A word of advice: Don’t read this book if you are at home alone. I tried it, and it scared me silly. My husband could not come home fast enough!
Isolation is a story about a missionary family home from New Guinea feeling exhausted and full of questions and doubts about their time overseas. James, the husband/father of the family, decides a move to rural North Carolina will be just the thing to refresh their spirits. It will give them time to bond together as a family once again and it will give him time to do some writing he has been wanting to do. So the family of four moves to a massive abandoned home built by a wealthy man and now used for missionaries in need of a break. The home is beautiful, but secrets lie within. . .
This is a great story to read if you are in the mood to get spooked. It really is scary, almost too much so if you believe in a spiritual world. Thrasher does a great job building up suspense and dropping just the right amount of clues to keep you guessing. I also liked how he dealt with some tough questions that we as Christians like to avoid, but have to answer.
I think this book was well-written. However, I’m not really sure what I think about the genre – Christian horror would you call it? I guess I feel a bit strange about it, because had it been a movie I probably would not have watched it as I tend to avoid movies with demonic themes. He did portray the supremacy of God, so no problem there. Anyone out there read a book similar to this? Any thoughts?
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February 4th, 2009 at 7:33 am
It sounds like just the book for me. Already added it to my Amazon wish list.
February 4th, 2009 at 9:49 am
I’m intrigued now. I don’t read religious fiction as a general rule, unless it involves pondering big, cosmic questions, but this sounds interesting. I’ll have to check it out!
February 4th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
(If you care to read an additonal review on this novel to gain more information, you can find one here: http://hopeofglory.typepad.com/into_the_fire/2008/09/self-imposed-is.html)
February 4th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
To be honest, when I first started reading your review, I thought of when I first saw “Psycho.” Unfortunately, I was baby-sitting at the time. The people found me sitting on the floor, in the middle of the room, frantically watching every door and window! Like another poster, I’m not usually drawn to quote unquote “religious” fiction, but I’ll have to give this a look!
My current recommendation for suspense/thrillers/spy novels is a great thriller, “Deadly Exchange. It’s right up there with Vince Flynn and better than James Patterson. Highly entertaining and readable.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Read it, loved it – freaked me out the door! Here’s my review if you want my long thoughts
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http://quiverfullfamily.com/2008/11/19/book-reviewisolation-by-travis-thrasher/
February 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
I can’t read that kind of book when I’m home alone either!
September 2nd, 2009 at 5:20 pm
You may find Ted Dekker to be similar to this in genre.