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The Stone Council (Hardcover)

by Jean-Christophe Grange (Author), Ian Monk (Translator)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 408 pages
  • Publisher: The Harvill Press; First Edition edition (4 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1860468640
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860468643
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.3 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,113,495 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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After Blood-red Rivers and Flight of the Storks, Jean-Christophe Grange breaks through the barriers of the traditional thriller. As a child Diane Thiberge was the victim of an assault. Now aged 30, an ethnologist specialising in the study of predatory animals, and a woman adept in the martial arts, she believes she has at last found a meaning and purpose to her life when she decides to adopt a five-year-old Thai boy, Liu-San, whom she christens Lucien. A nightmare ensues, however: on her return to France, Lucien has an accident and is declared to be brain-dead. A series of murders make Diane realise that her son is no ordinary child, but the prey of sinister and paranormal forces.

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2.0 out of 5 stars His worst so far, 23 Nov 2001
As someone who had absolutely loved his previous two, this book is a distinct disappointment. If his previous two highlighted his mastery of gripping narrative, this book has him sleepwalking through the story. A plot which never really sparkles is set against poor characterisation. It feels more like a film script than a novel, as if he is appealing to the film companies more than the reader. Although it is typical Grange, in its breadth of travel and pace, it is his worst so far and perhaps one to avoid until he comes back to form.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars So disappointing, 20 Mar 2002
By G. Nisbet (Glasgow, UK) - See all my reviews
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Like the previous reviewer I was expecting much better things from this novel. Grange's last, Blood Red Rivers, sits comfortably in my top 5 novels of all time and I can't believe this came from the same pen. The main character is the biggest problem - she has no redeeming qualites whatsoever and you stop caring about her and anyone else for that matter long before the end. The other serious problem is that the book is boring, with a capital B. I tried so hard to like this book, what a shame. Avoid.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as his first two books - honest!, 3 April 2003
This review is from: The Stone Council (Harvill Crime in Vintage) (Paperback)
I bought this book despite the reviews I have read on Amazon. I loved his first two books so much, particularly 'The Blood Red Rivers', that I really thought it had to be worth reading. Imagine my surprise when I found that it was! Not to put too fine a point on it, I wonder if these other people have been reading the same book....this is superb, mysterious, gripping, shocking, suspenseful and utterly unfathomable. The main character is difficult and awkward, but not unsympathetic, and she does soften considerably as the novel goes on. Anyway, for heaven's sake, is Niemans in 'Blood Red Rivers' particularly likeable? Has everyone forgotten the first chapter? And what about Louis Antioch in 'Flight of the Storks'? A cold killer when it suited him....enough said I think.

This book is great, don't believe the negative reviews. If you like his other two books, and even if you've never read them, get this, you won't be disappointed. And then track down a French film called 'Vidocq' that he wrote the screenplay for - not quite the same, but very atmospheric and enthralling.

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5.0 out of 5 stars OVER-ABSORBING, FASCINATING, BREATH-TAKING
Grange once more made his best and proved his creativity and imagination to be amongst the best in his writing style. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment!!!
...this novel - it is an absolute let down. In my opinion, Grange was just trying to experiment with a new genre, but in my view, this experiment went badly wrong. Read more
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