Six Stories: A Thriller: 1

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The fourth is "Lunch at the Gotham Café." A little better and has violence and gore. Again, a man's wife leaves him and they meet at a NYC restaurant to discuss her grievances with her therapist as a mediator. All goes haywire when a looney Maitre'D goes psycho with a butcher knife. Was this planned by his soon to be ex? A chilling, unpredictable and startling thriller, Six Stories is also a classic murder mystery with a modern twist, and a devastating ending. There's a strong focus on how government cuts have affected the downtrodden community of Ergarth, and may even have had a direct hand in the murder. As always, some intriguing little threads are worked into the plot, like Jason's animal activism, and Amirah's rant about middle-class vs. working-class use of the term 'chav' (with which I wholeheartedly agree, and I'm so happy to see this perspective make it into a book, however briefly!). However, I also found some elements a bit far-fetched – that widely known and gossiped-about connections between the victim and accused wouldn't have come out in court, for example. I struggled to believe in some of the events in the climactic chapter, and was confused and troubled by the final transcript. This book is clearly inspired by the podcast Serial(which gets a mention) and King asks his subjects difficult questions. While I guessed correctly several plot points I thought the mystery is well constructed so that you get more clues in each interview. The characters have distinct voices and the dialogue is believable. I loved the atmospheric setting of Scarclaw Fell and the spooky old folktales mentioned throughout. Is that enough to make audiences overlook the utter mess Six makes of its attempts at feminism? Judging by the rapturous reception among my fellow theatergoers at Saturday’s press preview, the answer is likely yes. But I found myself just as bothered by Six’s messiness in 2021 as I was in 2020, and if anything time has made me more vengeful. I’m more dazzled by the spectacle now than I was then, but less inclined to forgive the disarray.

Six Stories is a popular podcast hosted by Scott King. The premise is simple, six stories from six different people all with links to a specific case told over six episodes. King uses the podcast to look into cold cases and unsolved mysteries where he delves deep in search of answers to unanswered questions and the truth surrounded the case. This podcast thing, I had to find out about that. I listen to the radio when not reading/watching movies/listening to music/feeding cats/etc and I thought what is this big deal about a podcast. Then I realised 2 things – Throughout this book I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop: When was I finally going to become invested in these characters, these six eponymous stories? When was the thrill part of “thriller” going to make an appearance?I'm still not 100 percent sure how everything tied together, or what really happened in the end, but I enjoyed the ride Wesolowski took me on. Definitely one of those books that grabs you and doesn't really let you go. I still have a few questions but I admit I always do after finishing a book from this series. I think it's not the author being lazy or evasive, though. I think the fact that it's "inconclusive" has the purpose to make you think and make you draw your own conclusions. I, in fact, have some theories about certain things that happen and I like to think I'm right, and knowing the explanation would probably not be the same as the one I'm thinking, would definitely lower the quality of my experience. A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! *** Number three is called "Lt's Theory of Pets" which was just ok. It is about a man whose wife leaves him partly due to her dislike of his cat and his dislike of her dog. Meh. This story does some similar things to Changeling: firstly, it suggests that someone close to the case is manipulating Scott, drip-feeding information; secondly, it gradually builds a picture of one pivotal character that differs significantly from the way this person is generally perceived. Yet the results are very different. In Changeling, the stories revealed a powerful truth. In Beast, they only seem to make things murkier. Midway through the final chapter, Scott says he is still 'struggling to get the story straight'; so was I.

Six is constantly at risk of sliding into syrup: its feminist message is the lightest and most easily consumable one possible, some of the lyrics and lines are a little heavy handed, and the whole thing is so music-forward that the brief dialogue scenes threaten its collapse. But under international associate director Grace Taylor and Australian associate director Sharon Millerchip, the performers know when to lean into the charm and when to modulate into something softer. I’m also curious about the protagonist himself. Not many details were shared about the aftermath of Book 3. I mean, surely there would have been a huge fallout given what a big mystery the case was and how it was resolved? Not to mention the possible implications of how everything was executed? The story coursed the imaginary boundary between real and supernatural well, I was left in a swirling maze from where I knew not whom to believe in. A truly compelling read, giving the other side of social media and its fake world, the writing captivated me and brought out a weird craving that I need more of this author's books. Another year, another episode in the absolutely brilliant Six Stories series. If you’re not reading this series, I’m judging you like you wouldn’t believe. And if this fourth book in the series doesn’t get under your skin and make you think about the truly warped-up world we live in these days, there is something really wrong with you.

Listen: On the one hand, Anne “ Politics Are My Thing” Boleyn did not blue ball a king for seven years, invent her own religion, and claw her way to the top of the English monarchy to be disrespected like that. On the other hand: The song’s a bop. Whatever, it’s fun! Elizabeth Barton and Lizzie B. The frozen girl. Who froze? Elizabeth or Lizzie? Vampires and beasts. The Beast from the East. Who was the vampire? Gothic fantasy or flesh and blood? Tankerville Tower. Haunted? Or the space where fear is perpetuated and used for our own means. Elusive online journalist Scott King investigates the lead-up and aftermath of the killing, uncovering dark and fanciful stories of demonic possession, and encountering a village torn apart by this unspeakable act.

This book examines how so many of our young people rely on the validation of internet strangers. Willing to do anything to get the most "likes" and how often the way we present ourselves online is far different than the person we actually are. It's very easy to curate a beautiful life through photos and filters but what are we truly like when the camera is off. The setting and the sense of place that you get whilst reading Beast is tremendous and you are transported to the rundown coastal town of Ergarth. Ergarth is a claustrophobic small town where Tankerville Tower ‘The Vampire Tower’ a decaying monolith on the outskirts casts a forbidding shadow over the whole town. It is an area that has been forgotten by the government with no money and no jobs available. It is a place where life has been drained, leeched away, bleak and drab where the colour is muted and has turned to grey. It is a community where everyone knows each other and where gossip and rumours are rife. It is a town with history, the Ergarth Vampire a story that has been passed down through the centuries and from one generation to the next.

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Living in North East England myself I found the Northumberland setting to the story very captivating and the author (who is also from the North East) is fantastic in describing Scarclaw Fell in such atmospheric detail you'd think you were standing amongst the trees, ferns, wildlife and woodland paths yourself. The characters are just brilliant and I loved how the story was told through each of the teenagers involved now they are adults. After hearing one recollection you just had to read the next, forming your own opinion and view on the tragedy that happened.