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All The Beautiful Sinners

All The Beautiful Sinners
Stephen Graham Jones
Manufacturer: Rugged Land
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1590710088
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Book Description

Nazareth, Texas Deputy Sheriff Jim Doe plunges into a renegade manhunt after the town's sheriff is gunned down. But unbeknownst to him, the suspect-an American Indian-holds chilling connections to the disappearance of Doe's sister years before. And the closer Doe gets to the fugitive's trail, the more he realizes that his own involvement in the case is hardly coincidental. A descendant of the Blackfeet Nation himself, Doe keeps getting mistaken for the killer he's chasing. And when the FBI's finest three profilers descend on the case, Doe suspects the hunt has only just begun. But beneath the novel's pyrotechnic plotting, the deeper psychic cadences of Stephen Graham Jones's prose take hold. His specific imagery and telling detail coalesce into the literary equivalent of an Edward Hopper painting. But like the other seminal works in the genre (Fight Club, Red Dragon), All The Beautiful Sinners will unnerve you, and it will then send you back to page one to experience its mysteries all over again.

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An Utterly Confusing Pile of Words.......2006-09-22

I have to says ATBS, at the core has a decent story, that's the only thing that kept me reading this confusing, and often annoying novel. I see the positive reviews posted here, and I just don't get it? If this is a "thinking man's thriller", or if you have to go back and read it from the beginning once you are a quarter of the way through it, just to understand the novel, like one reviewer claims, then what's the point? Through the course of the novel we are introduced to 8-10 key characters, only 3 of which have any depth or backstory. We are introduced to a small town deputy who goes chasing after a serial killer who follows tornado activity, our protagonist I guess? But after about 1/3 of the novel, the deputy is relegated to a secondary role, and a young FBI agent becomes the central character, I think? Even the serial killer, who should be a menacing figure, gets watered down with a twist the novel takes 1/2 way through? Of course nothing is as it appears is what Jones is trying to tell us I guess, but the lack of consistancy when it comes to characters is headache inducing when trying to figure out who is doing what and why. We aren't given any reason to care about anyone in this novel, it's almost impossible to make an emotional investment in any of the characters as they are so weakly drawn. The dialog is choppy and hard to follow, and the dreamlike, train of thought narrative style doesn't help. I really do wish an editor had gotten ahold of this book, trimmed it down to 300 pages, and crafted a James Lee Burke or "Silence of the Lambs" like thriller from the nugget buried in the middle of this mess. I don't recommend this novel to anyone.

Read This Book.......2006-05-18

Stephen Graham Jones's All the Beautiful Sinners is a spectacular thriller written with an elegant prose style and told with sharp, cinematic imagery. Its characters, often complex and kinetic, inhabit a harsh, unforgiving America-a place where serial killers are gods and children do their bidding.

This is not a book for the squeamish, nor for the lazy. It is an intelligent read. Characters talk like real people, react to their surroundings like real people would react, but live in an extraordinary environment. It is not a difficult book, but the reader must pay attention, as readers should for any book.

If you enjoy thoughtful writing, read it. You will inhabit its landscape, will walk (and sometimes run, sometimes cradling broken appendages) with its characters, and will come to love even the darkest edges of its menacing reality.

I highly recommend All the Beautiful Sinners to anyone who loves good writing.

Pay Attention.......2004-11-29

This book forces you to pay attention to what's going on--because a lot is happening--or else you'll be forced to come back and read it again. This is a very engaging tale about perhaps the most in-depth villain I've ever read about, a young Indian Sheriff who's been searching for his sister for years, and a couple FBI agents thrown into the mix. The book is so thought-out and so involved you can't help but admire Stephen Graham Jones' abilities here. His prose is beautiful and a hell of a lot better than hacks like Anne Rice. I wish I could fully encompass what a great book this is here, but unfortunately my skills are very limited. I cannot hope to do this work justice...you'll just have to read it for yourself.

who kiddin who?.......2004-05-27

ok, so i am somewhat skilled in writing and the use of english as a first language, but this book beat me down. by the third-quarter i gave up and stopped reading. irrelevant is the ending, simply because i did not understand the book from the beginning. while 'ulysses' is not the type of material i enjoy still i made valiant efforts to decipher characters and plot but oh well, guess the butler did it?

All The Beautiful Sinners.......2004-01-11

This book challenges the reader to become involved in the story. I am so used to novels that are simply "bubble gum for the mind", that I had to start over about a quarter into the book and actually pay attention. This book is not "dumbed down". It is an adventure. The prose is beautiful. The storyline is complex, amazing and chilling. There are several different storylines that can be gleaned from this book if you choose to do so. I love Jim Doe and hope to read more books with him as a central character. This author has definitely gotten my attention!

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