- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow; Mti edition (Jan 4 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061968579
- ISBN-13: 978-0061968570
- Product Dimensions: 26 x 18.1 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #184,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“Nightmarish…it’s not a book to start before bedtime. Even if you finish before dawn, Shutter Island will trouble your sleep.” (Orlando Sentinel )
“The ride this novel provides is as good as entertainment gets.” (Miami Herald )
“Startlingly original…instantly cinematic… unfolds with increasing urgency until it delivers a visceral shock in its final moments.” (New York Times )
“Combines the claustrophobia of . . . Agatha Christie . . . with the creepiness of a good Stephen King yarn. . . . Good luck putting this one down. (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review )
“A lollapalooza of a corkscrew thriller…sure to be the most talked–about thriller of the year.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review )
“There is no mystery…about how good this book is; like Mystic River, it’s a tour de force.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
“Fasten your seat belts for a bumpy, breakneck ride…utterly absorbing… is an express train with no local stops…engrossing.” (Boston Globe )
“The ride this novel provides is as good as entertainment gets.” (Miami Herald )
“Startlingly original…instantly cinematic…
“Combines the claustrophobia of . . . Agatha Christie . . . with the creepiness of a good Stephen King yarn. . . . Good luck putting this one down. (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review )
“A lollapalooza of a corkscrew thriller…sure to be the most talked–about thriller of the year.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review )
“There is no mystery…about how good this book is; like Mystic River, it’s a tour de force.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
“Fasten your seat belts for a bumpy, breakneck ride…utterly absorbing…
Product Description
Dennis Lehane's masterpiece of mystery and suspense-brought to life for the first time as a graphic novel In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, are sent to Shutter Island to find a mass murderer who has escaped from Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like federal institution for the criminally insane. As an intense hurricane bears relentlessly down on the island, the marshals are forced to piece together clues to a shocking puzzle hidden within Shutter Island, taking them on a dark, twisted journey, where paranoia assumes an air of cool rationality and the line between sanity and madness disappears... Filled with his trademark grit, insight, and pathos, Shutter Island is vintage Dennis Lehane. Now adapted for the first time as a graphic novel by internationally renowned artist Christian De Metter, this riveting story brilliantly captures our capacity for depravity and deliverance.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Creepy,
By thirteen (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shutter Island Graphic Novel (Paperback)
Not as detailed as the novel, obviously, but graphic novels don't need as many words because they include illustrations. The graphics are well-done, if a little bleak and monochromatic. It makes sense with the genre and themes, but seeing some shocking colour every now and then (like some red) would've been interesting. Nevertheless, it's done quite well.
As for the story, it is simplified, but not overly so. You can still grasp all of the important details in the story. It moves more quickly than the novel does because you can see the descriptions of the buildings and the characters rather than reading about them, but still seems very well-paced. It's never too rushed. There's a lot more character development than you would think would be in a graphic novel of only 100-something pages. There are some twists throughout the story. Some of them may feel familiar to you if you've seen any number of popular films from the last few decades. However, it's not quite done in the same, menacing way as what you will read in this book. Some of the scenes are truly weird. Worth a read, for sure.
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2.4 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe the paperback is better,
By L. Wright "LiSWright" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Shutter Island Graphic Novel (Paperback)
I bought this graphic novel because I wanted a fast read before seeing the picture. 3/4 into the book, I got totally confused. One of the problems is the drawing of the characters. Most of them are undistinguishable. You can't tell one U.S. Marshall from the other (there are two) because there are no distinguishing characteristics. They are built the same, they dress the same. I'm not an artist, but surely the artist should have made their facial characters less similar. It's all drawn in dark background, and I get that there's a storm, but even the hospital is dark. As for the writing, I got lost. I couldn't tell the dream sequences from the real-life sequences. The real author, Dennis Lehane, should have taken better control of this publication.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Stick to the novel.,
By maxmax "mmm donuts" "Maxmax" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Shutter Island Graphic Novel (Paperback)
I recently only heard of Shutter Island after seeing a barrage of commercials on TV for the movie. After a quick search on Google i realized it's based on a novel(clever,huh?). I bought the novel (of the same name) and the comic together. If your not sure which to get i strongly recommend the novel over the comic and leave the comic for fanboys and collectors. The whole thing is pretty confusing in the comic.I can't see how anyone who hasn't read the book will have a clue as to what's going on. There's simply not enough dialog. It lacks lots of the suspense of the book. As a previous review mentioned, both main characters look nearly identical and it's hard to tell one from the other sometimes. The art is pretty good but devoid of nearly all color which i guess sets the mood right about the place but it's still a little bland.
All in all i'd say read the book which is much better. 3/5 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good side kick to the movie,
By Cool Guy - Published on Amazon.com
The graphic novel truly represents the movie in all ways, its amazing that a whole novel or a movie can be squeezed into a one graphic novel. It takes a little bit of time to recognize the characters in the graphic novel as at first it might appear the two main characters Daniels and Chuck are pretty much same, but the dark tones, use of few colors to novel gives an extra edge to the suspenseful nature of the story. A good read and should accompany the movie really well.
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