This being my first review, I just want to say that I don't plan on going to in-depth unless I really really like the book. I won't spoil anything and won't spend time explaining the plot when you can just look it up and see for yourself.
I finished The Hunter just a couple days ago, which is now a film starring William Dafoe. I picked it up when I was in Hawaii for something to read on the plane rides. It has an interesting perspective--it's a very close third-person that goes into first-person stream of conscious. It takes awhile to get used to, but it works with the pacing and setting, and most importantly, what I think the theme of the novel is--being lost. Leigh explores the feeling of being lost in many ways, some more obvious than others.
My major complaint is the last 50 pages or so. They feel sudden and disconnected from the rest of the novel, almost like it was an short story beforehand. Even the writing feels a little different, which I could buy because of character development...if it was first-person and wasn't rushed. I feel like Leigh thought the pacing was too slow and sped things up to the end, but I would have been content on reading another 100 or so pages before the conclusion.
I had some other minor issues, including things not being explored enough or dropped completely and characters doing a couple things I didn't buy according to how they acted in the novel as a whole.
Overall, its definitely worth a look. Even though the POV is a little odd, it's an easy, quick read--it just won't go down as one of my favorites.
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