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The God of the Woods - Liz Moore

The God of the Woods

By Liz Moore

  • Release Date: 2024-07-02
  • Genre: Family Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 4,592 Ratings
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR

A NEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER" and "BEST CRIME NOVEL" OF THE YEAR

PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR

“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR

“This expertly paced thriller …has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries.” —The New Yorker

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.

As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

Reviews

  • Bad ending

    4
    By AYA&RD
    The storyline was good, but the ending made me feel like “that’s it?!”

  • Absolute Page Turner

    5
    By Joe126548
    If you want to fall into an immersive story then this is it. The characters are so well-developed and the writing is incredibly suspenseful. I never knew what was coming next! The end is slightly abrupt but not at all bad, I think I would dislike any ending because I never wanted to put this book down.

  • Women’s evolution Period piece

    5
    By kyfdf
    Unfortunately women like Alice were far too many in the 60s and 70s. Fortunately women like Judy existed too.

  • 4.5 stars

    4
    By Shalene Woods
    Page Turner, had good characters and the setting was amazing but the end fell a little flat. I think it could have come together more. I was looking to see Alice snap out of it and search for her daughter, and to stand up to Peter.

  • Excellent

    5
    By Shannon0527
    A wonderful read, loved it.

  • I couldn't put it down!

    5
    By vhyo9
    From the very beginning I was captured by her writing and the tenseness of the story. Introduction of new characters was just right and unnerving.

  • Great suspense and storyline

    5
    By SAL0967
    Bored with book si had been reading, I grabbed this looking foe a good suspenseful mystery. This was perfect. I loved the storyline and enjoyed every plot twist and written word until the end.

  • Great read!

    4
    By Meme112
    Really liked this book, kept me interested the whole time and suspenseful up to the very end. Beginning was a little slow and somewhat hard to keep track of all the names and characters but really liked it.

  • Excellent

    5
    By Mkb3232
    Good plot. Even better characters.

  • God of the Woods

    5
    By irw52
    Loved everything about the book. The writing, story line, cadence, characters and the compassion. Ending was great!

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