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Title: In the House of Fletcher
Author: Jeffrey Koval Jr.
Narrator: Violet Darke
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-23-17
Publisher: Jeffrey Koval Jr.
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
A group of friends return to their place of childhood legend and roam the grounds of an abandoned hospital in the woods of Deptford County. One is drawn to a sealed iron door on the top-most floor of the facility.
Members Reviews:
A Scary Ride, with a Twist
"In The House of Fletcher" is a gem for story lovers. It is a well-paced tale of friends looking to explore their unknown treasure in the woods. Koval gives us memories both universal and personal, we are one with his narrator and abhor the behavior of his antagonists. The story shocks with a major twist, and is not settled until the perfectly-crafted final page. Fans of the horror genre, as well as those who just like a good yarn will enjoy this one.
Loved It!
Worth the read, really great book.
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I like horror novellas. I like abandoned hospitals. I like unreliable narrators. I like surprises. And I really liked this book.
Four Stars
Short, creepy, and just the right amount of mysterious.
Get the Audible Version of this Story! It makes the story sing!
In the House of Fletcher is one of those newfangled "slipstream fantasy" books. Compare Impressionistic painting to the traditional style, and you have a nice analogy to describe what makes slipstream books so
appealing--and sometimes frustrating--at the same time. Slipstream fantasy does not spoon feed you
accurate information at all--it is often deliberately misleading, confusing, especially if you
find yourself liking the characters and wanting to figure out what happened to them.
I am reviewing the audio copy of In the House of Fletcher, which has used a technique I have never
seen before: the audio reader actually helps you figure out the true story behind the plot. And
the plot is incredibly in-depth despite itself: it appears to be one guy's recollection of himself
and his friends exploring the now abandoned "Benjamin Macy Memorial Hospital". But nothing,
absolutely nothing is what it seems to be at first. Even the time the piece is being read aloud in should be
questioned.
The problem with slipstream fantasy is the line between: "Hey, that's deep and cool" and "what is going
on I am lost" is easy to stumble over. The audio version of this story makes the story much more interesting.
Even if you have the written copy, you should buy this.
If you like puzzles, I highly recommend it. Violet Darke has a beautiful voice, a nice tempo, and
a good sense of how to introduce when new characters invade the plot. It should be noted that Violet
has a very silken, feminine voice: there is no way she could be interpreted as the main character
who redefines "unreliable narrator" within the text. The fact she was chosen for this plot should
be noted.
Spoilers Abound Hereafter:
If the story was read aloud by the unreliable narrator, it would be almost trite. Basically,
it would boil downb to the story of a guy who uses a phantom to escape a murderous trio of
men, then pays the homicidal phantom back by giving the phantom two of his best friends from
when he grew up. The unreliable narrator is obviously the leader of a pack of four boys
who grow up to be young men.
However, the fact that a woman who appears to be interested in imparting information to someone
changes the meaning of the text.