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None of it appeared to be connected at first. Then it hits with a bang as Fletcher twists and weaves the plot and its characters in many dark directions. We have bigoted Little Englanders, immigrants trying to work hard to be accepted and the frictions that certain tabloids stoke between these two groups.
Fletcher builds the tension throughout the book with skill. Edie and the Candle, her otherworldly guide, have a battle of wills.
The economic and political frictions tear people apart. It also examines how the isolation of living in a place like Ravenglass causes depression and an austerity of love. This is all set to the backdrop of the notorious Sellafield nuclear plant and the Eskdale weapons testing centre, and the dark expanse of the Irish Sea that stretches out of that coast.
Of course being a Tom Fletcher book so we are treated to some fine supernatural horror. The Candle has plans for our world and Edie in her craving to fulfill her potential pens up a doorway to a place darker than Hell. This conflict between good and evil ramps the horror in the final third of the novel.
Dec 21, John Xero rated it really liked it. A solid four stars. The Ravenglass Eye is a slow burning horror with splatters of visceral gore that builds to an ending laden with brutality. Not for the faint-hearted, but then, if you're squeamish why are you reading horror? One character in particular wields a very recognisable brand of bigotry, blended with certain perversions.
Some of his scenes lef A solid four stars. Some of his scenes left me feeling deeply uncomfortable, but in a way that contributed to the book - definitely not a criticism. The horrors creep into the story. In building the characters and the town the influence of the impending evil shows itself in fits and starts. In fact the 'bad guy' seems fairly non-threatening at first, but, of course, that's the greatest trick ever played, isn't it?
The Ravenglass Eye has 36 ratings and 4 reviews. Jo said: Edie works in a pub in a small town in Cumbria. She has these visions that only seem to get wor. Edie is a barmaid at The Tup in the small town of Ravenglass. So far, so normal. But when she is caught in a freak earthquake she subsequently develops 'The.
By the time you realise, it's too late. And towards the end, what has been lurking around the edges of the novel suddenly rears up and explodes across the page in a gush of blood and guts that had me grimacing and wincing. My only complaint would be that the book felt unfinished.
The actual ending, after building to great heights, peters out a little. I won't go into details for spoilers' sake , and you shouldn't let it put you off reading the book, but it's a shame.
The Ravenglass Eye is horror to make you afraid of the dark places, and the old abandoned places. It doesn't require deeper thinking if you're just looking for something to make you shudder, but if you choose to look, there is more to it than initially meets the eye Dec 15, Will rated it really liked it. Esme rated it did not like it Jun 30, Benjamin Judge rated it really liked it Apr 03, Sharon rated it really liked it Oct 21, Jeanette Greaves rated it really liked it Sep 04, Matthew Davis rated it really liked it Jul 04, Jonathan Oliver rated it really liked it Mar 06, Mark Cassell rated it did not like it Dec 31, Ross Warren rated it liked it Nov 09, Emily Best rated it liked it Dec 17, Louise rated it liked it Sep 09, Anthony Watson rated it really liked it Oct 01, Phil rated it really liked it Dec 17, Kazzy Stallwood rated it really liked it Oct 01, Adrian Kennelly rated it it was ok Sep 07, Shona rated it it was ok Jul 18, James Vincent rated it liked it Sep 10, We see events through her eyes, yet she is not a terribly likeable character, seeming flaky and directionless at times.
This provides an element of the unreliable narrator that enhances the mystery and lends an ambiguity to the story. Yet conversely, this helps to create the uncomfortable feeling that the reader is an outsider who has wandered into a locals-only pub. Ultimately, Fletcher is too talented a writer to leave these characters feeling like cardboard cut-outs and he fleshes out their back-stories with consummate skill. It is refreshing to see a writer, with just a couple of novels under his belt, having the confidence to try something different and if the reader can get comfortable with the voice of the piece they will be rewarded with an evocative novel which thrusts the reader right into the centre of a gothic, supernatural mystery.
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