If you don’t normally read high-intensity suspense or thrillers, hold onto your socks (and your passwords) before you pick up the First Thursday Book Discussion book for May.
I listened to Ruth Ware’s “Zero Days,” while I was traveling last weekend. The audiobook was so intense and the narration so convincing that it spilled over into my mental state. Suddenly, I felt like I was on the run instead of just driving myself to the airport. Thinking that this was a little more zest than I needed, I told myself, “I’ll turn it off as soon as I see how she gets out of this jam.”
An hour and several close calls later, I was still listening, and I kept listening.
Suspense is a genre I rarely, if ever, dip my toe into, so this was a big stretch for me — and it was intense. Ware keeps the twists, scrapes and scrambles coming one after another, resulting in a book that is indeed hard to put down or turn off. But that’s not all Ware has in store. Her novel brings some interesting modern dilemmas and issues to the forefront, and if you’re less than fluent in tech terms, you might find yourself learning something, too.
Is Ware the ‘new Agatha Christie,’ as the publisher’s teaser claims?
Read “Zero Days,” and bring your thoughts to the next First Thursday Book Discussion on May 2, at noon in the Children’s Programming Room at the Columbia Public Library.
