The Wych Elm

Par : Tana French
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  • Nombre de pages513
  • PrésentationBroché
  • FormatGrand Format
  • Poids0.42 kg
  • Dimensions13,0 cm × 19,7 cm × 3,3 cm
  • ISBN978-0-241-37953-0
  • EAN9780241379530
  • Date de parution05/09/2019
  • ÉditeurPenguin Books

Résumé

One night changes everything for Toby. He's always led a charmed life — until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatized, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family's ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby's arrival, a discovery is made : a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden.
As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past and himself.
One night changes everything for Toby. He's always led a charmed life — until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatized, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family's ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby's arrival, a discovery is made : a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden.
As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past and himself.

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Nathalie F. - 9
2/5
“ Corny, bland writing ”
The story line is not so bad but the writing technique is appalling. Adjectives such as "bobby" and "cool" are everywhere and the word "alien" is used as simile so many times I lost count. The characters, bar the uncle, are either rather thin, corny or barely credible. The ending is predictable, although it needn't be, but unfortunately the unravelling of the mystery is so awkwardly sloshed on the page that there is no real surprise. As for the so-called climax, it may not be plausible but it is certainly worth a cringe. I had read the other reviews before buying this book and I can't believe it was such a success. It would seem that quality writing is not a criteria for a bestseller.
The story line is not so bad but the writing technique is appalling. Adjectives such as "bobby" and "cool" are everywhere and the word "alien" is used as simile so many times I lost count. The characters, bar the uncle, are either rather thin, corny or barely credible. The ending is predictable, although it needn't be, but unfortunately the unravelling of the mystery is so awkwardly sloshed on the page that there is no real surprise. As for the so-called climax, it may not be plausible but it is certainly worth a cringe. I had read the other reviews before buying this book and I can't believe it was such a success. It would seem that quality writing is not a criteria for a bestseller.

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