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Laddar... Nineteen Seventy Four (urspr publ 1999; utgåvan 2000)av David Peace
Verkdetaljer1974 av David Peace (1999)
   Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I read this on recommendation and it's really not my sort of thing at all. Child murders, violence and corruption, and no-one with any empathy or even a shred of human decency. Short, choppy sentences and expletives throughout to make it seem dynamic and gritty but no characterization or coherent plot. I kept reading to the end in the hope that there would be some reasonable conclusion but there was just more torture. Needless to say I won't be picking up the rest of this series. (  ) SChant | Jan 15, 2018 |  part 1  stevholt | Nov 19, 2017 | Raw, gripping, dark, noir. These words are found in many reviews of this book, and I have to echo them. If you can't tolerate violence, harsh treatment of women or bad language, avoid this title. If you want a challenging, stomach churning and frustrating read this book is for you. That might not sound like a great commendation, but believe me this book is certainly a page turner. The corrupt world of Yorkshire in 1974, with journalist Edward Dunford on an evolving quest to investigate the disappearance of a series of young girls is vividly created. I have previously seen the series of TV films (excellent) based on the four books in this series - wish I hadn't but all the same a gripping read. (  ) bevok | Jul 31, 2017 | I had watched the TV adaptation of this book when it came out, and been rather impressed. The book also did not disappoint, the cloying oppressive atmosphere coming through despite the terseness of the sentences. The ordinariness and expectation of crime and violence the most horrifying thing. The past is another, grimier country, except of course, I was alive then. A tale of evil people, and it is up to the reader to decide who is the worst, the serial killer, the corrupt police and businessmen, the self-protective journalist... a proper thinking book. (  ) jkdavies | Jun 14, 2016 | Well, this was certainly a gritty noir. Set in Yorkshire, it follows a local journalist named Eddie Dunford who is investigating the murder of a schoolgirl and is convinced he's found connections to other cases. His investigation takes him into dark, corrupted places and carries a significant cost to his health and that of others. I had been warned prior to reading that this was a bit on the grim side, and the descriptions of the post-mortem were certainly that. Even more gut-wrenching, though, were the descriptions of the fights and altercations that Eddie got into, and the violence inflicted on him. I found myself getting queasy in places and having to read fast to get past those parts. Reading quickly may have contributed to my confusion about the ending; the death of an entire character escaped my notice when it first occurred, and there were parts where I wasn't sure whether Eddie was dreaming or hallucinating, or whether these events were actually taking place. I was also glad to have read another Peace book beforehand (Red or Dead) so that I could become accustomed to his writing style, which makes good use of repetition and carefully chosen phrases to bring the story to life. I would cautiously recommend this to fans of noir, especially those who are accustomed to large helpings of violence in their literature. (  ) rabbitprincess | May 23, 2015 | inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
December 1974, Yorkshire. Eddie Dunford får jobb som kriminalreporter på Yorkshire Post. Hans första uppdrag är att rapportera om det brutala mordet på tioåriga Claire Kemplay. Samtidigt försöker han hantera förlusten av sin nyss bortgångne far.Eddies instinkt säger honom att det finns ett samband mellan mordet på Claire och två andra flickor, Jeanette Garland och Susan Ridyard, som försvunnit i Yorkshire-trakten ett par år tidigare. Trots uppmaningar från flera håll om att inte lägga näsan i blöt fortsätter Eddie att gräva vidare.Bit för bit nystas sanningen upp. En död flicka med svanvingar fastsydda på ryggen, ett zigenarläger i lågor Eddies efterforskningar leder honom in i ett inferno av korruption, polisbrutalitet och sadism.DAVID PEACE [f. 1967] växte upp i Yorkshire på sjuttiotalet. 1974 är hans debut, första boken i den kvartett kriminalromaner som fått det samlande namnet Yorkshire-kvartetten [Red Riding Quartet]. Efter att i femton år varit bosatt i Japan är David Peace sedan 2009 tillbaka i Yorkshire.»Årets bästa kriminaldebut!« GEORGE PELECANOS»Den märkligaste, mest personliga och bästa nya deckarförfattaren från England.« BENGT ERIKSSON, KRISTIANSTADSBLADET»David Peace är kriminallitteraturens framtid En fantastisk begåvning.« IAN RANKIN»Unik, svårsmält, briljant.« THE OBSERVER»Fängslande.« THE SUNDAY TIMES [Elib] Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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