I am in the middle of Lehane's *The Given Day *for a book club. If they hadn't chosen this book, I wouldn't have gone past page 5. I'm sure he's a fun writer for a certain kind of reader - especially those who like mysteries and books like that, but I would seriously doubt that his writing is a good choice for an honors student. Here's a brief synopsis from Lehane's website about *Shutter Island*, and I suspect you can get a pretty good idea of how relevant this really is to a good psychology paper*:* * * *The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner, Chuck Aule, have come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to investigate the disappearance of a patient. Multiple murderess Rachel Solando is loose somewhere on this remote and barren island, despite having been kept in a locked cell under constant surveillance. As a killer hurricane bears relentlessly down on them, a strange case takes on even darker, more sinister shades. * Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a student who wants to read Shutter Island by Lehane for a homework > assignment in my honors intro to psych class. I generally don't allow novels > but he assures me that the story line about psychopathology is one he could > easily critique. > > Are any tipsters familiar with this book? With Lehane's work in general? > > I am not. A web search doesn't give me any real substance to judge on. > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > [email protected] > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
