outstanding and horrifying at the same time.
357024
the writing is vivid and superb-so is the movie. But it makes me ashamed that persons who serve so well are considered not people and treated so badly. Of course it is the women, who suffer the most. I highly recommend this book as educational..lets learn from this and do so much better...please
3868342
This was such a compelling story, I couldn't put it down. I just could not believe how people can be so evil, and cause so much death and destruction.  It was well written.
2148420
I read this book in one day, and it was truly chilling. This book tugs subtly at an inner fear that someone you don't know and can't see may be watching you, and it gives you a very uncomfortable, unnerving feeling. Each time I finished a chapter, I couldn't possibly put the book down; I had to know what was going to happen, and I was terrified of what the outcome might be.

The reason I give this book four stars instead of five is because it was almost too suspenseful for its own good. Each progressive chapter gets more and more thrilling, and by the end you expect to blown away. While the first 90% of the book succeeds in sucking you in and chilling you to the bone, the finale proves to be a little too predictable, and almost too rushed. By the end of the book, you have so many questions that you want answered, and the answers could be better.

This book is still a must read. I was thoroughly entertained, and had genuine fear throughout the story. I was amazed that, at the same time, you could be haunted by what you had just read, terrified of what you might read next, and even more afraid of putting the book down. This book sets such a high expectation of what will ultimately happen, that it just can't live up to its own hype.
4838575
This story immersed me in the reality of the horror and hell people experienced due to the evil of Hitler. The amount of pain and triumph over it is very humbling.
1758324
I am Canadian, so am not as familiar with war and World War 2.  The information I learned was horrifying, yet written in  captivating prose. Many times I wanted to put the book down and not return to it, but was mesmerized.
Thanks you
2822127
Fascinating reading. Gives you hope and scares the hell out of you at the same time.
155555
This book is a shock to the system, a visceral punch to the gut.  It is not that I didn't really know the content of the book, that is the individual citation of problems tearing our Country apart, it is that everything, all the devastating facts are between the covers of one book.  Even the reader who has no objection to the direction  of the Country must agree that the case Kupelian built is solid, accurate and logical.  For the reader who has lived through these recent generations of radical change as I have, it is a fearsome experience.  Fearsome not because the book is a difficult read from an academic standpoint, fearsome because I have children and grandchildren who will pay the price for what we have allowed to occur.  This is not a book to have on your nightstand by your bed.
58028
This book takes your breath away. The strength of the human spirit when faced with sheer torture and death. I was unable to put this book down.  An eye opener reassuring us that the ability to survive when forced to run and hide from the evilness of others can be achieved. Bless these people...and the courage with which they dealt with hell.
3529095
As preparation for an upcoming Dayton City Paper story I'm writing about local Dayton writer CV Hunt, I purchased an e-book edition of this novel from Amazon.com. I finished it last night, and I thought it was just fantastic: horrifying, transgressive, explicit, and shocking (and I am rarely shocked by anything in a book). If that's what you look for in a book, by all means check this one out -- CV Hunt is a talented writer who isn't afraid to take you into the darkest corners of her imagination, and her work is not to be missed.
2007126
I have never before wanted to cover my eyes and keep reading a book at the same time. The painful realities introduced in this book are so horrifying yet captivating. I found myself rushing through my errands just so I could read another chapter. I am forever grateful to this book for teaching me about the essence of southern living in the midst of racial tension. This incredible story would be best enjoyed in an environment that encourages sharing, discussion and support- especially through some of the darker portions of this fabulous story. What a truly wonderful book.
4646539
In addition to detailing aboundant blood, guts and gore, ChopShop poignantly depicts what so many organizations do when theirexistence is jeopardized: they do anything and everything to survive. In this case, it's a funeral home that is beleaguered by a widespread industry downturn, and is thus faced with the challenge of foraging for revenues.
God knows, I've toiled at several businesses that, when threatened with extinction, resorted to every imaginable sort of behavior--much of which was just as flagrantly illegal as the funeral home's savage and grisly activities depicted in this well-written book.
In light of this, I highly recommed this book as both a scintillating horror read, and a remarkable study of organizational malfeasance commonly perpetrated in the name of survival.
3234920
John's story is told so well.  The pain and suffering to be treated human is heartbreaking and infuriating.  It has always amazed me how nasty and evil people can be but even more amazing are those that overcome terror and ignorance for the benefit of future generations.  This book captures all of these elements so well.  I'm so fortunate to have read this fantastic book.
4627651
I knew that this would be a horrifying story.  It is a real account of one young woman's experience and the long term effects of torture and violence.  There was a little too much 'politics' for me but that is a big part of the story.  I appreciated her account of her real struggle with her faith and her community and family.  These events should never happen to anyone and yet it continues today.  As difficult as it is, we all need to know this happens and use our voices to stop it.
1158057
Ho-lee-cow. Awww. You know when you start reading a book, when there is just something in the very first page that captures your attention and draws you right in. Something that compels you onward and makes you keep reading just that one  more  page  That thing that makes you resent having to work, sleep, feed your family or your pets, interact with other humanoids  That. Yep. This book  that reaction. Marvellous.

Oh gosh this book is good, but its also a little hard to talk about because there is so much I want to say but I don't want to drop any spoilers. What I can say is that this opens up on most of Robyns team being seconded to a drugs raid led by DI Shearer who Robyn has a rather, how shall we put it, strained relationship with. Only what they find in one of the potential storage units is not what they were expecting. Hidden away in an old suitcase is the body of a young woman, horribly disfigured and difficult to identify presenting Robyn with a problem  finding out who she is and who would want her dead. The investigation takes a sinister turn after the team discover that another teenager is missing, but is it the same perpetrator or just an unfortunate coincidence?

What it is, is bloody exciting stuff. That opening chapter; the tension, the way in which Carol Wyer sets out quite clearly what is at stake, taking just one short chapter to set up an overwhelming feeling of claustrophobia and dread. If it wasn't so creepy Id say it was simply magical. I had no idea who the girl was and yet I was invested. I had no idea who the mystery man was but I was intrigued. I had no idea what had happened to bring us so abruptly to this amazingly tension filled moment in time but I was sure as hell going to find out.

Every chapter counted and there wasn't one moment when I wasn't poised, metaphorically gripping the edge of my seat, wanting to know what happens next. Even sensing some of the almost inevitable moments in the novel didn't detract from the engagement. There was no smugness in knowing that you were right in what you surmised would happen. That was almost a given. What you couldn't necessarily see was the who or the why, and there are genuinely moments in this book that will both shock and surprise you. The actions of the killer may be grim, but this book has, at its heart, a really tragic story, one from which there can be few, if any, happy endings.

I love the character of Robyn Carter and Carol Wyer continues to allow her to grow and engage, making me even more invested in her as a character with every new book. She is still hurting from the loss of her fianc, and trying hard to focus on the positive side of the time they had together, getting to know his no longer quite so young daughter, Amelie. She is tough and driven, with a great level of intuition, but she is also a great team player, as seen by her reluctant truce and almost fledgling friendship that evolves with Shearer throughout the course of the novel. What I like most is that while the tragedy that befell her informs her character, it doesnt dominate or define it completely. She is totally likeable and relatable and you are rooting for her at every turn.

The team are all back and if anything, getting stronger. I love the way in which they play and bounce off one another. Their characters are all developing beautifully and even the good natured banter between them feels natural and genuine. The same can be said of Robyn and her cousin Ross. Even with Shearer amazingly enough. I guess no-one saw that coming.

And speaking of not seeing things coming  That ending. Oh my golly. What the heck does that mean for Robyn I wonder. I guess, with hindsight, I should perhaps have anticipated it, but I will happily admit to being totally blindsided. I am totally intrigued now and desperate to see where Carol Wyer takes it from here. When is the next book out again?

A thoroughly engrossing, heart stopping and vengeful read that kept me captivated from the very first page. I loved it.
4745953
A horrific tale but also one of great courage. It's also a wake-up call to those who think it couldn't happen again.
3725195
From start to finish, The Revelator is riveting in its horror. The illustrations are a nice bonus, but Kloss already does an incredible job painting the picture of a charred, unforgiving landscape and what dwells upon it. It would be easy to compare the prose to some of the obvious influences, but for me it stood apart in its approach to the ghastly, using the same stern, bloody lessons of other novels, but in a language more disconnected from brutal reality. It would be easy to picture the black-winged horror that follows Joseph throughout his life penning these very words, searing the letters into yellowed parchment with the tip of a grisly claw.

I don't know the story of Joseph Smith other than in parody. The Revelator could be thought of as a re-telling, but it seems more appropriate to call it a re-imagining of the tales through a lens more satanic and ultimately more true to life. But don't think that because the story template was already there that the author only had to cut-and-paste. The language is brilliant and terrible in nature, at times reflecting the serene blackness of divine power or the putrid reality of our waking lives. It is a feat of fiction, not so impenetrable to be unreadable, but still provocative enough to elicit fear and awe in the reader. For me, it sets a high water-mark in reading for 2016 that will be difficult to find an equal to.
2454006
Unbelievable.  It is so chilling to think it really happened and there is still so much evil in the world.