I’m not familiar with the source material but Lindelof is dope and far too maligned. He’s pretty fucking good at what he does.
MaskedBandit77 on
I’m not familiar with this book, but I just looked it up. It sounds pretty intense, sort of like It Follows, but with child abductions.
>It’s something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: it’s a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn’t do as she’s told, the boy will die.
EThorns on
Turns out it’s co-written by Carly Wray (who worked on The Leftovers and Watchmen, as well as co-wrote Westworld’s ‘Kiksuya’ in season 2) and Breannah Gibson (who worked on Lanterns with Lindelof, as well as The Penguin miniseries).
ThomasVivaldi on
Its almost perfunctory that they have to use the Fleetwood Mac classic Don’t Stop over the credits.
theodo on
I highly recommend the book (Amy Adams was my choice for the lead when I read but I also just love her). It’s a great read and I’m so glad it’s still getting adapted after the Edgar Wright film fell apart.
dddonnanoble on
I didn’t love the book, although the premise is really good. I think it may be one of those times where the TV show improves on a book.
imnewtothis123 on
I read this book years ago, the premise is alright but the third act gets pretty stupid.
smarttrashbrain on
After the Leftovers and Watchmen, sign me up for anything Lindelhof does. I’m in.
whyamionthishellsite on
I have beef with this book because it’s set around where I live and it makes stuff up about the area, like one town having a public high school when it doesn’t
OceanCityBurrito on
Adrian McKinty is a fantastic writer. His Sean Duffy books are a fascinating look into Irish policing during the time of the Troubles.
MudSlopBoi on
I forgot about this book but I read it and it’s a fairly solid suspense-thriller type. Certainly better than something like Freida McFadden and The Housemaid movie was good schlock.
spaceraingame on
The book certainly had its flaws, but I’m rather curious how the series will be. The premise does have potential.
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I’m not familiar with the source material but Lindelof is dope and far too maligned. He’s pretty fucking good at what he does.
I’m not familiar with this book, but I just looked it up. It sounds pretty intense, sort of like It Follows, but with child abductions.
>It’s something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: it’s a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn’t do as she’s told, the boy will die.
Turns out it’s co-written by Carly Wray (who worked on The Leftovers and Watchmen, as well as co-wrote Westworld’s ‘Kiksuya’ in season 2) and Breannah Gibson (who worked on Lanterns with Lindelof, as well as The Penguin miniseries).
Its almost perfunctory that they have to use the Fleetwood Mac classic Don’t Stop over the credits.
I highly recommend the book (Amy Adams was my choice for the lead when I read but I also just love her). It’s a great read and I’m so glad it’s still getting adapted after the Edgar Wright film fell apart.
I didn’t love the book, although the premise is really good. I think it may be one of those times where the TV show improves on a book.
I read this book years ago, the premise is alright but the third act gets pretty stupid.
After the Leftovers and Watchmen, sign me up for anything Lindelhof does. I’m in.
I have beef with this book because it’s set around where I live and it makes stuff up about the area, like one town having a public high school when it doesn’t
Adrian McKinty is a fantastic writer. His Sean Duffy books are a fascinating look into Irish policing during the time of the Troubles.
I forgot about this book but I read it and it’s a fairly solid suspense-thriller type. Certainly better than something like Freida McFadden and The Housemaid movie was good schlock.
The book certainly had its flaws, but I’m rather curious how the series will be. The premise does have potential.