When Adamâs recklessness and hubris land him in a web of blackmail, his attempts to find a way out ultimately threaten his familyâs livelihood and legacy. The anti-hero and the dynamic of victim/perpetrator are central to Liam Pieper’s first novel, The Toymaker. This is an easy read, a bit formulaic but a decent way to pass a plane ride. Hopefully some of the characters will continue over to future installments. I highly recommend this novel. It is fairly valued at three bucks for an ebook, but if the author wants to get into the big leagues, he has a lot of work to do. This makes for very difficult reading but there is nothing of the voyeur in Pieper's prose – he is here to show us, plainly, what humanity can be. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. But Pieper has attempted to do a whole lot, and in this confident, sharp narrative, he has made the transition to fiction writer with great flair. Reviews; Share Share Link; Facebook; Tweet; Expand. I can't wait to read the next book. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The new characters that were introduced in The Toymaker were very interesting and the multiple plots & sub plots really made you want more. STAGE 4 UPDATE: We're open for online orders & phone orders. One night when Adam is inexplicably out, his grandfather, Arkady, is taken to hospital and Adam's wife, Tess, can't get hold of him. I look forward to reading more from Chuck Barrett. There is a plotline involving a bribe that ends too neatly, and on occasion, the drama's specifics can be vague. Adam Kulakov, a man who likes to make people nervous, is at the height of his power, running the family toy business into the ground. The Toymaker (2017) NR 08/21/2017 (GB) Horror 1h 24m User Score. Top Billed Cast. 27 Jun 2016. The story just continued to get better. Authors such as Chuck Barrett are the reason I love to read. Just finished Chuck Barrett's second book The Toymaker last night.I had exchanged some tweets with the very affable Mr.Barret stating basically that I thought his first book The Savannah Project started out pretty slow. It was really interesting to see the characters evolve. Great action, very much like a Cussler a novel. Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2012. Andrew Jones. He is unlikeable and quite real, whereas Tess remains a bit of an outline. Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. Click here for more info, Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2020. Meanwhile, Adamâs narrative is interspersed with flashbacks to Arkadyâs imprisonment in Auschwitz where, forced to assist a Nazi doctor in his ghoulish experiments on children, he secretly makes them toys to ease their suffering as best he can. At first glance Arkady and Adam share little in common but as Pieper weaves his tale, the many layers of truth unfold. The juxtaposition between Adam and Tessâs present-day storyline and Arkadyâs experience in Auschwitz initially comes across as a device to indict Adam, his recklessness and arrogance starkly contrasted with that of his grandfather â and it does that well â but as the novel draws to a close and Pieper reveals his narrative hand, a shocking twist gives The Toymaker an entirely new dimension, one that asks the reader to think long and hard about the price of secrets, and what morality really means. Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2013. Play Trailer; There's a new puppet master in town Overview. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Action following action. This was so fast paced that I could easily envision it being a movie. Adam is an excellent portrait of someone with a lot going on, someone who thinks he's invincible. This book reads like the draft for a real book and is definitely not ready for prime time. No matter, it's mission first when terrorists threaten to destroy our fragile way of life with deeds so horrific Gregg and Jake's only chance of success is predicated on assistance from Jake's new mentor, The Toymaker!
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