She Wakes
by Jack Ketchum
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Author: Jack KetchumEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09
ISBN: 084395423X
Number of pages: 355
Publisher: Leisure Books
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Book Review: Ketchum's foray into the supernatural succeeds, by and large
Summary: 4 Stars
She Wakes is unique among the Jack Ketchum books that I've read in that it's his first genuine supernatural horror novel. Typically, Ketchum's horror is more human, based in the depravity and violence people can show to each other, whereas She Wakes becomes a complicated tell involving Greek mythology and a vengeful deity. I was a little curious to see how Ketchum would fare outside of his typical material, and it turns out that he handles it all pretty nicely...once he gets to the point. There's a lot of setup in She Wakes, and without some of the realizations and details you get in the second half of the book, some of the early action just seems petty and cruel, to say nothing of borderline misogyny. The book's second half allows you to look a little differently at some of the characters, but you can't help but wonder if some of the book could have been trimmed without losing much of the impact. That being said, I've always argued that Ketchum succeeds because of his strong willingness to focus on characterization, and She Wakes has lots of it; unfortunately, when the horror is more supernatural, that characterization seems to matter less and ultimately feels a little discarded by the end. I feel as though I'm doing nothing but complaining, when in fact, I enjoyed the book quite a book; the absolute mayhem that breaks out in the book's closing half is superb, with a true sense of terror and creepiness that testifies to Ketchum's talent. And that says nothing of the ending, which Bentley Little should take some notes on to see how to handle his (often similar but weaker) climaxes. It's not typical Ketchum, and it's not his best, but it's still a damn good horror novel, and I'm all about finding those.
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