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One sunny spring morning the Tasman Bay settlement of Kahukura is overwhelmed by a mysterious mass insanity. A handful of survivors find themselves cut off from the world, and surrounded by the dead. As they try to take care of one another, and survive in ever more difficult circumstances, it becomes apparent that this isn't the first time that this has happened, and that they aren't all survivors and victims—two of them are something quite other. And, it seems, they are trapped with something. Something unseen is picking at the loose threads of their characters, corrupting, provoking, and haunting them. Wake is a novel about what it really means to try to do one's best, about the choices and sacrifices people face in order to keep a promise like "I will take care of you." It is a novel that asks: What are the last things left when the worst has happened? and about extreme events, ordinary people, heroic compassion—and invisible monsters. An invisible monster is what one can't see coming; with an invisible monster one never knows when they're in danger and when they're safe—if they retreat to their fortress they can't be sure they haven't locked it in with them.
- Sales Rank: #686354 in Books
- Published on: 2013-11-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.30" h x 1.60" w x 5.40" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 448 pages
Review
One for fans of Stephen King Red magazine Wake is a triumph all of its own. Knox writes with a rare psychological acuity about humans under pressure in an intolerable, incomprehensible predicament Financial Times Knox keeps the monster off stage and examines the psychological consequences of its depredations on the survivors, subverting the norms of the horror genre and thus making the ambiguous finale all the more startling. Wake reads like a collaboration between Dean Koontz and John Wyndham, rewritten by Margaret Atwood Guardian What starts off as a horror story builds into a taut, psychological sci-fi thriller that is alive to the troubling questions of what happens to humans when civilisation as they know it disintegrates Sunday Times Culture Elizabeth Knox has the most original and lateral literary mind in New Zealand ... I steamed through the book; by the end my hair stood of end. I shouted , "Holy shit!" several times Metro Unflinchingly gory and truly insightful, this stand-out tale of humanity vs horror will keep you up all night Heat magazine
About the Author
Elizabeth Knox is one of New Zealand’s leading writers. She is the author of eight previous novels, including the award-winning novel The Vintner’s Luck and its sequel The Angel’s Cut; a trilogy of autobiographical essays, The High Jump; a collection of personal essays, The Love School; and the young adult novel, Dreamquake, which won an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Award for Young Adult Literature. She was made an Arts Foundation Laureate in 2000 and an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Damn good read
By Bronwen Jones
Oooh, got a wicked book hangover... When you are pushed beyond endurance, the monster comes to feed on your most desperate emotions... A fabulous read. Just lost track a bit of one or two of the peripheral characters now and then, but no biggie. I was lost in the story world.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Riveting Read
By Anne Mannion
You quickly get used to the opening zombie gore (not sure I would want to see the film) and then the device of extreme adversity and stress plus physical isolation is put to work.
Some previous reviews found the style of writing confusing, written from different perspectives - I like this and find it interesting.
Knox does a great job of connecting the characters by observing the same scene from different angles. And she does the same from the personal experiences of the characters.
Being an adopted Kiwi, the NZ landscape made it personally relevant for me and she uses Maori terms without feeling the need to spell them out for her reader.
Definitely recommend this book
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Multiple Personalities
By Antony Millen
Check out that cover! 'Wake' is the latest in my ongoing review of New Zealand novels. Most of my regular blog readers will know that my posts about books are part reviews and part journal entries connecting my reading to my own thoughts, experiences and events as a writer. For over two years I've focused on reviewing New Zealand books, often by writers who have a connection to me, regardless of the genre: Taumarunui authors (Cate Sutherland, Stuart Campbell, Nix Whittaker), online connections (Tui Allen, Susan Tarr, Mandy Hager) relatives of friends (Kate Duignan, Maurice Shadbolt), or those that have made headlines either through awards or because of controversy (Eleanor Catton, Fiona Kidman, Ted Dawe). Perhaps it’s a Nova Scotian thing – we love to celebrate the achievements and creations of those we know . . . or of those known by the ones we know . . .
Knowing my current interest in New Zealand writing, my wife bought me 'Wake' by an author with which, until recently, I had no connection: Elizabeth Knox. It was a good purchase with a beautiful, very Kiwi cover, and a plot seemingly akin to 'The Walking Dead', a television series my wife and I watch together. In my early reading of it, I discovered it had more in common with Stephen King’s 'Under the Dome' which I read several years ago: a small town, Kahukura, is cut off from the rest of the country by an invisible force creating a community of trapped survivors who might otherwise never have interacted, but now find they must live together and work towards their own salvation.
It is a very well written book with beautiful descriptions of the shore town environment and clever similes where Knox compares natural features to things like computer games and other modern elements. I was struck by Knox’s short sentences and the plethora of characters she introduces. It is chaotic at the beginning as I suppose it would be in such a situation for, not only is the town cut off, but a madness has struck the vast majority of Kahukura’s inhabitants, committing horrific violence to their neighbours and themselves.
Despite the genuine quality of the writing and the intriguing plot, it was difficult to immerse myself in the story as there were so many characters, so much chaos. Knox does a good job of stabilising things somewhat through the character of Theresa, a local police officer who, for reasons explained much later in the book, retains her sanity and endeavours to help those she encounters in the early days of the “No Go Zone”. This device works to a point and we are led to believe that Theresa may be the central protagonist and, indeed, the book ends from her point-of-view. Comparing with 'The Walking Dead', she is 'Wake'’s Rick Grimes.
However, once the madness settles and the bodies are literally piled up, we get to know the other survivors better as they form their community and sort out their present survival and plans for rescuing. For much of the first half of the book, I struggled to separate these characters’ personalities and I’m not sure if that is because of the writing or my reading. I’m certain Knox has provided the necessary information about each one, but I would often get lost trying to picture how Bub was different from Warren or how to distinguish Belle from Holly.
Still, I was mostly OK with this, intrigued by the mysterious, mute man in black who wanders around the place, resisting any attempts to integrate him into the fold. Things felt a bit sluggish until the storyline of Sam and William began to dominate. Without giving too much away, Sam is a brilliant character, literally multi-layered in her personality. Her story becomes integral to the plot and the fate of Kahukura’s remaining residents.
The other reason I found the second half of the book more engrossing was because of a development in my personal circumstances. About that time, I was invited to act as a panellist in next year’s inaugural Ruapehu Writers Festival, speaking alongside Elizabeth Knox herself. In addition to my enthusiasm at being invited to join one of New Zealand’s celebrated authors (most notably for her novel, 'The Vintner's Luck'), I also began to read the book with different eyes, curious as to why the festival’s organisers thought we might make a good team for their topic. As the festival's programme has been developed, our panel’s topic has revolved around darkness in small towns and so it was with this in mind that I read the second half of 'Wake', becoming even more interested in the darkness found in Kahukura – and not just the obvious darkness brought about by the Monster creating the madness, the mayhem and the No Go Zone.
I began to see the darkness in the individuals and recognise this was the strength in Knox’s writing in 'Wake'. One thing I’ve learned from watching 'The Walking Dead' is that the only thing more deadly and frightening than the zombies in a zombie apocalypse are the other humans. But, unlike the television series or films like the 'Mad Max' franchise where most of the dangerous humans are other bands of survivors who crave resources and will stop at nothing to get them, the characters in 'Wake' have no interaction with others outside their community. The real dangers lie within and, in fact, most of their demise can be traced to the behaviour of those surviving alongside them. During their containment, all the positive elements of human nature continue: love, shared meals, tending to illnesses with great affection, sacrifices of time and energy for the greater good; but so too do the negative aspects: jealousy, sloth, deception, theft, domestic violence, murder.
It's a good theme and one I enjoy exploring in my own writing. It's a theme that can answer the question, “What can horror texts tell us about ourselves and our world?” In 'Wake', Knox tells plenty and shows us plenty. I look forward to hearing more from her at the festival in March.
Antony Millen is a Canadian living and writing in New Zealand. He is the author of three novels: Redeeming Brother Murrihy: The River To Hiruharama, Te Kauhanga: A Tale of Space(s) and The Chain
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