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| It's meat pickin' season. |
"What do you want?" Emma asked, crying.
"Shhh."
Somewhere, in its ancient heart, the house creaked once more.
The Bodies Left Behind, Jeffery Deaver
In The Bodies Left Behind, Deaver personifies two houses, the first where the murders occur, and the second where his protagonist, Brynn, ends up trapped with one of the murderers.
So how does Deaver's use of personification make his novel a Buzzard Bone pick? The houses take on humans' dark personae. The first, with its ancient heart, creaks, as if sighing with regret right before the murders occur. This doubles, triples tension. Would you rather read: The old house creaked, or . . . Somewhere, in its ancient heart, the house creaked once more?
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So how does Deaver's use of personification make his novel a Buzzard Bone pick? The houses take on humans' dark personae. The first, with its ancient heart, creaks, as if sighing with regret right before the murders occur. This doubles, triples tension. Would you rather read: The old house creaked, or . . . Somewhere, in its ancient heart, the house creaked once more?
CLICK A LINK TO READ A REVIEW
August 7, 2011 - Deadly Currents, a cozy mystery novel by Beth Groundwater http://buzzardbone.blogspot.com/2011/08/07-aug-2011-review-deadly-currents-by_07.html
June 15th, 2011 - The Lock Artist, by Stephen Hamilton
http://buzzardbone.blogspot.com/2011/06/08-june-2011-review-lock-artist-steve.html?spref=bl
May 19th, 2011 - The Danes Murders, a true crime novel by Patrick Haley - http://buzzardbone.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-danes-murders.html
