Some things weren’t meant to be discovered. Three people are each drawn to the small town of Beckon, Wyoming. A young anthropologist researches a Native American legend and makes a terrifying discovery. An ex-cop investigating her cousin’s disappearance finds herself in grave peril. And an aging businessman is lured by the promise of a miracle. One by one they discover the town’s ghastly secret. The only question is . . . will any of them make it out alive?
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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 5/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
From: Isaac Scego
Book Title: Beckon
Book Author: Tom Pawlik
What do you like about this book:
Summery::
"What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matt. 16:26) Those are questions that Mr. Pawlik tackles, and, in Beckon, the answer is immortality. Beckon is filled with allegorical symbols of how sin can consume us, both figuratively and literally. It is a novel that will speak in volumes. But this message doesn't come free, at least, not to sensitive readers. Filled with gore and disturbing violent content, Beckon will leave you both moved and unsettled at the same time. Its villainous antagonist is bad enough to spit on, his evil exploits are enough to anger anyone. Now, I personally enjoy stories like this (excluding the violence), but I can't speak for everyone.
Sexual Content::
After Miriam is cured, she asks George if he'd have sex with her. The author skips ahead to the next morning when they are in bed together, implied to be naked. The couple kisses very passionately on a few occasions. When Elina is captured, the men make brief remarks about raping her. They never do, but her shirt is torn down the front.
Violent Content::
Some talk of people being mauled by animals, killed, and kids being buillied. There are quite a few fairly--and extremely--intense situations. When underground, many prisoners are found, thought to be victims of some sort of human trafficking. Some of the creatures are quite disgusting. At one point, they come across a millipede whose body is ripped to shreds, scattered across the tunnel. Creatures are killed, bleeding some sort of slimy substance, and convulse violently--at one point their entrails are described. Of course, no book with creatures would be complete without those creatures feeding on the humans. When bitten, the side effects are gruesome, and when they actually feed, its even more so. The Queen, is said to suck the blood out of her victims and give the remains to the members of her hive, and is shown doing so. The N'watu natives are savage-looking, picking up large, raw, live beetles and earing them then and there. This happens frequently. Thousands of human skulls and other bones fill a bit and are said to be the remains of human sacrifices. Cultish ceremonies feature the consuming of live infant spiders as they chant. And quite a few implications to cannibalism and talk of a woman handing herself. A woman is watched as she violently convulses on the floor, dying slowly and disturbingly. People are shot, stabbed, and cut, shedding a good amount of blood. There are also odd uses of violence, like people feasting on raw, bloody fillets.
Language::
None.
Drug/Alcohol Content::
References are made to people who are drug addicts. A few men drink.
Recommendation:: 1.5/5
R - For graphic creature violence
Your ratings of the level of sex, violence, language and drug/alcohol use on a scale of 1-5.
Sex:2
Violence:5
Language:0
Drug/Alcohol use:1