- Paperback: 181 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage International Ed edition (1 Jan 1920)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679730486
- ISBN-13: 978-0679730484
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,754,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Irini Spanidou's highly praised first novel, God's Snake, introduced a writer of rare perception and a character, Anna Karystinou, with whom readers fell in love. In Fear, the author returns to Anna as she comes of age.
It is now 1959, and thirteen-year old Anna is a perpetual newcomer, moving from place to place with her family. Her father, a demanding army colonel, has raised her to be invulnerable and proud. But Anna's confident air belies her anxiety as she grapples with her burgeoning sexuality, and begins an uneasy friendship with the smug and challenging Veronica Koroneou. When Anna learns that a serial killer is preying on young women nearby, she is lured toward the sourch of her terror. From a unique and brutally honest angle, Fear is an unflinching protrait of a girl's difficult transition into womanhood.
It is now 1959, and thirteen-year old Anna is a perpetual newcomer, moving from place to place with her family. Her father, a demanding army colonel, has raised her to be invulnerable and proud. But Anna's confident air belies her anxiety as she grapples with her burgeoning sexuality, and begins an uneasy friendship with the smug and challenging Veronica Koroneou. When Anna learns that a serial killer is preying on young women nearby, she is lured toward the sourch of her terror. From a unique and brutally honest angle, Fear is an unflinching protrait of a girl's difficult transition into womanhood.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Hardcover
I can't imagine this book being erased from my mind anytime in the near future. I truly hope that Spanidou gets the credit she deserves for this novel. I must admit, I bought this book because I thought it was a suspense novel. However, the rich characterization of Anna made this novel an instant winner, in my opinion. I love Spanidou's writing style as well. She is rich in detail of both nature and in the inner struggle of Anna. It also had some valuable lessons etched out by Anna's father, Stephanos. To show my appreciation for this book, one of the next books I'm going to buy is Spanidou's first novel, "God's Snake." As the critic below me stated, "have no fear" - read it.
Format:Hardcover
By 1959, thirteen-year old Anna Karystinou has learned that emotions, including FEAR, are worthless. For years she has accompanied her parents across their homeland of Greece due to the constant reassignments of her military father. Anna has no permanent friends. Her parents are cold and aloof as her father wants to make a "man" out of her. This leaves the teenager with no love and a vast void where her emotions should have developed.
However, humans cannot remain emotionally bankrupt as some feelings will enter the void. In the case of Anna, she loathes her unfeeling father and quickly realizes that those who profess to mentor her are actually her enemies. She turns to a serial killer, who is terrorizing their current hometown, for some deep emotinal warmth, even if her feelings are grounded in fear.
Talk about teen angst. Irini Spanidou provides an insightful look at a troubled teen, learning to contend with difficulties in order to survive. The fast-paced story line moves to an adrenaline rush of a climax without destroying the in-depth character study. Like her previous work, GOD'S SNAKE, Ms. Spanidou provides readers with a passionate look at the past decade in Greece.
Harriet Klausner
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Have no fear, this novel is a winner
17 Nov 1998
Format:Hardcover
By 1959, thirteen-year old Anna Karystinou has learned that emotions, including FEAR, are worthless. For years she has accompanied her parents across their homeland of Greece due to the constant reassignments of her military father. Anna has no permanent friends. Her parents are cold and aloof as her father wants to make a "man" out of her. This leaves the teenager with no love and a vast void where her emotions should have developed.
However, humans cannot remain emotionally bankrupt as some feelings will enter the void. In the case of Anna, she loathes her unfeeling father and quickly realizes that those who profess to mentor her are actually her enemies. She turns to a serial killer, who is terrorizing their current hometown, for some deep emotinal warmth, even if her feelings are grounded in fear.
Talk about teen angst. Irini Spanidou provides an insightful look at a troubled teen, learning to contend with difficulties in order to survive. The fast-paced story line moves to an adrenaline rush of a climax without destroying the in-depth character study. Like her previous work, GOD'S SNAKE, Ms. Spanidou provides readers with a passionate look at the past decade in Greece.
Harriet Klausner
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Shows promise
12 Dec 1999
Format:Hardcover
I am going to have to leave this book on the shelf and then read it again in about a year, because I am ambivalent about it and don't want to make any absolute judgments yet. The author clearly has a talent, and maybe an important one. Her prose is lean and I like that. She creates atmospheres that seems to live and breathe and grasp the reader. At some moments the fear and dread are palpabe, and so are the almost comically absurd (dinner with Anna's parents) moments. But I have one complaint. The only character that seems to be really developed is the main protagonist. When the others are presented the reader is delighted because he/she thinks they are very interesting characters with wonderful possibilities, but the author just seems to leave them undeveloped, and that is a real disappointment. Shouldn't what happens in the novel grow out of certain features of the characters' personalities? Veronica's father is fascinating when he appears, but then he crawls into the woodwork. The same goes for her brothers the twins, but they too fade out in no time. Anna's father is a stone wall and her mother should get a life, at least an inner life. Anna herself is fleshed out nicely and the characterization of her makes the book worth it. I am not sorry I read this book, but I look forward to future work by this talented author. I know she will end up writing something wonderful.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent characterizations but more like a short story
20 Sep 2002
Format:Paperback
Irini Spanidou is clearly a great writer with a defined style and a particular talent for conveying the personalities and emotions of her characters. While there is not much of a plot in the literal sense of the word (the book is on the short side, with very few "events"), Spanidou is able to bring her characters to life using minimal descriptions, dialogue, etc. If you are looking for a good "story," this won't float your boat. However, if you are more interested in exploring the psychology and emotions of people, in a setting other than the U.S., this might be just right.
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