The Uninvited

author: Liz Jensen

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.47

book published: 2012

rating: 4

read at: 2013/05/28

date added: 2013/05/28

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Hesketh Lock is employed as a sort of corporate troubleshooter. His Asperger's makes him good at recognizing patterns that others can't seem to see. He is sent to Taiwan to investigate sabotage at ta lumber company by a corporate whistle blower. The man he interrogates makes reference to child gods. Shortly after Hesketh leaves Taiwan, the man dies horrifically. At the same time, there are growing reports of children attacking adults in vicious ways all around the world.



Hesketh is an engaging and memorable character, with his Venn diagrams, obsession with numbers and physical and mental origami. His emotional distance from the people around him can be grating and uncomfortable to those people. At the same time, he has an almost childlike attachment to some of the people in his life. This alien detachment and childlike attachment, along with the surreal events happening around him, make for a fascinating read.



The story has horrific elements, but feels like something from television shows like Fringe or X-Files. By the end of the book, all answers are not arrived at, and you will be left with questions. This might bother some, but I preferred the open-ended nature of the book and I look forward to reading more by Liz Jensen.





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