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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What is your FEAR? - Todd Hayes brings Fear to life ..., August 4, 2000
By A Customer
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' ?
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