All the Colors of the Dark
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Chris Whitaker
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).Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on TodayA 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.”—People1975 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.
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Author
Chris Whitaker
Pages
864
Publisher
Diversified Publishing
Published Date
2024-06-25
ISBN
0593949005 9780593949009
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"Easily one of my top books ever - this one is worth the hype. An epic tale of love, friendship, loss, and persistent hope. Patch and Saint’s childhood friendship becomes central to their life stories, motivation for selfless acts, playing out in entirely unexpected ways. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
Jackie Davidson
"This was such a beautifully written book. Very complex, tragic and character driven. There was so much going on with many interest points for me. I can see where some people might think it’s slow or too long, but that played into the character dynamics and plot. The only negative for me was sometimes the authors writing made it hard to understand certain sentences, and I’d have to re-read things for them to make sense to me. For such a large book, I plowed through this in 2 day! Amazing. Never read a book like it. It did remind me a bit of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch with the character driven writing and tragic story telling as well as Jennifer Hartman’s stories!"
Taylor Nagy
"DNF<br/>I really hate giving up on a book but my TBR is too long to continue this story. It is dragging and I’m throwing in the towel. Maybe I will finish it at a later date."
Kristy West
"This book tore my soul out, dropped it into a bucket of boiling tears, and then sent it through a meat grinder. I will require 5 to 7 business years to recover."
tortured starry eyes
"Rating and review to come"
Amanda Steelman
"(Jan book club)"
Lara Niles
"It was an interesting story but not one of my favorites "
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Rosalba Salway
"There are modern day authors, who seemingly have learned great lessons from wonderful authors of the past: Dickens, Tolstoy, Steinbeck, Twain etc. One such author is Chris Whitaker. I base this assumption on the two books that I’ve read by him: The Colors of the Dark being perhaps the better novel. Well drawn characters buffeted by the troublesome circumstances of their lives such are Patch, Saint, Misty, Grace, Sammy etc. This massive well told story is one that I did not want to end-the sign of a great novel. There are twists and turns and : At times, I thought there were missteps by Mr. Whitaker; I even thought that the novel was perhaps 100 pages too long. However, I changed my mind and I’m glad that I took the journey."
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Matt Harris
"'All the Colors of the Dark' is a truly captivating story, it's tragic in so many ways and also beautiful in others. Phenomenal writing, this is a literary masterpiece. <br/><br/>This story spans decades of love and loss, tragedy and success. The pacing is slow and very character driven however the short chapters make it an easy page turner. <br/><br/>Please do not sabotage your enjoyment of this book by expecting a fast-paced thriller, this is not that. It is infact, so much more. <br/><br/>For fans of 'Where the Crawdads Sing' and 'All the Ugly and Wonderful Things'"
hannah
"Too long. Could be cut in half. But the ending was great.
Girls keep getting kidnapped. Then Patch gets kidnapped and is with a girl named Grace.
Eventually escapes.
Dr. Tooms and Eli Aaron are blamed. Dr. Tooms goes to jail (but he is innocent) Gave abortions to girls. Then Eli Aaron would kill them for sinning. Eli on the run.
Patch finds Grace. Eli is Grace’s dad. "
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