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John Ottway has found the job at the end of the world, working as a hunter for an oil-camp on the North Slope of Alaska. It's brutal, cold, and isolated, and there’s little he needs to do but wait for the day when he has the courage to end his life, as he plans to, some day, 'at a time to be determined.' But the plane that ferries him and the other camp workers between the..more
Published February 17th 2012
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Nov 29, 2012Joshua W James rated it really liked it
The book will always be compared to the movie, and in many ways, I agree with those on here who have admitted liking the film better. Both are sad, but for very different reasons. The personal history of the main character has been completely changed, and with that, what drives his push for survival..if that's what it is. There is a scene at the beginning of both that has Ottway kneeling with a rifle in his mouth, and the burden that pushes him to this place in the film feels somehow simpler; m..more
Outstanding thriller. The novella is different enough from the movie that it's possible to enjoy both as separate stories.
Oct 12, 2012Ruthie Jones rated it really liked it
I'm not a fan of the stream of consciousness writing style, but it fits here. The book has a lot more wolf action than the movie. It's a real heart pounder, to be sure.
There's also that old reliable theme of facing our demons and worries threaded throughout the story. The wolves are wolves, but they also represent our fears. We can run from our fears, we can battle them constantly, we can close our eyes and dream them away, and we can laugh at them. But whatever we do, they always seem to be the..more
There's also that old reliable theme of facing our demons and worries threaded throughout the story. The wolves are wolves, but they also represent our fears. We can run from our fears, we can battle them constantly, we can close our eyes and dream them away, and we can laugh at them. But whatever we do, they always seem to be the..more
Very enjoyable, fast- paced book. The writing style is very unique. The sentences are often written long, as if told in one big breath. This took a little getting used to because I could not help but think that an English teacher would cringe at the seemingly endless number of run-on sentences. However I very quickly adjusted to the writing style as it seemed to push me through the story with the same urgency as the characters.
If you enjoyed the movie, which I did and it brought me to the book,..more
If you enjoyed the movie, which I did and it brought me to the book,..more
Mar 03, 2012Douglas Cook rated it really liked it
First lines 'Four weeks on, four weeks off. When you’re off, you sit in a bar in Anchorage, stare at the bottles, sleep in a motel, if you don’t keep a house, or aren’t welcome there, and bit by bit you drain away whatever you made when you were on.'
Mackenzie Jeffers, Ian (2012-01-31). The Grey (Kindle Locations 15-17). . Kindle Edition.
Mackenzie Jeffers, Ian (2012-01-31). The Grey (Kindle Locations 15-17). . Kindle Edition.
Nov 01, 2013Silver rated it really liked it · review of another edition
First of all let me say that there was a lot I enjoyed and liked about this book. I think that in many ways it had a lot to offer and was an engaging and gripping read. It was well written and I really enjoyed the stream-of-conscious first person narrative style of the story. I thought it gave a certain psychological aspect to the story and was an interesting and original way to tell the story. I am drawn to these sort of books in which man is pitted against nature and in return most resort to h..more
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May 02, 2012Kathy Jackson rated it really liked it · review of another edition
So I decided to get the short story “The Grey” to read to see if it was better than the movie. It is only 90 some pages long so didn’t take that long to read – started it around 4:30 am and finished it a few minutes ago. I had a several hour break in there to so it really didn’t take that long to read.
OK, the story is well done – I can see the landscape, feel the desperation of the men, and hear the howling wind as it freezes me through. The characters are far more real and the parts of the movi..more
OK, the story is well done – I can see the landscape, feel the desperation of the men, and hear the howling wind as it freezes me through. The characters are far more real and the parts of the movi..more
Jan 21, 2014Charles rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A bleak book. A man's book. A book about being pursued by the ghosts of your failings and failures until you die a meaningless death, alone and scared. Such is life.
In some ways, 'The Grey' is reminiscent of Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea,' except that instead of the ocean, it's the Alaska tundra, and instead of sharks, there are wolves, and instead of them eating Santiago's fish, they eat Ottway and his co-workers. In both, all a man can do is struggle and survive and hope it's not all f..more
Aug 07, 2012Iliana rated it liked itIn some ways, 'The Grey' is reminiscent of Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea,' except that instead of the ocean, it's the Alaska tundra, and instead of sharks, there are wolves, and instead of them eating Santiago's fish, they eat Ottway and his co-workers. In both, all a man can do is struggle and survive and hope it's not all f..more
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This pretty much takes everything out of you as you follow the characters and they get picked off one by one first by a plane crash and then by wolves and then by nature. Towards the end I was still optimistic, hoping the main character (AT LEAST) will make it. That he'll follow the river towards civilization, that the wolves will give up. Alas.
When reading The Grey, Jack London comes to mind. I found this wolf-packed survival history of human and animal nature as an opposite to Call of the Wild. Both stories show us how the lives of men and canines could be linked and how these connections remain with us 'till the end.
Its a bit different from the film adaption, I can assure you but the feel is still there and there is more to learn about Ottway than there ever was in the film co-written by the same author. The book is intense, unforgiving, and has more of a realistic vibe to it qnd in a bag it could be one of the classics of the past decade, I reccomend this book to everyone who is in for gritty in your face adventure and true-to-life-survival-horror. I definitely dig this man's work and I hope I read more bo..more
Better than the film, but the stream of consciousness style of writing is quite irritating. As an ecologist, I find some of the wolf behaviour difficult to believe. Not to mention the total lack of female wolves! 😝
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There are some really great moments here, especially when the character unfurls his back-story over the final chapters. Here 'The Grey' finds some of the meaning and heft that makes the cinematic interpretation so powerful. However, the preceding 130 pages (it's a short book that took more than a few days to read, never a great sign) are hampered by a tough to digest stream of consciousness, one unsupported by a genuine voice or distinctive set-pieces. The survivalist element is competent, but c..more
Jun 20, 2014Alana rated it liked it · review of another edition
I still can't entirely decide if I like this one. It's definitely very dark and has some supernatural elements to it, in a way. On the surface, it's a story of wilderness survival and the comradeship of men in dire circumstances, but it plays out more as one man working through all of his inner demons, and whether he overcomes or succumbs to them in the end is left a bit up to the reader's interpretation.
This one is definitely one I would avoid in it's film adaptation, but that's because I'm squ..more
This one is definitely one I would avoid in it's film adaptation, but that's because I'm squ..more
I thought this novella was very well-plotted and found it a much better source of entertainment than the movie which was based on it (sorry to spout the old cliche but I think a better script could have been created out of this yarn). It reminded me of the Jack London short story 'Love of Life', with the exception that it is grittier and the odds more heavily stacked against the men who are fighting for survival. It is also a darker tale, albeit replete with much dark humour which is strangely e..more
Jun 10, 2014Christine Sinclair rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I'm not a fan of gore and violence, and I probably wouldn't go see this movie (even with the handsome Liam Neeson as the star). That said, the book is excellent! Man vs. nature, man vs. wolf, man vs. himself. The descriptions are gripping, and the action and suspense constant. The backstory of the main character Ottway, gives the novel much more depth than your usual cliffhanger survival story. A very good read, all in one sitting!
Jun 20, 2013Sudhanshu Gupta rated it really liked it
One of those occasions when I saw the movie and then turned to the book because I was left wanting for more. (Also had something to do with Liam Neeson playing the lead role - i read the book so I could imagine the first person monologues being delivered the him!)
A good, short, but powerful read for those who want to think twice and thrice about what really happened in the end. or was it in the beginning.
A good, short, but powerful read for those who want to think twice and thrice about what really happened in the end. or was it in the beginning.
Oct 18, 2013Bill rated it it was ok · review of another edition
This was a mildly interesting extended short story about a plane crash in Alaska. The all male survivors have to battle the intense cold, packs of blood thirsty wolves, and mainly themselves. One by one they are killed off in various ways until the inconclusive ending. It was not very satisfying. 2*.
May 11, 2015StayHome AndDoNothing rated it it was amazing
Very well paced book, action from start to finish. The writing style was a little confusing for me at first, but I caught on pretty quick. The book is different enough from the movie that they're both worth enjoying separately. A sad, brutal, and bloody story that never let's you feel safe and out of danger. Excellent book!
May 19, 2014Ghaith Lattouf rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
A gripping story about how a group of men deal with the fatal force of nature and the certainty of death. The story deviates a bit from the movie, especially Ottway’s personal history, which, I think, makes it more interesting. A must read for every man.
Did not enjoy this book at all. I found the writing very confusing. I couldn't quite follow the plot or the main character's thoughts a majority of the time. Really didn't get or like the ending either.
Boiled down this is a slasher horror novella, where the men are picked off by wolves. Written in an ugly stream of consciousness which was really off putting at times, sometimes a mess. Was okay, nothing special.
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The books ok,it wasnt what I expected, maybe the movie will be better
Nov 21, 2014Thirty37Seven marked it as to-read · review of another edition
'I got a book. It's called 'We're all fucked'. It's a bestseller.'
I can't believe I'm saying this, but the movie was so. much. better.
Didn't like it at all very disappointed got fed up with the repetitiveness of it all think the film may be better
Apr 13, 2014Benjamin Schupp rated it really liked it
Sep 19, 2013Richard Cummings rated it really liked it
Good job for such a short book. Kept me 'chilled' and glad that I was not sharing this adventure personally.
One of the most gripping stories I have ever read. Had me tearing up with its intensity. Not an easy story to read, but has a lot to say about mortality and being human.
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Ian Mackenzie Jeffers is a novelist, screenwriter and playwright. His novella 'Ghost Walker' was the basis for Liam Neeson film 'The Grey,' directed by Joe Carnahan, for which Jeffers co-wrote the screenplay. Jeffers also expanded the original novella into the novel 'The Grey.' He is married to Jenny Jerome.
“Even this cold, this fearful, your mind wanders. You’ve lost a mile not knowing you were walking.” — 1 likes
“I raise my bottle. To the dead, I suppose, and to us left. “Fuck it,” I say, and drink it. “Fuck it,” everybody else says, and drinks theirs. It’s as good a prayer as any.” — 0 likes
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