Mystic River by Dennis Lehane Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Mystic River
Book Review: Magnificent, haunting novel,
Summary: 5 Stars
so haunting, that after reading the book I have been unable to watch the movie, despite all the acclaim the movie has garnered. The book has been reviewed beautifully here, and I can't really add any new insight. Simply my heartfelt recommendation. A book you will not forget.Book Review: More Satisfying than the Movie
Summary: 3 Stars
My favorite Dennis Lehane books are the Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro series. These are not actually as well written as Mystic River and The Given Day, but they engage me more. I started reading his books after seeing the movies based on Mystic River, Gone Baby Bone, and Shutter Island. Lehane writes great stories, and I enjoyed Mystic River even though I'd seen the movie first. I had forgotten how it was resolved. I prefer Patrick Kenzie as narrator and having the focus on only 1 character.Book Review: Mystic River
Summary: 5 Stars
Service was fine and book arrived in a fairly timely manner. I actually expected it to arrive sooner than it did. Most of my purchases do arrive more quickly.Book Review: On my Top List
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I first read this book several years ago, I recently read it again. Despite the passing of 6 years, Mystic River still remains on the top of my list of favorite fiction. A heartbreaking tale, it's almost common place in real life sends a message to parents, children, and friends alike. In the blink of an eye a life can change and Lehane brings this point across time and time again in his portraying of the ties that bind. A true classic in the genre of modern day crime.Book Review: Powerful
Summary: 4 Stars
Three young boys from the mean streets of Boston lives are forever altered when one of them is abducted. Jimmy Marcus and Sean Devine did not get in the car with the two men who turned onto their street one day, but Dave Boyle did. Although Dave manages to escape from the pedophiles the friendship is never the same and all three men move on with their lives. Sean is now a police officer, Jimmy a reformed mobster who spends a few years in jail and changes when his wife dies while he is away, leaving him to raise their daughter Katie. Dave is married but hasn't done much with his life, still harboring the pain of his past. All three of these men's lives come together again when a teenaged Katie is murdered; Sean is the lead investigator, Jimmy is wracked by grief and guilt, and Dave becomes increasingly unraveled as many of his secrets become exposed.
Powerfully written with unforgettable and complex characters, this is one of the best suspense books I have read in a very long time. Each character seems so real they almost come off the page. You empathize with them; shake your head at their weaknesses but care about each one. The language is real, the situations are real and the question of morals and ethics is explored time and again. Good people do bad things; sometimes bad people can do good things, and there is a strong sense of karma throughout the book. The `what if' questions of making a different turn on a given day and the consequences are explored and the scars that are left on three boys as they mature into men is examined in their day by day reactions to Katie's death.