Shutter Island
Ratings194
Average rating4
I'd not seen the well-known movie based on this book and when I found it on a "best" list, I thought it was time to check it out. I listened to the audiobook for the first 3/4 of it before switching to the print version. As the reader was just adequate, my experience of the story wasn't too different across the modalities. The story moved quickly and the setting - on an island in a chain I've toured off Boston - added to the plot. The time period - soon after WWII also contibuted well to the story as it gave creedance to the psych treatment questions raised by the characters. The twists are engaging, although I'm mixed on how plausible they are. I'm glad I read it and am likely to now seek out the movie to watch soon.
I'd not seen the well-known movie based on this book and when I found it on a "best" list, I thought it was time to check it out. I listened to the audiobook for the first 3/4 of it before switching to the print version. As the reader was just adequate, my experience of the story wasn't too different across the modalities. The story moved quickly and the setting - on an island in a chain I've toured off Boston - added to the plot. The time period - soon after WWII also contibuted well to the story as it gave creedance to the psych treatment questions raised by the characters. The twists are engaging, although I'm mixed on how plausible they are. I'm glad I read it and am likely to now seek out the movie to watch soon.
