Just One Look
Harlan Coben, said to be ''
the modern master of the hook-and-twist luring you in on the first
page… only to shock you on the last '' according to Dan Brown
(author of The DaVinci Code), is an American best-selling author of
mystery novels and thrillers who was born in 1962 in Newark, New
Jersey. His novels are critically-acclaimed and it's probably the reason why Coben is the first author who has won the three major prices of American suspense literature (Edgar-, Shamus- and Anthony Award). In 2004, he published Just One Look, a thriller which
deals with Grace Lawson, a woman married to a guy called Jack Lawson
with whom she has got two children. After she had picked them up from school, Grace Lawson looks through a newly developed
set of photographs in which she finds a mysterious picture from
fifteen years ago. At first, Grace doesn't manage to recognize a
single person in the five strangers that the photo is showing but
then she realizes that there is actually one person that she knows very
well: her husband. Later, as soon as her husband comes back home, she
shows him the picture and asks him if it's really him on it, just for
the record. Jack answers no but Grace keep doubting.
Then, while she's waiting in the bedroom, she hears the sound of a
car starting. Consequently, she looks through the window and sees her
husband leaving their home although he didn't inform her of his departure or even explain to her why he decided to drive off and, furthermore, right after they talked about the mysterious picture.
Therefore, the next day, Grace decides to inquire about the people
on it because she feels that Jack is in trouble and that, besides, this picture
is the reason why.
- So, in order to introduce myself, my name is Chloe, I'm
sixteen so I'm in the 11th grade and this thing is for
English Literature. For this class, I have to create a blog where I
have to tell about any kind of work of art, like for example books,
films, music, or paintings.
- I probably won't talk about the last
one, not that I hate PAINTINGS but because I don't like the way
painters of our generation represent things, sometimes it's just two
features and several colors mixed together and I don't really think
this is art 'cause it don't represent anything in particular so I
don't understand how people can seriously buy those things ten thousand pounds or more and put them in their living room.
- Anyway,
let's talk about something interesting : BOOKS. For me, books are more
than something boring you have to read for school because you are
going to have a test on it. Books are a way to escape from reality,
from your daily-life. When you read a book you automatically create
a film in your head, which is actually great because it can surprise you and make you feel as if you are living or witnessing the
scenes you are reading, especially when the scenes describe something which can not happen in reality because it forces you to picture it in
your mind. Moreover, there are plenty of books which can please you because there are so many genres and so many authors that you can't
say '' I hate books, all of them '', because it means you had only read
the boring books gave by your teachers and, as a result, you
are just boring as well.
- To move on, let's talk about something I
also like : FILMS. My favourite films are definitely Horror films. In my opinion, they are really entertaining but only if I watch them with other persons so as a consequence it makes me laugh and not pee in my pants. Wow that was
awkward.. but I also like to watch others types of films, like for
instance the last good movie I saw was Dark Shadows I think, I really
liked that film since it was pleasant and quite funny. On the other hand, I don't often go
to the pictures so when I do I don't watch crappy films like Project
X (it's just my opinion, please don't slap me).
- Finally, MUSIC
is for me, and for everybody I suppose, an important thing because I
listen to it everyday, it changes my mood in a good or in a bad way
and furthermore, there are lots of great artists who can really
change your day by listening to their voices (not the ones changed
with autotune but the real ones), make you smile, give you gooseflesh
and I think it's fantastic.
Have a good day ! xoxo
