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Title: The Holm Oaks
Author: P. M. Hubbard
Narrator: Michael Fenton Stevens
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-27-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Jake Haddon inherits a house from his uncle. On first viewing it seems innocuous enough, but as the story develops there is a mounting sense of doom. It is obvious that something horrific is going to happen, but not quite what or to whom. This tale of obsession has a pace and momentum that drag the listener to the end.
Members Reviews:
Essential
A very small cast of characters is placed within a foreboding landscape of windswept beach and the titular wood, with early indications of an impending disaster. The climax, when it comes, is baroque and horrible and nowhere near what the reader expected. The book is deliberately paced, taking its time to set up the mood and characters, and in this the mastery of P.M. Hubbard is second to none. The setting and the violence it contains will stick in memory for a very long time. Also of particular interest is the ambiguity of the narrator/protagonist: not everything he says should be taken at face value. This is essential reading - one of the best novels of suspense ever written - not for the squeamish, though.
Dark and brooding!
This is an unrelenting book, and one that is not easy to read. It is a book that I think will haunt me forever. I highly recommend that you read it, but I'm not sure if anyone will see this because I'm the first reviewer on a book that was written in 1968! I had a bit of trouble finding this one, but I'm glad I perservered. Hubbard creates a creepy and relentless book. Do not read this if you're craving comfort in a mystery story. I would mark this as a connoisseur's book. If you like real mystery with all kinds of atmosphere then this is the book for you. I think the most remarkable thing about the book is the tone. It is a beautifully managed tone that is flat and realistic, but sensitive. It creates an atmosphere of desolation and oppression that lead to an inexorable end. You are certain all the way through that something truly horrible is going to happen. This is a true classic!
Absorbing but unsatisfying writing
Hubbard does effectively carry the reader along with his story, but his characters are all unbelievably obsessive. In the end the motivation seems either lacking or incredible, so the action is unsatisfying. You feel manipulated, as in a horror film that relies too much on music and effects without any actual content.
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Title: The Holm Oaks
Author: P. M. Hubbard
Narrator: Michael Fenton Stevens
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-27-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Jake Haddon inherits a house from his uncle. On first viewing it seems innocuous enough, but as the story develops there is a mounting sense of doom. It is obvious that something horrific is going to happen, but not quite what or to whom. This tale of obsession has a pace and momentum that drag the listener to the end.
Members Reviews:
Essential
A very small cast of characters is placed within a foreboding landscape of windswept beach and the titular wood, with early indications of an impending disaster. The climax, when it comes, is baroque and horrible and nowhere near what the reader expected. The book is deliberately paced, taking its time to set up the mood and characters, and in this the mastery of P.M. Hubbard is second to none. The setting and the violence it contains will stick in memory for a very long time. Also of particular interest is the ambiguity of the narrator/protagonist: not everything he says should be taken at face value. This is essential reading - one of the best novels of suspense ever written - not for the squeamish, though.
Dark and brooding!
This is an unrelenting book, and one that is not easy to read. It is a book that I think will haunt me forever. I highly recommend that you read it, but I'm not sure if anyone will see this because I'm the first reviewer on a book that was written in 1968! I had a bit of trouble finding this one, but I'm glad I perservered. Hubbard creates a creepy and relentless book. Do not read this if you're craving comfort in a mystery story. I would mark this as a connoisseur's book. If you like real mystery with all kinds of atmosphere then this is the book for you. I think the most remarkable thing about the book is the tone. It is a beautifully managed tone that is flat and realistic, but sensitive. It creates an atmosphere of desolation and oppression that lead to an inexorable end. You are certain all the way through that something truly horrible is going to happen. This is a true classic!
Absorbing but unsatisfying writing
Hubbard does effectively carry the reader along with his story, but his characters are all unbelievably obsessive. In the end the motivation seems either lacking or incredible, so the action is unsatisfying. You feel manipulated, as in a horror film that relies too much on music and effects without any actual content.