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Red Sky in Morning: A Novel
Published by Hachette Audio
Narrated by John Keating
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A tense, thrilling debut novel that spans two continents, from "a writer to watch out for" (Colum McCann).
It's 1832 and Coll Coyle has killed the wrong man. The dead man's father is an expert tracker and ruthless killer with a single-minded focus on vengeance. The hunt leads from the windswept bogs of County Donegal, across the Atlantic to the choleric work camps of the Pennsylvania railroad, where both men will find their fates in the hardship and rough country of the fledgling United States.
Language and landscape combine powerfully in this tense exploration of life and death, parts of which are based on historical events. With lyrical prose balancing the stark realities of the hunter and the hunted, RED SKY IN MORNING is a visceral and meditative novel that marks the debut of a stunning new talent.
It's 1832 and Coll Coyle has killed the wrong man. The dead man's father is an expert tracker and ruthless killer with a single-minded focus on vengeance. The hunt leads from the windswept bogs of County Donegal, across the Atlantic to the choleric work camps of the Pennsylvania railroad, where both men will find their fates in the hardship and rough country of the fledgling United States.
Language and landscape combine powerfully in this tense exploration of life and death, parts of which are based on historical events. With lyrical prose balancing the stark realities of the hunter and the hunted, RED SKY IN MORNING is a visceral and meditative novel that marks the debut of a stunning new talent.
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Reviews for Red Sky in Morning
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The basics: In 1832 in Donegal, Ireland, Coll Coyle wakes with dread. He and his family, including a pregnant wife and young daughter, are being evicted. An unfortunate series of events put Coyle on the run.My thoughts: The book opens with a sense of dread, and Coll Coyle is never able to really shake it. Lynch's prose is sparsely lyrical, and it sets the tone of the novel by matching the mood of Coyle and thus novel as a whole. I first tried to start reading this novel on the bus, and it didn't work. When I picked it up again at home with a full Saturday in front of me, I started it over and didn't pause until I'd read the last page.There's a quiet haunting to this novel that begs the reader to give the novel your undivided intention. There's a magic in its subtlety that demands a close, careful reading. Although Red Sky in Morning is somewhat of a thriller, it's not a novel to be raced through to see how it ends. It's a slowly paced thriller, but the real star of this novel is Lynch's writing. The plot is an intriguing journey, but it's Lynch's writing, and how the writing mimics Coyle's mood, that is this novel's real star.Favorite passage: "The first days pass and he dreams dark, sickness deepening into him, and he lies between two worlds. They eyes of strangers he sees bunked in the shadows and he know the look of suspicion, knows that a man's sickness is not to be meddled with. He turns throughout the day, days becoming night twisting like a knife and night darkening into some kind of void that puts a hold on time."The verdict: Red Sky in Morning is a tense, lyrical novel of a chase. Lynch's prose never eases up, just as Coyle is never truly able to relax. The intensity of this novel makes it one to be read in one sitting and without interruptions.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The language in this book is absolutely incredible. I just wish the story itself could have measured up to it. This has got to be the saddest, bleakest and most brutal story I've ever read. Lynch is basing the story on some historical events which he has embellished with fictional characters. The time is the mid 19 century and the story is set in Ireland and in the States. The real story was that 59 workers (mostly Irishmen) disappeared without a trace while they were working on the Philedelphia railroad. Lynch has drawn his story from that, but he has added a young Irishman who is fleeing from the father of the man he killed in Ireland. Coll is chased across Ireland and across the ocean by Faller. Faller is a man completely without conscience, and he thinks nothing of killing anyone that gets in way, no matter what age, or sex. The language throughout is so descriptive, that it makes the story Lynch is telling even more bleak and hopeless than I even imagined. I enjoyed the first half of the book very much, but the last half brought it down for me, as there was nothing to lighten the way to the inevitable and bloody ending. This is definitely not light reading, and is not for everyone. The starkness and the brutality are unrelenting, but the true story of the missing men is convincingly portrayed by Lynch.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The writing in this book was beautiful and the story was compelling with a steady pace that never let up from beginning to end. The last 3rd of the book was almost impossible to put down. Beautifully written passages are too numerous to quote...I'd be quoting most of the book
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I got nervous with the first paragraph, with its rather ostentatious narration that had me second-guessing my decision to review this book. However I am happy to say that, while this story remained highly narrative, it settled down with all the pomp and circumstance.Coll kills a man and goes on the run, leaving behind his pregnant wife and family. This story primarily follows his escape and time on the lam.Occasionally I got confused over who the narrator was, as it kept changing perspectives. It would just say “she”, and I’d have to try and figure out who “she” was.The writing was so stilted that it read like one of those movie scenes of chaotic imagery, flashing from one scene to another with very little dialogue.This book reminded me of “The Wake of Forgiveness” by Bruce Machart, I recognize that this novel is well-crafted, but I found myself a bit bored at times. As stated earlier, it is primarily a narrative novel, and I enjoy dialogue.My final word: There is a fair bit of vulgarity, but it stays true to the Scottish culture and characters. I didn't really like Coll. There were few times that I really viewed him as a vulnerable and likable man, but most of the time he was just a selfish coward. Overall I liked this story, but it was a little slow for me.