All the Colors of the Dark (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 903 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD • From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl).
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A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews
“Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women
“Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion, obsession, and love.”—People
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.
When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This atmospheric listen is like a thriller, a romance, and a coming-of-age story all at once. In a small Missouri town in the mid-’70s, teenage outcasts Saint, a beekeeping tomboy, and Patch, the one-eyed son of a single mother, are each other’s only friend. When Patch sees the most popular girl in school getting abducted, he fights the stranger off her, only to get held captive himself. Author Chris Whitaker (We Begin at the End) follows both Patch and Saint over 25 turbulent years after that fateful day. Practically each short, tight chapter ends on a cliffhanger, which makes it almost impossible to stop listening. Veteran narrator Edoardo Ballerini keeps the focus on the characters’ intense emotions as the story unfolds. This powerful novel lingered in our minds long after we stopped listening.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful writing
This book tells a story that unfolds over many years. I loved the characters. The plot dragged a little in the middle, but overall a really satisfying listen.
Really liked it, but tries to do SOO much
Okay, to be clear, I liked this book because I’m a dork. HOWEVER, it tries to do 10 million different things and I think a lot of people will find that frustrating.
It’s like Silence of the Lambs/Stand by Me in the beginning, with a Forest Gump/the Notebook middle and a sprinkle of Shawshank Redemption in the end… and it’s all tied up with a very convenient and tidy bow. Horray.
All that being said, I think the author is a beautiful writer. My suggestion, don’t read anything else while reading this book and try to finish it fairly quickly, if you put it on the shelf for a month and try to continue you’ll probably hate it.
Must read…
I absolutely loved every single moment of this book. I listened to some of the chapters multiple times because I wanted to make sure I took in every detail. I wasn’t ready to let go of this book and I’m so sad it’s over.