
Where All Light Tends to Go
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Narrated by:
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MacLeod Andrews
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David Joy
In the country-noir tradition of Winter's Bone meets Breaking Bad, a savage and beautiful story of a young man seeking redemption.
The area surrounding Cashiers, North Carolina, is home to people of all kinds, but the world that Jacob McNeely lives in is crueler than most. His father runs a methodically organized meth ring, with local authorities on the dime to turn a blind eye to his dealings. Having dropped out of high school and cut himself off from his peers, Jacob has been working for this father for years, all on the promise that his payday will come eventually. The only joy he finds comes from reuniting with Maggie, his first love, and a girl clearly bound for bigger and better things than their hardscrabble town.
Jacob has always been resigned to play the cards that were dealt him, but when a fatal mistake changes everything, he's faced with a choice: stay and appease his father, or leave the mountains with the girl he loves. In a place where blood is thicker than water and hope takes a back seat to fate, Jacob wonders if he can muster the strength to rise above the only life he's ever known.
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Jacob dreams of being able to leave small trash loserville with his high school sweetie Maggie.
Things start to spiral out of control when his father begins to make some even worse decisions which involve Jacob. Will Jacob get revenge, will he fall in his father's footsteps, or will his dream of getting out of town with Maggie come true?
This story is solid. It kept me wanting to listen on mainly because of the narrator's performance. He sounds like Matt Mcconaughey, with a deep sexy Southern Drawl. David Joy really makes Jacob come to life. His character is rich, complex and pure. The reader/listener will like him immediately, but become frustrated with his poor environment and his family ties.
Where Are The Light Tends To Go moves a little slow for a short book. I did enjoy the book and the narration, but it was missing something- which was character development beyond the our main character (which was very deep).
Overall I would give it 4 stars. Depressing book, but beautifully read and great main character.
Where No Light Ever Shines
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As an added bonus, the narration is spot on perfect, with enough Southern accent to be believable, but not too much so as to appear cliched.
I really loved this book
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Simply great!
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Powerful
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Dark, but well done
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another great one from david joy
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Dark Art
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extraordinary!
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The story kept me wanting to know more and more and listened almost non stop until it was over. Definitely will be looking at other novels by David Joy
Very interesting and quick listen
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This book did get a movie it is called Devil's Peak, and Billy Bob Thornton is Jacob's dad, currently streaming on HULU. I normally don't watch adaptations because they ruin the books, and casting never matches, but Billy Bob as Charlie gives me hope!
excellent
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