Pig Island is a 2006 novel by British writer Mo Hayder. The novel is nominally a thriller which mixes elements of the detective novel with more overt horror influences. It reached number 8 on the Sunday Times bestseller lists, the author's highest position to date.
Darrell Squires of The Western Star said that the "use of dark and heavy atmosphere creates an almost crushing sense of dread and ennui", but that the main character's "style of telling the story is slangy, sometimes a little too casual and flippant".[1]
Plotedit
Joe Oakes is a journalist famous for his ability to dismantle supernatural events linked above all to the so-called "gurus". After the appearance of an amateur video that for a moment shows a figure in the distance with human features but with a demonic tail on the so-called Isle of Pigs in Scotland, Joe receives an invitation from the new leader of the local sect to visit their community and to write an article about their religion.
Critical receptionedit
Peter Guttridge of The Guardian said that this novel, in comparison to Hayder's previous novels, "has moved into disturbing territory around sex that makes Tod Browning's Freaks seem like a Doris Day movie" and that Hayder shows the "commitment she brings to her neo-gothic horror tale".[2]Entertainment Weekly reviewer, Jennifer Reese, gave it a "B−", saying that "this novel is merely creepy, a skin-crawling cross between The Last Seduction and Splash."[3] A Montreal Gazette reviewer said that "it is the almost languid pace of the horror that is unsettling" and that "the ending is sudden, shocking and splendid".[4]
Referencesedit
^Squires, Darrell (16 June 2007). "Mystery read surveys dark territory". The Western Star. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^Guttridge, Peter (23 April 2006). "A red letter day in Dullsville". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^Reese, Jennifer (28 February 2007). "Pig Island (2007)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^. Montreal Gazette. 14 April 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
External linksedit
Telegraph author interview from time of publication
Review from ReviewingTheEvidence.com
April 17, 2024
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