Have
to admit I'm a sucker for a beautiful book. Asylum is
another elegant photo illustrated book like Miss
Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by
Ransom Riggs. It also has the rich looking end pages and chapter
dividers. It is freakish looking yes, dark and disturbing, but it
isn't long and this is my mood, so …
Dan
Crawford a college prep student is excited to get into an exclusive
summer program. However, when he gets to the school he finds out that
some of the dorms are closed and he is among students assigned to
stay in Brookline, a building that was once an insane asylum.
Dan
and his friends Abby and Jordan are curious. They explore the
basement finding old medical records. The students begin to have
horrifying dreams and Dan begins to have blackouts. He also finds
unusual emails and texts on his computer that he does not remember,
and is told of conversations he is sure he did not have. Other
students begin to be attacked and the horror escalates to tragedy.
The
premise of vibrations or hauntings buried in the bricks and mortar of
buildings is covered often these days on TV shows like Ghost Hunters
and is a popular concept that works well in this book. The eerie
photographs accompanying the chapters creates a dark ominous feel to
make your skin rise up in goosebumps. The acknowledgments at the end
include citations for the photographs and they are all from actual
asylums.
Good
young adult book even for adults. I would read it again.
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