The Line That Held Us

Posted on 13 October 2018 by David Joy

From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a remarkable novel about the cover up of an accidental death, and the dark consequences that reverberate through the lives of four people who will never be the same again.When Darl Moody went hunting after a monster buck he s chased for years, he never expected he d accidentally shoot a man digging ginseng Worse yet, he s killed a Brewer, a family notorious for vengeance and violence With nowhere to turn, Darl calls on the help of the only man he knows will answer, his best friend, Calvin Hooper But when Dwayne Brewer comes looking for his missing brother and stumbles onto a blood trail leading straight back to Darl and Calvin, a nightmare of revenge rips apart their world The Line That Held Us is a story of friendship and family, a tale balanced between destruction and redemption where the only hope is to hold on tight, clenching to those you love What will you do for the people who mean the most, and what will you grasp to when all that you have is gone The only certainty in a place so shredded is that no one will get away unscathed. New Download Books The Line That Held Us by David Joy – kino-fada.fr Eagerly anticipated, since first whisper of its impending release no pressure or anything Mr Joy THE LINE THAT HELD US turned out to be one of those elusive novels, capable of stealing the words from my mouth Fiddling with my feelings Consuming my cortex Drying up the drivel that flows easily from brain to restless fingers, following that final page It s taken darn near two months and one read through, followed by a second, only a few weeks later, to get to here a place where I feel like I Eagerly anticipated, since first whisper of its impending release no pressure or anything Mr Joy THE LINE THAT HELD US turned out to be one of those elusive novels, capable of stealing the words from my mouth Fiddling with my feelings Consuming my cortex Drying up the drivel that flows easily from brain to restless fingers, following that final page It s taken darn near two months and one read through, followed by a second, only a few weeks later, to get to here a place where I feel like I can piece together some semblanc...4.5 stars In that moment, he knew that he was standing in the midst of something that would never be forgotten, something he would carry from this place and bear the rest of his life There was no turning back That single certainty consumed him Darl Moody makes a series of bad decisions He decides to hunt out of season on another man s land He is hunting for many reasons he loves hunting, he helps put food on his sister s table, and he desperately wants to get that buck which has eluded him 4.5 stars In that moment, he knew that he was standing in the midst of something that would never be forgotten, something he would carry from this place and bear the rest of his life There was no turning back That single certainty consumed him Darl Moody makes a series of bad decisions He decides to hunt out of season on another man s land He is hunting for many reasons he loves hunting, he helps put food on his sister s table, and he desperately wants to get that buck which has eluded him for years B...4.5 starsEvery choice held consequence The Line that Held Us is a vicious, violent, dark and dirty novel about the consequences stemming from an accidental shooting deep in the Appalachian mountainsWhile out hunting one evening, Darl Moody makes a kill that has jarring consequences He thought he shot a wild boar but instead shot a man Darl decides not to report the incident and calls on his best friend, Calvin Hooper, to help him bury the body The aftermath of this decision results in a 4.5 starsEvery choice held consequence The Line that Held Us is a vicious, violent, dark and dirty novel about the consequences stemming from an accidental shooting deep in the Appalachian mountainsWhile out hunting one evening, Darl Moody makes a kill that has jarring consequences He thought he shot a wild boar but instead shot a man Darl decides not to re...I m between 4 and 4.5 stars.After reading David Joy s newest novel, I ve come to the conclusion that writers like him and Michael Farris Smith deserve their own sub genre of fiction, one that I ll call bleak tion This sub genre would contain beautifully written books in which a feeling of despair or doom is quite pervasive, and you know that something monumentally, well, bleak is going to happen See Joy s The Weight of This World or Smith s Desperation Road or The Fighter I don t mea I m between 4 and 4.5 stars.After reading David Joy s newest novel, I ve come to the conclusion that writers like him and Michael Farris Smith deserve their own sub genre of fiction, one that I ll call bleak tion This sub genre would contain beautifully written books in which a feeling of despair or doom is quite pervasive, and you know that something monumentally, well, bleak is going to happen See Joy s The Weight of This World or Smith s Desperation Road or The Fighter I don t mean this in a disparaging way, but you shouldn t read these novels in search of a belly laugh.In the latest addition to the world of bleak tion, The Line That Held Us , Darl Moody is a country boy who may not have a ton of ambition, but he has taken good care of his mother as well as his married sister and her family since the death of his father a few years before He s never done anything worse than drink one or two too many, except perhaps try and hunt a deer before the season off...Southern noir, grit lit whatever you want to call it, it s dark and gruesome, so gruesome, filled with grit, blood and rage It s the kind of book you just can t put down even though it s at times predictable and gross, because there s a lothere about family, friendship, about how the misery of the past can shape who you are sometimes It s the kind of book I can read only occasionally This one had some particularly gruesome depictions, so it took me longer to read than I thought it w Southern noir, grit lit whatever you want to call it, it s dark and gruesome, so gruesome, filled with grit, blood and rage It s the kind of book you just can t put down even though it s at times predictable and gross, because there s a lothere about family, friendship, about how the misery of the past can shape who you are sometimes It s the kind of book I can read only occasionally This one had so...Holy Moly Or maybe I should be saying Hail Mary This story is GRIT TY So much so I think anyone should be saying their prayers if they should ever encounter a Dwayne Brewer Especially one who is looking for his missing brother And 2 buddies know what happened to him You don t want to be either one of these guys as Dwayne is one big bad ass who will stop at nothing to get revenge.Will appeal to those who like that southern hillbilly noir lit with little southern charm.4 for a page turner I Holy Moly Or maybe I should be saying Hail Mary This story is GRIT TY So much so I think anyone should be saying their prayers if they should ever encounter a Dwayne Brewer Especially one who is looking for his missing brother And 2 buddies know what happened to him You don t want to be either one of these guys as Dwayne is one big bad ass who will stop at nothing to get revenge.Will appeal to those who like that southern hillbilly noir lit with little south...Southern noir, Southern grit, I guess there are several different classifications for this type of book An accidental shooting, posching outside of the official deer season, leads to untold violence Sonny is the man accidentally shot to death, mistaken for a deer, leading to a cover up, that doesn t stay covered up Revenge, one of the oldest motives in the Appalachians Okay, I m going to be honest I am wimpy and this was so violent in places it was outside my comfort zone I did admire the Southern noir, Southern grit, I guess there are several different classifications for this type of book An accidental shooting, posching outside of the official deer season, leads to untold violence Sonny is the man accidentally shot to death, mistaken for a deer, leading to a cover up, that doesn t stay covered up Revenge, one of the oldest motives in the Appalachians Okay, I m going to be honest I am wimpy and this was so violent in places it was outside my comfort zone I ...From the first second we heard about this book..my partner in crime and I went into full fangirling mode..Then it went up on Netgalley We plotted ways to beg for it We checked Netgalley a thousand times a day multiple times The book gods were good to us one day and someone messed up and let us get approved Thank you See David Joy is an author that has caught us by our dark little dried up hearts It s even to the point where we ve started going to his site and seeing what he is reading From the first second we heard about this book..my partner in crime and I went into full fangirling mode..Then it went up on Netgalley We plotted ways to beg for it We checked Netgalley a thousand times a day multiple times The book gods were good to us one day and someone messed up and let us get approved Thank you See David Joy is an author that has caught us by our dark little dried up hearts It s even to the point where we ve started going to his site and seeing what he is reading and adding even those books to our TBRs Dear Mr Joy..please don t file those restraining orders we are both too lazy and anti social to leave our houses I know I should be ashamed of myself sorrynotsorryEnough rambling On...Grit Lit, Southern Noir, Appalachian Noir whatever you call it, I call it terrific writing There s not a wasted word and so much is said without extraneous details It takes skill to develop characters so well in a relatively short book.The novel opens with an accidental death and a cover up Soon things spin out of control and Dwayne, the victim s brother, won t rest until he has avenged his brother s death They grew up in an abusive home and Dwayne felt it was his duty to protect his brother Grit Lit, Southern Noir, Appalachian Noir whatever you call it, I call it terrific writing There s not a wasted word and so much is said without extraneous details It takes skill to develop characters so well in a relatively short book.The novel opens with an accidental death and a cover up Soon things spin out of control and Dwayne, the victim s brother, won t rest until he has avenged his brother s death They grew up...David Joy is now one of my favorite authors I first read his Where all the Light Tends to Go which I enjoyed tremendously The Line That Held Us has exceeded my expectations David Joy is one of the finest writers out there Set in Appalachia we meet Darl Moody hunting out of season on another s property He makes the biggest mistake of his life when accidentally shooting Sissy, the younger brother of the meanest and most terrifying giant of a man, Dwayne Brewer Darl Moody understands that he h David Joy is now one of my favorite authors I first read his Where all the Light Tends to Go which I enjoyed tremendously The Line That Held Us has exceeded my expectations David Joy is one of the finest writers out there Set in Appalachia we meet Darl Moody hunting out of season on another s property He makes the biggest mistake of his life when accidentally shooting Sissy, the younger brother of the meanest and most terrifying giant of a man, Dwayne Brewer Darl Moody understands that he has no choice but to cover up the accident and calls his best friend Calvin Hooper to help This book is all about the consequences of Darl s actions Violent, graphically dark, and gruesome, but also filled with bea...

13 October 2018

David Joy