- Paperback
- Publisher: Main Street Books; Reprint edition (Mar 1 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385473516
- ISBN-13: 978-0385473514
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #58,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
An electrifying, unforgettable novel that unfolds with the logic of a Greek tragedy, Carroll's parable on moral cowardice starts out as a quirky romance in laid-back southern California but gradually descends into nightmare. Max Fischer, a Los Angeles cartoonist, is a bachelor when he moves in with eccentric, opinionated Lily Aaron, a restaurant manager, and her precocious 10-year-old son, Lincoln. Sensing that Lily is hiding something, Max hires a detective and does some snooping of his own. He discovers, to his horror, that Lily's ex-husband is nonexistent, a fabrication, and worse, that Lily--whom he deeply loves--is a kidnapper, having stolen Lincoln as an infant. When Lily eventually confesses to her crime, which she committed as a college dropout fleeing drugs and an abusive boyfriend, Max decides to marry her anyway and create a stable family. But seven years later, when Lincoln, now a sullen, crack-addicted adolescent, discovers Lily's crime and the reputed identity of his real parents--tragic events unwind with terrifying inevitability. Carroll ( Outside the Dog Museum ) writes with uncompromising honesty about how secrets gnaw and kill.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
YA-An all-absorbing story that begins with warmth, light, and humor. Max has found the seemingly perfect mate in Lily, who comes with the seemingly perfect son, nine-year-old Lincoln. They marry and form the seemingly perfect, loving family. When Max begins to realize that their life is a lie, he searches Lily's past and learns that she kidnapped Lincoln as a baby. The love that flowed between them as a young family will die if Max tries to right this long-ago committed wrong, yet doing nothing is equally as devastating. When 17-year-old Lincoln finds Max's diary, however, the now rebellious, angry teen takes matters into his own hands and commits suicide. Readers may wonder why Lincoln, before even finding the diary, changes so drastically from a fun-loving, adoring son to the totally defiant opposite. The transformation seems exaggerated, since love, attention, and general concern were constants in his life. But the book is filled with truths and values that could perhaps open teens' eyes to the problems (both everyday and extraordinary) that parents face. A moving and very sad book.
Bunni Union, Geauga West Library, Chesterland, OH
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Bunni Union, Geauga West Library, Chesterland, OH
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A nightmare in three parts,
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This review is from: After Silence (Paperback)
JC has always been very deceptive in his style: simple language, many fantastic elements, and heartwarming moments. However, all these elements are accompanied with severe dark fantasy or even horror.I find this book to be the most extreme example of what I just cited. A deceptively simple story starts with the hero falling in love with a single mother, goes on with his discovery and eventual acceptance of the mother's dark secret, and ends with the consequences of such an an acceptance. It is a love story that ends like an ancient greek tragedy: complete devastation. In an uncharacteristic manner, this story has very little fantasy in it and all of it crammed at the very end which makes the feeling of devastation strangely real and permanent. I highly reccomended it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic, but...,
By ucso.mikeh@state.ut.us (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: AFTER SILENCE-P331074/3 (Hardcover)
I can't tell you much, because I read this book a long time ago, but I do remember that I loved it. I only give it four stars, however, because (and maybe it's just me...I'm not the brightest person in the world) I had no idea what happened at the end. He totally lost me. If someone can enlighten me, would you please e-mail me. I would appreciate it. Aside from that, I feel Carroll is one of the best four or five authors working today. All of his books are amazing. He writes with such grace and force, that I am often amazed. Read him!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not his best, but still a must-read.,
By A Customer
This review is from: After Silence (Paperback)
It's not Carroll's best book, but saying that is like saying the 9th wasn't Beethoven's best symphony. A wonderful book with such effective characterization (Carroll's forte) that the characters haunt you long after you finish. Perhaps my best recommendation is that I read the whole thing in one day. I began at 10pm one night, and finished at 4:30 the next morning. I tried to stop reading about 3am, and got as far as turning the light off, but in the end I got back up and read the rest of it
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