar 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Ouf! Dangerous Liaisons meets Rickety Tickety Tin!
Joanne Harris always crafts a superb plot. She really must have had fun doing this one. The structure of the tale is based in webjournals like the letters in Dangerous Liaisons. As in Dangerous Liaisons, rapier-like twists leave one quite lacerated. A fascinating exploration of the creation and functioning of psychopathic minds. And like Tom Lehrer's song Rickety Tickety Tin, things become increasingly ghoulish. In this schizpophrenic world, sudden shifts in personalities and identities leave one doubting reality. Joanne Harris takes a radical departure from the pastoral French rural idylls for which she is best known- such a departure that I was regaining my breath after each new mindbender and didn't have the time to miss the trademark rustic foodie world I love so much. It was like the buildup to a rollercoaster smash. This tale was hard to put down. What a versatile author. The story and style of the book call for an intense degree of perception, which she delivers. But don't expect the gentle entertainment that her better known books offer
Joanne Harris always crafts a superb plot. She really must have had fun doing this one. The structure of the tale is based in webjournals like the letters in Dangerous Liaisons. As in Dangerous Liaisons, rapier-like twists leave one quite lacerated. A fascinating exploration of the creation and functioning of psychopathic minds. And like Tom Lehrer's song Rickety Tickety Tin, things become increasingly ghoulish. In this schizpophrenic world, sudden shifts in personalities and identities leave one doubting reality. Joanne Harris takes a radical departure from the pastoral French rural idylls for which she is best known- such a departure that I was regaining my breath after each new mindbender and didn't have the time to miss the trademark rustic foodie world I love so much. It was like the buildup to a rollercoaster smash. This tale was hard to put down. What a versatile author. The story and style of the book call for an intense degree of perception, which she delivers. But don't expect the gentle entertainment that her better known books offer
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Brilliant in Blue
21. August 2011
Format:Taschenbuch|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
Painfully beautiful and brutally honest, blueeyedboy is another amazing work by Joanne Harris. The online setting plays brilliantly on our fascination with and cautious fears of the online communities we all inhabit.
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Blueeyedboy by Joanne Harris
28. August 2010
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
I am an avid fan of Joanne Harris. Her latest was unavailable in the US so I purchased through one of Amazon's vendors in the UK. Very, very dark novel! But, as always, a riveting narrative.
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