Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4547004 in Books
• Published on: 1984-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback

Customer Reviews

A top-notch thriller
I first read this book in 1973. (I got it from the Scholastic book fair.) It gripped me then and it's done so every time I've read it since. Buell draws a believable and heart-wrenching picture of an average Joe shredded by the violent and pointless loss of his family as he gropes for meaning, seeks his revenge and then has to actually pay for it.

As a literature teacher I do take exception to Buell's incessant use of the comma splice, too common to 8th graders (i.e.: Buell writes sentences like this, they are complete thoughts, his ideas are connected by commas, it appears like a run-on). This is distracting and spoils the immediacy and rhythm of the narration. Aside from that the plot line takes control of the reading experience and impels you onwards.

While an authentic product of the early 1970s, reliant on prevalent attitudes and experiences of that time, the omninously-titled 'Shrewsdale Exit' is a quality thriller for all the right reasons.