She chose death.
She got life.
After Meredith Potts jumps in front of a train, she’s surprised to find herself still thinking.
She meets the mysterious Michael who recruits her as a whisperer.
Whisperers cause the unexplained thoughts and feelings we all get. Have you ever felt a strange push to do something? Ever been comforted, like someone had your back?
That’s them. Here’s an example.
Stan, the train driver who hit Meredith is traumatised. Can she assuage her guilt by helping him find love? But Meredith has bigger problems.
Events are now in motion that will reveal a terrible secret and expose a killer.
Can Meredith uncover the truth before anyone else gets hurt?
Set in Scotland’s capital city, this gripping tale of treachery and redemption is ultimately optimistic.
Prepare to be swept away—The Whisperer will keep you guessing and leave you warm and fuzzy.
Assessment:
Plot: King intersperses different strands of life in present-day Scotland to create a handwoven tale constructed solely upon the interactions between these quirky, complex characters. The Whisperer is King’s brilliant showcase as both an author and artist.
Prose: Despite the prose's frequent visits into poetic abstraction, the narrative faithfully follows a path built on concrete meanings. King’s simple, matter-of-fact writing style gives a new tangibility to the spiritual world, making ethereal beings such as angels and ghosts our relatable, recognizable next-door neighbors.
Originality: Though our musings of the afterlife predate ancient origins, King’s ingenious invention of the “whisperer,” a guardian angel-type misfit who sometimes guides (or misguides) our thoughts and actions, brings new life to the world of the dead. King’s creativity spurs a proliferation of questions about what it means to be alive.
Character Development: King creates a diverse blend of characters that readers will find refreshing. Though none of the players are essentially new, it’s King’s masterful manipulation of these pre-existing archetypes that makes The Whisperer such a distinctive read.
Date Submitted: August 14, 2018
