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La Digue

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  • Author：Michael McDowell
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Tandis que la ville se remet à peine d'une crue dévastatrice， le chantier d'une digue censée la protéger charrie son lot d'imprévus : main-d’œuvre incontrôlable， courants capricieux， disparitions inquiétantes。。。 Pendant ce temps dans le clan Caskey， Mary-Love， la matriarcale， voit ses machinations se heurter à celles d'Elinor， son étrange belle-fille， mais la lutte ne fait que commencer。 Manigances， alliances contre-nature， sacrifices， tout est permis。 À Perdido， les mutations seront profondes， et les conséquences， irréversibles。

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Reviews

Jen ，

this is getting SPOOKY （vivement la suite！！）

James Seamone ，

More family drama， more weirdness from Elenore。 A great quick read that reads like a southern family history。

L'ours inculte ，

On enchaine avec le deuxième tome de Blackwater qui devrait sortir tout juste deux semaines après le premier， et oui， Monsieur Toussaint Louverture va nous sortir toute la série à un rythme d’enfer sur un format épisodique。 En trois mois nous devrions avoir l’intégrale de la saga， c’est pas beau ça ？Nous avions laissé la famille Caskey lorsqu’Oscar et Elinor emménagent enfin dans la nouvelles maison construite par Mary-Love。 Cette dernière a tout fait pour retarder le départ des jeunes mariés， m On enchaine avec le deuxième tome de Blackwater qui devrait sortir tout juste deux semaines après le premier， et oui， Monsieur Toussaint Louverture va nous sortir toute la série à un rythme d’enfer sur un format épisodique。 En trois mois nous devrions avoir l’intégrale de la saga， c’est pas beau ça ？Nous avions laissé la famille Caskey lorsqu’Oscar et Elinor emménagent enfin dans la nouvelles maison construite par Mary-Love。 Cette dernière a tout fait pour retarder le départ des jeunes mariés， mais c’était sans compter sur les manœuvres de sa belle-fille qu’elle avait grandement sous-estimée。 Mary-Love se retrouve donc dans sa maison avec Sister， mais un nouvel évènement va venir animer la ville de Perdido : Le chantier de la digue va enfin démarrer， la construction permettra à la ville de se protéger de prochaines inondations， mais aussi de relancer l’économie et d’embaucher des tas de gens。 Early Haskew est l’ingénieur chargé de la conception de l’ouvrage， et de la direction du chantier， et il va également se retrouver embarqué dans les histoires familiales des Caskey。 Seulement Elinor n’aime pas beaucoup ce projet de digue qui lui coupe l’accès à sa rivière bien-aimée， tout ça risque de faire des étincelles。Blackwater continue sur son équilibre étrange entre grande fresque familiale historique et une saga de fantastique qui frôle l’horrifique très ponctuellement。 Le gros de l’histoire concerne toujours l’évolution de cette famille à travers les années， ses disputes， ses tensions mêlant le patrimoine professionnel et les rancœurs personnelles du clan qui essaye de remettre le business de la scierie sur les rails， tout en se tirant dans les pattes avec affection et regards assassins。 Le femmes du clan tirent les ficelles en coulisse et placent des pions dans de petites machinations， mais il y a quand même un esprit de famille qui fait se retrouver tout le monde quand un intérêt commun est en jeu。 On va assister à une succession d’évènements qui vont rapprocher ou éloigner tel ou tel membre de la famille， dans une narration très agréable et fluide。Le contexte historique est encore très crédible， l’ambiance de la ville change complètement avec ce chantier et l’arrivée de tout plein d’ouvriers， on va construire des dortoirs et des réfectoires， toute une économie va tourner autour de cette grande entreprise。 Mais ça va aussi amener son lot de difficultés et de malheurs。 Sur le même schéma que le tome précédent on va glisser gentiment vers un peu de fantastique par moments， un petit détail étrange par-ci， une disparition par-là， le mystère autour d’Elinor s’épaissit et entraine tout le monde dans son sillage。 Pour ajouter à l’ambiance particulière， on va encore une fois basculer très ponctuellement dans l’horreur dans une scène choc qui va frapper le lecteur en pleine poire même si ce schéma se répète un peu d’un tome à l’autre。 Pourtant ça fonctionne toujours， le numéro d’équilibriste que nous a livré Michael McDowell reste très convaincant et intrigant， tout en nous gardant attaché à cette famille et son entourage。Le suspense est encore entier， j’ai hâte de découvrir ce que nous réserve la suite de cette saga， que ce soit dans l’évolution de ses personnages et dans la résolution de ce grand mystère qui entoure le clan Caskey。 L’auteur fait monter la sauce， mais on attend de voir ce que nous cache tout ça， ça pourrait tout aussi bien s’essouffler que nous exploser à la figure dans un réjouissant feu d’artifice de glauque et de sang。 Rendez-vous en Mai pour le tome 3 ！Livre reçu en service presse dans le cadre d’une opération Masse Critique Babelio， merci à eux et à l’éditeur Monsieur Toussaint Louverture。https://ours-inculte。fr/blackwater-2/ 。。。more

Vrinda Pendred ，

These are getting me so emotionally wound up！

Angélita Manchado ，

Blackwater Tome 2 La digue de Michael McDowell， présentationMary-Love et Sister ont peur d’Elinor qui est partie vivre avec Oscar en laissant sa fille à la famille de son mari。Elinor veut être libre et n’a pas peur d’affronter qui que ce soit。Avis Blackwater Tome 2 La digue de Michael McDowellDeuxième tome de la série Blackwater。 Après avoir fait connaissance avec la famille Caskey et la vie à Perdido， ce deuxième tome est consacré à la construction de la digue qui doit protéger la ville et ses Blackwater Tome 2 La digue de Michael McDowell， présentationMary-Love et Sister ont peur d’Elinor qui est partie vivre avec Oscar en laissant sa fille à la famille de son mari。Elinor veut être libre et n’a pas peur d’affronter qui que ce soit。Avis Blackwater Tome 2 La digue de Michael McDowellDeuxième tome de la série Blackwater。 Après avoir fait connaissance avec la famille Caskey et la vie à Perdido， ce deuxième tome est consacré à la construction de la digue qui doit protéger la ville et ses habitants des crues après la dernière qui a tout dévasté。Pour ceux qui n’ont pas lu le tome 1， merci de ne pas lire cette critique qui pourra vous en révéler trop。 Elinor est contre ce projet de digue。 Pour elle， les rivières ne déborderont pas avant longtemps。 Il faut que la nature reprenne ses droits。 Mais elle ne pourra， pratiquement rien， contre le vote des plus hautes instances de la ville， sauf se renfermer sur elle-même et accomplir un acte qui pourrait， à terme， se retourner contre elle。Comme toujours， sa belle-mère， Mary-Love， et sa belle-soeur， Sister， sont contre elle。 Bien que Mary-Love ait obtenu ce qu’elle voulait， elle mène toujours sa croisade contre Elinor。 Et elle tente de le faire de façon détournée pour que cela ne se retourne pas contre elle。 Mais pour le moment， Elinor obtient ce qu’elle veut。 Quitter la maison de Mary-Love， avoir son propre enfant et au fur et à mesure permettre à son mari Oscar de devenir， financièrement， indépendant。 Les relations familiales ne sont pas au beau fixe。 Même vivant côte à côte， ils ne se côtoient pas。 Il ne faut pas heurter les uns et les autres。 Contre son gré， Elinor va se faire une nouvelle amie， la belle-soeur de James。 Cette dernière n’est pas forcément bien accueillie par Mary-Love。Dans ce roman， certains hommes prennent plus de poids， osent dire ce qu’ils pensent et agissent en conséquence， que ce soit James ou encore Oscar。 Mais les femmes restent sur le qui-vive pour toujours asseoir leur domination。 J’ai bien aimé l’évolution de Sister， également。 Elle a énormément appris auprès de sa mère et d’ailleurs cela se retourne contre cette dernière。 Une mère qui se plaint d’avoir perdu ses enfants car ils ne veulent plus vivre avec elle， mais leur vie。 Mais l’amour des enfants est toujours présent， malgré les agissements de cette mère。Il se passe toujours des évènements étranges à Perdido qui auront une importance dans les tomes suivants。 Que va-t-il se passer entre les deux soeurs， Miriam et Frances， les filles d’Oscar et Elinor ？Comme le premier tome， celui-ci est très imagé。 Le lecteur est partie prenante de cette histoire。 Il imagine très bien les personnages， comme les situations。 Il me tarde donc de lire la suite， de connaître l’évolution des personnages et ce qui va leur arriver， surtout cette relation entre Mary-Love et Elinor。 Et il me tarde réellement de savoir qui est cette jeune femme。 。。。more

Natalie Meagan ，

Ok I’m my review of book one of this series， The Flood， I said I felt intrigued and kinda had an idea where this was going…I’m still intrigued but have NO clue what to expect。 I’m really enjoying the familiar southern setting- minus the racist， problematic aspects that come with it- I especially felt warm and fuzzy when I read the part about Alabama business meetings taking place on porch swings or in the light of the moon。 The southern aspects are doing a great job of making me feel comfortable Ok I’m my review of book one of this series， The Flood， I said I felt intrigued and kinda had an idea where this was going…I’m still intrigued but have NO clue what to expect。 I’m really enjoying the familiar southern setting- minus the racist， problematic aspects that come with it- I especially felt warm and fuzzy when I read the part about Alabama business meetings taking place on porch swings or in the light of the moon。 The southern aspects are doing a great job of making me feel comfortable， lowering my defenses， all the while something wicked is brewing。 I haven’t the slightest idea what is happening。 I remember in the first book texting my friends “this better not be mermaids” and a few chapters later “is it SIRENS？？” and finally “OMG it’s a witch！！！” I still have no clue if I was right and I love it。 I’m so excited that there are 4 more books。 See you in the next review！！ 。。。more

Kaila ，

A description of a closet hasn't been so eerie since the Five and a Half Minute Hallway in House of Leaves。Really want to know where this story is going。 I'm listening to it very quickly。 A description of a closet hasn't been so eerie since the Five and a Half Minute Hallway in House of Leaves。Really want to know where this story is going。 I'm listening to it very quickly。 。。。more

Andrew ，

Who is the real monster？ The mother in law。

Shubhneet ，

It was a bit lacking in building up the same tenseness as the first one。Still，The second installment is AMAZING！！！！。But can Miss Mary-love for once stop making absolutely terrible and wrong decisions because it makes the supposed evil character（Elinor） in this book seem innocent and its getting on my nerves that everybody is sympathizing with her。

Alex Jones ，

The plot screeches to a halt to spend more time with secondary characters。 That’s not a bad thing。A character does something so unforgivable that it reshaped my view on both them and their relationships with others。 The red flags were there all along but I didn’t think they’d go that far。 There are no heroes or villains in Perdido， but there is a monster。

Mikepottz ，

Elinor's plan to get Oscar riches comes to fruition with his buying up of land from one the the mill owners after his intellectually challenged Son gets his arms and legs wrenched out of their sockets spewing blood watching his life sapping from his eyes in the moonlight。 This death is an offering to the river。 Sister will get married changing the family dynamics with Mama。 Elinor will give birth to another girl and will raise this one on her own as her other daughter is raised next door by Mama Elinor's plan to get Oscar riches comes to fruition with his buying up of land from one the the mill owners after his intellectually challenged Son gets his arms and legs wrenched out of their sockets spewing blood watching his life sapping from his eyes in the moonlight。 This death is an offering to the river。 Sister will get married changing the family dynamics with Mama。 Elinor will give birth to another girl and will raise this one on her own as her other daughter is raised next door by Mama。 The leeve gets built much to the disgust of Elinor。 The soap drama saga continues and the addictive story unfolds naturally with a seductive familiarity。 。。。more

Elizabeth Sund ，

#2 was a little slow， but I'm part way into book #3 now and it's already picking up。 Ready for some weird creepy things to happen！ #2 was a little slow， but I'm part way into book #3 now and it's already picking up。 Ready for some weird creepy things to happen！ 。。。more

Morgan Davis ，

Blackwater: II The Levee continues the Caskey saga， focusing on the processes revolving around building the levees that will prevent another flood。 The entire family with the exception of Elinor believe that they are a great way to protect Perdido and ensure that the losses that occurred with the first flood don't happen again。 During this endeavor， Caskey family dramas continuously unfold， strengthening already looming tensions between the family members。 Sinister events continue to take place， Blackwater: II The Levee continues the Caskey saga， focusing on the processes revolving around building the levees that will prevent another flood。 The entire family with the exception of Elinor believe that they are a great way to protect Perdido and ensure that the losses that occurred with the first flood don't happen again。 During this endeavor， Caskey family dramas continuously unfold， strengthening already looming tensions between the family members。 Sinister events continue to take place， making the reader wonder if/when these will all come to a head and affect the Caskey family directly。The second novella in the Blackwater series is a slower go than the first。 Instead of focusing on the supernatural elements within the Caskey family， McDowell instead highlights small town politics that encompass the seemingly never-ending work of building the levees that serve to protect Perdido。 There are some eerie events that transpire but， these are few and far between compared to Blackwater I: The Flood。 While these happen towards the end and tie together the building of the levees and the underlying darkness that has been rooted in both books， I still wish there was more OOMPH in the middle chapters。 Because I have become invested in the Caskey family and their characters， I enjoyed this！ If you're more of a plot-driven reader， this will probably be one of the more lackluster books in the Blackwater series for you but， it's necessary for the plot and the spooky ending does make it better。 。。。more

Dan Abromowitz ，

swamp book

Kim ，

I really enjoy that this has horror elements but they kind of stay in the eerie background。 It's like you forget about it and then boom！ Horror is right in your face。 I was a little put off by a character being described as "simple" and basically that they have no actual thoughts。 I know this is published in a time when it is likely how it was presented， but it still doesn't feel good to read about。 I really enjoy that this has horror elements but they kind of stay in the eerie background。 It's like you forget about it and then boom！ Horror is right in your face。 I was a little put off by a character being described as "simple" and basically that they have no actual thoughts。 I know this is published in a time when it is likely how it was presented， but it still doesn't feel good to read about。 。。。more

Mary ，

3。75

Zanahoria ，

For a tighter thematic arch plot， I'd have moved the last chapter about the closet to the next section （which appears to be about the girls and the house anyway） and kept the Dedication as climax， with the selling as denouement。That said， I'm still gripped。 For a tighter thematic arch plot， I'd have moved the last chapter about the closet to the next section （which appears to be about the girls and the house anyway） and kept the Dedication as climax， with the selling as denouement。That said， I'm still gripped。 。。。more

Blake Williams ，

Heady， breathy and southern。 I bought the saga on Kindle and working through each one。 I might actually have to buy old physical copy of this series when I'm done， the rarer one， not the new reprint。 It'll be pricey but goddamn are these so much fun。 Heady， breathy and southern。 I bought the saga on Kindle and working through each one。 I might actually have to buy old physical copy of this series when I'm done， the rarer one， not the new reprint。 It'll be pricey but goddamn are these so much fun。 。。。more

Ciara ，

I usually don't care for any romance but there is an ADORABLE courtship in this one。 Early and Sister 4eva。 I usually don't care for any romance but there is an ADORABLE courtship in this one。 Early and Sister 4eva。 。。。more

Neil Fulwood ，

With the suth’un melodrama dialled up and the supernatural elements kept firmly in the background （save for a late-in-the-game Grand Guignol set-piece）， ‘The Levee’ is a more slow-burn outing than its predecessor， but no less readable or compelling。 New characters are introduced， alliances shift， and nothing quite plays out as expected。 There’s the sense that anything could happen in the subsequent volumes。

Kim ，

Absolutely loving this series。 I need to find more Michael McDowell！

Jeremy ，

True to its title， this one was very much about the construction of a levee

Jeff J。 ，

#2 in the Blackwater series。 Reminiscent of V。 C。 Andrews but with supernatural elements。

Andrew Violette ，

I'm really liking this series。 Sometimes you forget its a horror novel and you get immersed in the soap-operatic interplay between Mary-Love and Elinor。。。and then BAM。。。the author pulls you back into some really great gothic horror。 I'm really liking this series。 Sometimes you forget its a horror novel and you get immersed in the soap-operatic interplay between Mary-Love and Elinor。。。and then BAM。。。the author pulls you back into some really great gothic horror。 。。。more

Williwaw ，

And so the creepiness builds 。 。 。 ritual child sacrifice 。 。 。 a house that becomes haunted before anyone moves in。 As the title suggests， this installment is mostly about the construction of the levee。 Plenty of Southern culture。 Family tensions， racial tensions， class struggles， and business rivalries。 There's a Lovecraftian tinge here， too。 Elinor Dammert could well be from Innsmouth。 And so the creepiness builds 。 。 。 ritual child sacrifice 。 。 。 a house that becomes haunted before anyone moves in。 As the title suggests， this installment is mostly about the construction of the levee。 Plenty of Southern culture。 Family tensions， racial tensions， class struggles， and business rivalries。 There's a Lovecraftian tinge here， too。 Elinor Dammert could well be from Innsmouth。 。。。more

JoAnna ，

Hope the next one is more thrilling。

Josh Krysak ，

A sense of foreboding is building in this southern gothic saga。

Tim Healy ，

More creepy fun。 This one actually has a couple of moments that I would classify as "true horror" scenes， not just "Southern Gothic creepy。Here we also have a continuing story of the Caskey family and their extended relations。 It centers， of course， on the relationship of the odd Elinor Caskey to the rest of the family。 That they are the richest family in their small town in the early 192os only makes that more interesting。She may not be all that she appears to be， but you'll have to read for mo More creepy fun。 This one actually has a couple of moments that I would classify as "true horror" scenes， not just "Southern Gothic creepy。Here we also have a continuing story of the Caskey family and their extended relations。 It centers， of course， on the relationship of the odd Elinor Caskey to the rest of the family。 That they are the richest family in their small town in the early 192os only makes that more interesting。She may not be all that she appears to be， but you'll have to read for more information。 Grace Caskey is getting older and forming an unpopular attraction to the daughter of the black servant that Mary Love Caskey， the matriarch， cannot abide。 Sister Caskey， Mary Love's daughter， finds a unique way to use a marriage as a weapon against both her mother and Elinor。 Oscar Caskey is still blind to everything going on around him。 And Mary Love's brother James is just befuddled。 He's a nice and introverted man and is often pushed around by the domineering women in the family。 It sounds like all the ingredients of a Southern Gothic are here。The major issue in this is the building of a levee， as the title may give away。 All of the superstitions involving building anything are brought to bear。 In the middle of the story， James's sister-in-law， via his dead wife， shows up needing protection from her abusive husband。 We see that gun early on， so， of course， he shows up later on giving the Caskey men one of their better moments。 I'm still enjoying this， so I'll move on， now， to part 3 of 6。 See you when I've finished。 。。。more

Dr。 ，

Is it possible to dislike a character more than professor Umbridge？ Mary-love makes a strong case for the most hatable individual in literature。

Alex ，

This definitely unfolds like a soap opera。 But that good kinda of soap opera with monsters lurking around the corners。 This second book needed a little more monster peeking。 The introduction of each new awful person raised my anticipation of them being eaten。 Not enough of them were eaten in this book。This is definitely a second act of potentially six parts。 It is difficult to judge on its own， because it does not stand effectively by itself。 I can’t rate this book by itself more than a three， b This definitely unfolds like a soap opera。 But that good kinda of soap opera with monsters lurking around the corners。 This second book needed a little more monster peeking。 The introduction of each new awful person raised my anticipation of them being eaten。 Not enough of them were eaten in this book。This is definitely a second act of potentially six parts。 It is difficult to judge on its own， because it does not stand effectively by itself。 I can’t rate this book by itself more than a three， but I will likely score the whole series high。 This book is all setup for future action， and I hope they really pay off the reason for Elinor’s reversal on her stance about the Levee。 The final chapter wasn’t even part of this book， but the beginning of the next story with the estranged sisters， and a potential haunted house。 Please let the next book be a haunted house southern gothic！ 。。。more

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