HE EAGERLY AWAITED NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF A SIMPLE PLAN
Eerie, terrifying, and unputdownable, The Ruins is Scott Smith's first novel since his acclaimed debut A Simple Plan earned rave reviews and stormed bestseller lists.
The Ruins follows two American couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group -- the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig.
This is what happens from the moment the searchers -- moving into the wild interior -- begin to suspect that there is an insidious, horrific "other" among them....
Anonymous
2023-05-26
Boken Ă€r skriven i en intensiv och klaustrofobisk ton och utforskar mĂ€nniskans förmĂ„ga att överleva i en extrem situation. Den tar upp teman som rĂ€dsla, paranoia och den mĂ€nskliga naturens mörka sidor. Smith skapar en stĂ€mning av obehag och spĂ€nning genom att gradvis avslöja de fasor som lurar i ruinerna och hur karaktĂ€rerna tvingas möta sina egna inre demoner. Boken har ocksĂ„ blivit filmatiserad under samma namn. Filmen behĂ„ller det grundlĂ€ggande konceptet frĂ„n boken men skiljer sig nĂ„got i berĂ€ttandet, tonen, karaktĂ€rer samt slutet. Ăven om filmen fĂ„ngar den klaustrofobiska stĂ€mningen och skrĂ€ckelementen i berĂ€ttelsen, anser jag att boken Ă€r mer djuplodande och psykologiskt komplex.
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