Cataract City, Craig Davidson
Cataract City, Craig Davidson
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Cataract City

Author: Craig Davidson

Narrator: James Colby, Graham Winton

Unabridged: 13 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/08/2014


Synopsis

***Shortlisted for 2013 Giller Prize*** Owen and Duncan are childhood friends who've grown up in picturesque Niagara Falls--known to them by the grittier name Cataract City. As the two know well, there's more to the bordertown than meets the eye: behind the gaudy storefronts and sidewalk vendors, past the hawkers of tourist T-shirts and cheap souvenirs live the real people who scrape together a living by toiling at the Bisk, the local cookie factory. And then there are the truly desperate, those who find themselves drawn to the borderline and a world of dog-racing, bare-knuckle fighting, and night-time smuggling. Owen and Duncan think they are different: both dream of escape, a longing made more urgent by a near-death incident in childhood that sealed their bond. But in adulthood their paths diverge, and as Duncan, the less privileged, falls deep into the town's underworld, he and Owen become reluctant adversaries at opposite ends of the law. At stake is not only survival and escape, but a lifelong friendship that can only be broken at an unthinkable price.

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen

what did i do last night??? oh, nothing special - just went to craig davidson's book reading, during which he totally outed me, pointing at me and saying "that's karen from goodreads," which made me turn bright red with - ACK- fourth wall breached!!! but also ACK! CRAIG DAVIDSON KNOWS WHO I AM!!!......more

Goodreads review by Trudi

First off, in case you didn't know Craig Davidson is also horror writer Nick Cutter who blasted onto the scene in 2014 with The Troop -- the book Stephen King declared scared him. Davidson, writing as Cutter, then went on to publish two more horror novels in quick succession -- The Deep and The Acol......more

Goodreads review by Sadie

Honestly, I love this book so much and it surprises me because it's full of all of this typical "man stuff". Prison, a childhood friendship between boys, wrestling, fighting, dog races, women, boxing, blood--just a lot of situations and circumstances that if you told me exactly what this book was ab......more

Goodreads review by Brandon

I grew up in a Sydney, a town within Cape Breton Island on Canada’s east coast. Cape Breton is known for its breathtaking beauty, sprawling wilderness and rich culture. But I’ve also seen the other side. The youth population being forced to leave due to a struggling economy. Drug riddled communities......more