Dare Me - Couverture souple

Abbott, Megan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330518348 ISBN 13 : 9780330518345

Editeur : Picador, 2013

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A tense, fast-paced psychological thriller.' --The Times

'Megan Abbott's last novel, The End of Everything, was an intense and claustrophobic examination of burgeoning female teenage sexuality, tied to a mystery involving a missing girl. Dare Me is similar in style and themes, but it ups the stakes, to make for a mesmerising piece of prose combining deep characterisation and insight with a truly nerve-shredding crime plot . . . Throughout it all, there is something wonderfully tactile and visceral about Abbott's prose; her language sometimes poetic, sometimes brutal, always pitch-perfect. The development of relationships in the book is convincing, and Abbott's characters seem to jump from the page fully formed into the reader's mind. The combination of that use of language and some really expert plotting creates a dark, menacing air throughout the novel. Like The End of Everything, this is a deeply unsettling novel at times, and many of the scenes involving Beth at her worst are almost unbearable to read. . . As Dare Me progresses, it develops into one of the most deftly plotted noir crime novels I've read in a long time. The requisite twists and turns subtly embedded within her characters' motivations, rather than springing out of nowhere, are the sign of a truly accomplished plotter. All in all, this is exemplary writing.'
--Independent on Sunday

'By the end, the novel - already an intense combination of high-school story and hard-boiled thriller - has become almost alike a Jacobean tragedy. Even so, the scariest thing about it remains its unsparing portrait of how dangerous teenage girls can be.' --Daily Mail

'Ms. Abbott turns the frothy world of high-school cheerleading into something truly menacing.' --Wall Street Journal

'It s an enjoyable, surprisingly believable novel, well-written with lots of tension to keep the reader s interest. It s fair to describe it as a sort of sinister version of Glee (pared down to just the Cheerios); well worth a look if that appeals.' --Diva

'Bitchy girls and high school drama- what more could you want from a book? . . . Whether you left school last year or last decade, there s something deliciously compelling about this dark tale of furious rivalries and grudges born and nurtured.' --Heat

'Megan Abbott s The End of Everything was one of the finest crime novels published last year, and Dare Me confirms her ability to create compelling crime narratives in the unlikeliest of settings.
In Dare Me Beth and Addy are high-school cheerleaders, and the latter narrates a powerful tale of sexual awakening, obsession, twisted loyalties and murder against a backdrop of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The style is a compelling blend of teenspeak and fever-dream intensity, as Addy describes how the arrival of a new cheerleading coach challenges the authority of the cheerleading queen, Beth, setting in train events that quickly accelerate towards tragedy.
Abbott deftly plays with the conventional tropes of a hundred high-school movies, investing them with pitch-black humour' --Irish Times

Présentation de l'éditeur

Since both girls were small, Addy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and right-hand lieutenant. Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out, a long-established order of things that has brought them to the pinnacle of their high-school careers. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, feared and followed by the other girls - until the young new coach arrives.

Cool and commanding, an emissary from the adult world just beyond their reach, Coach Colette French draws Addy and the other cheerleaders into her life. Only Beth, unsettled by the new regime, remains outside Coach's golden circle, waging a subtle but vicious campaign to regain her position as "top girl" - both with the team and with Addy herself.

And then a suspicious suicide hits close to home, and the police investigation focuses on Coach and her squad. As Addy begins to suspect what really happened, the line between right and wrong grows blurrier, and she must decide where her loyalties truly lie-and how far is too far to go for someone you love.

The raw passions of girlhood are brought to life in this taut, unflinching exploration of friendship, ambition, and power. Award-winning novelist Megan Abbott, writing with what Tom Perrotta has hailed as "total authority and an almost desperate intensity," provides a harrowing glimpse into the dark heart of the all-American girl.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0330518348
• ISBN 13: 9780330518345
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352