Todd Hayes has composed a desperate adventure, complementing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, in which fear stars as both protagonist and antagonist, the ultimate motivator and the corrupter of mankind. Prepare to be swept into The Hollow, a beastly cyclone of obsessive reasoning, where introspection is fatal and where fear is king.
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The Hollow - Exposing Fear,
This review is from: The Hollow: A Novel (Hardcover)
In his book The Hollow, author Todd Hayes exposes the motivating factor of the human mind - FEAR. As you follow the main character, Dr Sidney Thorn in his research of the criminal mind, you begin to question your own thoughts and behaviors. Hayes explores the horror of murder, the supernatural and man's darkest deeds. Pulled into the intriguing web of characters, and circumstances. I read well into the night - and watched the shadows in my room with growing aprehension. As the plot develops, author Hayes delves deep into the wealth of evil and horifing icons humans have created. Dr. Thorns's reasearch has gone awry...or has the truth of human nature simply been exposed for us to view? You'll have to decide for yourself!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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What is your FEAR? - Todd Hayes brings Fear to life ...,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Hollow: A Novel (Hardcover)
Thought I'd break this up into 3 parts. Can't wait for more from Todd Hayes.On Todd Hayes Writing Style: The Characters are vivid. Todd's writing style uses just a few descriptive words, but those words bring the characters to life, and make them feasible. The images are real and I was able to "see" the characters and locations. This is a fresh idea using serial killers, human genetics and fear to combine into a winning story. This was a quick read for me, but one I really wanted to last. A Short Caution: I guess the only caution I could mention would be a couple of sexually descriptive scenes, but they are few. The novel is sort of split into 2 voices, the first being masculine, the second feminine and the third a combination of them both, at least that was my take. On "The Hollow" : Is there a human gene that can cause violence? Is there a relationship between violent behavior and fear? In "The Hollow" Todd Hayes has created a world filled with psychotic criminals, but as you journey along you really wonder about some of the doctors. Dr. Sidney Thorn's research at Cook County Jail consisted of testing for metal levels in the blood stream of violent offenders he has come to the conclusion than an elevated level of manganese in the blood was consistent in over 75% of those researched. Not only does this get him a spot on the Oprah show, the prestigious MacPhearson Grant, a lab at The Crystal Institute, but also William "The Headsman" Brandy has been transferred from prison to become the center of his research study group. His old friend Gus is one of the administrators and Sidney trusts him completely. The graveyard like Dr. Tiki and his sister Helen have big plans for The Crystal Institute and waste no time in putting Brandy into a media dog and pony show. The other residents in the violent ward are to be at Sidney's disposal for his study. But then the young and lusty Vicky shows up on the scene. Sidney's wife Audrey is suspicious because of his late hours, but it's not an affair of the heart that is keeping Sidney away. It's much more involved than that. Where exactly is The Crystal Institute getting enough funding to survive? Who is Vicky? Is there a "Killer Gene" that can be identified and a cure to be found? These are just a few of the questions that are answered in "The Hollow". The one that I had on my mind after reading was `What is MY fear' ?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Creepy, Insightful Fun,
By M. Carnahan (Falls Church, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Hollow: A Novel (Hardcover)
The Hollow starts, appropriately, in the green room of the Oprah show. From there, the book grows only more bizarre. This dark and funny novel takes the reader on a thrill ride through the twisty corridors of the heart, mind and soul, with a few stops at funhouse mirror rooms along the way. Prepare for some unexpected opportunity for self-examination, as this book takes what, at the start, seem to be rather mundane fears, and turns the amperage up full blast. Although the plot deals with creepy, seamy, ugly aspects of human nature, even the basest of characters has a recognizable, and in some cases surprisingly sympathetic, humanity. It's a wild ride. I'm ready for Todd Hayes' next book.
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