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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just Ok., July 21, 2009
David Pierce is in desperate need for a job. He has a wife and a child to take care of. When he is offered the job as an advisor at Hydro Development. The plant has recently been re-opened after being shut down for a while. When the mutilated body of a farmer and the disappearance of a little girl where thought to be connected with the plant, the company shut it down. Now Hydro Development is ready to get up and running again. David will be the man to help them do just that.
Dan Flint works for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The FERC is has its eye on Hydro Development, especially after it was reported that the plant has supposedly tainted the water. A child caught some fish that had some strange growths. Dan senses something honest in David. He contact David and asks him to help him get the goods on the plant. Neither one of them could ever imagine the nightmare that awaited them.
The first few pages of this book is a definite attention grabber. The Bone Factory is a quick read. For me the star was David. I didn't expect this from him. He seemed like a by the book type of guy. He turned out to be a tough guy. He really stepped it up when it counted the most. If you have never read anything by Nate Kenyon then now is a good time to give him a try with The Bone Factory. It left me wanting more of a really good author.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decently horrifying, July 9, 2009
As with all good authors, Nate Kenyon improves with each book. His first novel, Bloodstone, was merely okay; its successor, The Reach, was good. The Bone Factory continues to show Kenyon's growth as a writer: it may not be perfect, but it is still a good horror novel.
At first glance, The Bone Factory is reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining. Both involve an unemployed father bringing his wife and child to a isolated area for a new job. In addition, the child has some sort of psychic ability that clues her in to possible danger. The similarities end there however. David Pierce is actually a nice guy and is not in danger of becoming another Jack Torrance.
That's not to say that all will go well when David, wife Helen and daughter Jessie move to a tiny community on the U.S./Canadian border. David is going to work for a hydroelectric company to help set up a new plant; it seems like a dream job, especially since David lost his last job under unpleasant circumstances. Not all is going well at the job, however, as it is undergoing investigation for possible pollution.
This, however, may be a secondary concern for David. The family that once occupied his new house left after their daughter disappeared in the local woods, an event that is particularly frightening to a protective father like David. In addition, Jessie is being plagued by more visions of monsters, especially a "blue man". And, as the reader knows, even if the Pierces don't, there is definitely something malevolent in the woods.
I read a lot of horror fiction, so it's hard for me to be really wowed over by any but the really outstanding books. The Bone Factory doesn't fit in that category, but it is well-written horror that should impress the more casual fan of the genre. Even if you're more of a die-hard fan, you should not be disappointed.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
creepy horror thriller, July 1, 2009
Worried for the future especially their daughter Jessie, David and Helen Pierce are reaching the bottom of their savings. He is currently trying to get work having quit his last job when his superior stole his ideas without giving him any credit; his supervisor's boss sided against David so he left. In retaliation they blacklisted him as a malcontent in the industry; no one will hire him due to the lies.
Hydro Development is building a hydroplant in an isolated area of Quebec. Michael Olmsted interviews and hires David for the position of completing the plan and overseeing the development of the reservoir in tiny Jackson. David and his family relocate to Jackson in the winter so can do little on the project. Jessie is clairvoyant, but her parents are in denial unable to accept the paranormal especially with their child. They soon learn the house they currently reside in, once had a little girl who just vanished without a trace; as did one of the searchers. Jessie and David see a shadow being, but both assume it is their active imagination while Helen fears she is being watched by a stalker though she sees no one. None of them understands the danger they face while a local deputy sheriff has stumbled onto a horrific site in the nearby woods that unless a miracle occurs could be the next stop for the Pierce trio.
There is a growing sense of foreboding as animals and fish look strange and a psychotic person disappears. Jessie's visions increase that feeling as the reader senses like she does something is coming for her. As the Pierces put together the puzzle pieces, their chances of survival decreases; their only hope to get out alive is if David can find the missing links that relate the incidents to the project. Fans will enjoy Nate Kenyon's creepy horror thriller as the next stop for the Pierce family appears to be a one way ticket to hell.
Harriet Klausner
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