Full Throttle
Autor Joe Hillen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 oct 2019
Cât de adânc poate coborî sufletul uman înainte ca întunericul să devină ireversibil? În Full Throttle, remarcăm o cartografiere sângeroasă a fricii, unde cotidianul se sfărâmă sub greutatea unor forțe de nepătruns. Considerăm că această antologie nu este doar o simplă colecție de gen, ci o odisee prin labirintul psihicului, unde fiecare dintre cele treisprezece povestiri funcționează ca o oglindă deformată a realității. Apreciem modul în care atmosfera devine sufocantă, fie că ne aflăm în iarba înaltă din Kansas sau pe drumurile arse de soare din Nevada, ritmul narațiunii fiind unul de o tensiune constantă, aproape fizică.
La intersecția dintre Skeleton Crew de Stephen King și Tall Grass de Anne Myers, această carte combină măiestria clasică a horror-ului american cu o sensibilitate modernă, viscerală. Dacă în Heart-Shaped Box autorul explora bântuirea prin obiecte blestemate, iar în NOS4A2 construia o mitologie a răului rătăcitor, în Full Throttle acesta revine la forma scurtă pentru a demonstra o precizie chirurgicală în manipularea groazei. Remarcăm continuitatea temelor sale predilecte — pierderea inocenței și confruntarea cu mortalitatea — însă aici ele capătă o nuanță mai sobră, mai fatalistă. Stilul este sobru, dar presărat cu momente de un lirism straniu, transformând fiecare „miniatură” într-un studiu despre vulnerabilitate și secretele care ne devorează pe interior.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1473219906
Pagini: 496
Dimensiuni: 154 x 233 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
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De ce să citești această carte
Pentru cititorii care caută o experiență atmosferică și tulburătoare, Full Throttle oferă o incursiune de neegalat în horror-ul contemporan. Veți câștiga o perspectivă unică asupra modului în care suspansul poate fi construit din elemente banale, precum un bibliobuz sau un lac liniștit. Este recomandarea noastră pentru fanii prozei scurte care nu se tem să privească direct în fața abisului, beneficiind de semnătura unui autor aflat la apogeul puterii sale narative.
Despre autor
Joe Hill, pseudonimul literar al lui Joseph Hillstrom King, este un scriitor american de renume, fiul celebrului Stephen King. De la debutul său cu Heart-Shaped Box, Hill s-a impus ca o voce distinctă în literatura horror și fantasy, evitând să se bazeze doar pe moștenirea paternă. Opera sa, care include titluri precum Horns și seria de benzi desenate Locke & Key, este caracterizată printr-o atenție meticuloasă la detaliul psihologic și o capacitate rară de a transforma fantasticul în ceva palpabil și terifiant. Numeroasele sale lucrări au fost adaptate pentru televiziune și cinema, consolidându-i statutul de maestru modern al suspansului.
Descriere
In this masterful collection of short fiction, Joe Hill dissects timeless human struggles in thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including "In The Tall Grass," one of two stories co-written with Stephen King, basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix.
A little door that opens to a world of fairy tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping ground for a gang of hunters in "Faun." A grief-stricken librarian climbs behind the wheel of an antique Bookmobile to deliver fresh reads to the dead in "Late Returns." In "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain," two young friends stumble on the corpse of a plesiosaur at the water's edge, a discovery that forces them to confront the inescapable truth of their own mortality . . . and other horrors that lurk in the water's shivery depths. And tension shimmers in the sweltering heat of the Nevada desert as a faceless trucker finds himself caught in a sinister dance with a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in "Throttle," co-written with Stephen King.
Featuring two previously unpublished stories, and a bevy of shocking chillers, Full Throttle is a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears.
Recenzii
“In his new collection of short stories, Joe Hill shows how insanely good he is at shocking, terrible, whoa, cover-your-mouth-and-gasp endings . . . . Seamless and finely crafted work.” — New York Times Book Review
“This collection cements Hill’s reputation as a versatile master of scares both subtle and shocking.” — Publishers Weekly [starred review]
“Hill’s latest collection of short stories is compulsively readable. Thirteen stories weave in and out of gritty realism, whimsical folklore, and futuristic sf, flowing from one to the next in a fast-paced journey through the surreal. Hill fills each story with shocking plot twists, excellent worldbuilding, and satisfying kismet.” — Library Journal
" Hill is a versatile talent, and this kaleidoscopic collection whirls from crime premises that sound like they could be out of a hardboiled noir, to lyrical and magical-realist works dripping with atmosphere and impressive visuals, to midwestern gothic nightmares straight out of the ’70s horror heyday. Across them all, Hill’s clear voice and talent rings through loud and clear." — barnesandnoble.com
“Hill calls to mind Harlan Ellison at his absolute best, with a penchant for cruel characters learning hard truths.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“Full Throttle is a great collection and just more proof that Hill is one of the great storytellers of the early 21st century. Highly recommended.” — SFF World
“This new collection of short fiction by acclaimed horror and suspense writer Joe Hill proves that Hill can do it all.” — CrimeReads
“A four-pack of mayhem in this sparkling collection of short novels. . . .Worth waiting in line for, if you’re a Hill fan. If you’re not, this is the book to turn you into one.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on STRANGE WEATHER
“Every piece is driven by anxiety and unease and feature Hill’s trademark characters who feel absolutely real. But it is also the sense of place that dazzles, whether it’s a sinister version of Narnia in ‘Faun,’ on a coastal pier in ‘Dark Carousel,’ or on a plane as WWIII breaks out in ‘You Are Released.’ Hill lulls the reader into deep enjoyment, even as the terror lies just around the corner.” — Library Journal [starred review]
“[I]n times like these, when real-world terrors outstrip our night terrors, how can a novelist possibly compete? Joe Hill, the author of several terrifying bestsellers, rises to this challenge in Strange Weather.” — Washington Post on STRANGE WEATHER
“[A]nother must-read from a increasingly impressive storyteller [...] Strange Weather speaks to the versatility of Joe Hill’s craft, telling deeply disturbing stories in which cataclysmic forces of nature seem like a gentle rain when set against the actions of villains who are all too human.” — barnesandnoble.com on STRANGE WEATHER
“The Weather quartet unleashes a perfect storm of styles, from a slow-burn thriller to ethereal sci-fi, all told with a consistently strong voice…. Hill whips up emotional moments in all four that strike like lightning and thunderously rumble your soul.” — USA Today on STRANGE WEATHER
“Original and gripping, a page-turner.” — George R. R. Martin on THE FIREMAN
“[The Fireman] reaffirms [Joe Hill’s] gifts for riveting attention and pushing genre conventions to new extremes. ” — New York Times Book Review on THE FIREMAN
“[A] superb supernatural thriller . . . a tremendous, heartrending epic of bravery and love set in a fully realized and terrifying apocalyptic world, where hope lies in the simplest of gestures and the fullest of hearts.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on THE FIREMAN
“[An] undeniably readable work.” — Booklist (starred review) on NOS4A2
“A genuinely scary novel filled with people you care about; the kind of book that still stays in your mind after you’ve turned over the final page. I loved it unreservedly.” — Neil Gaiman on HEART-SHAPED BOX
“Powerful . . . a fast-paced plot that crackles with expertly planted surprises and revelations . . . a truly memorable debut.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on HEART-SHAPED BOX
“[An] inventive collection . . . brave and astute.” — New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice) on 20th CENTURY GHOSTS
“[O]ne of the best [horror] collections of the year.” — Locus on 20th CENTURY GHOSTS
Descriere scurtă
Thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including “In the Tall Grass,” one of two stories cowritten with Stephen King and the basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix.
A little door that opens to a world of fairy-tale wonders becomes the blood-drenched stomping ground for a gang of hunters in “Faun.” A grief-stricken librarian climbs behind the wheel of an antique Bookmobile to deliver fresh reads to the dead in “Late Returns.”
In “By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain”—now an episode on Shudder TV’s Creepshow—two young friends stumble on the corpse of a plesiosaur at the water’s edge, a discovery that forces them to confront the inescapable truth of their own mortality. And tension shimmers in the sweltering heat of the Nevada desert as a faceless trucker finds himself caught in a sinister dance with a tribe of motorcycle outlaws in “Throttle,” cowritten with Stephen King.
Replete with shocking chillers, including two previously unpublished stories written expressly for this volume (“Mums” and “Late Returns”) and another appearing in print for the first time (“Dark Carousel”), Full Throttle is a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears, and demonstrates this exceptional talent at his very best.