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The Station
Eric Duschesne lives a bleak existence in Minneapolis, working a job that he hates. Feeling lonely, he takes a week’s vacation to White Path, Minnesota, where he grew up. His plans are to visit his parents; his childhood friend, Sean; and spend some time relaxing at his parent’s cabin on Climbing Hill Lake in the heart of Nawayee Forest.
His dad, Butch, has him go through some of his grandparent’s belongings where he comes across the old radio that sat on his grandparent’s three-season porch. He decides to keep the radio and takes it with him to his parent’s cabin. The first night at the cabin, a weak voice emanates from the static within the radio, and thus begins a week that Eric will never forget.
Who does the voice belong to? What does it want? Does it belong to the ghostly woman in white who begins to haunt his dreams and then his reality? What happened amongst the trees of Nawayee Forest? Find out the answers to these questions as well as indulging in the stunning conclusion that will leave you hanging for more.
Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9781370896431 here.
His dad, Butch, has him go through some of his grandparent’s belongings where he comes across the old radio that sat on his grandparent’s three-season porch. He decides to keep the radio and takes it with him to his parent’s cabin. The first night at the cabin, a weak voice emanates from the static within the radio, and thus begins a week that Eric will never forget.
Who does the voice belong to? What does it want? Does it belong to the ghostly woman in white who begins to haunt his dreams and then his reality? What happened amongst the trees of Nawayee Forest? Find out the answers to these questions as well as indulging in the stunning conclusion that will leave you hanging for more.
Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9781370896431 here.
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Published November 20, 2017
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H.A. Larson
6 books8 followersI'm an author living in the heart of the Midwest. Ever since I was a kid, I've been inspired by the magic of nature around me, and the interpersonal relationships we have with others. I've always loved putting my hopes and dreams down on paper, so combining this with my inspirations, is a cathartic experience. I hope you enjoy my work, and also hope that you'll follow me on my journey. Check out my website (link below), it's a great place to find out all about me, my interests, and all the latest with my books!
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November 19, 2017
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October 2, 2019
Captivating! Kept me guessing the whole time. Quick, fun read while on a trip.
November 21, 2020
Too spooky for me. A radio that plays when no on.
December 24, 2015
This book is described as a paranormal thriller in the blurb so I thought I knew what to expect. However, my main problem when reading The Station was there was not enough initial incredulity expressed by the various characters. When a voice speaks to Eric, the main protagonist, from a radio and even responds when he speaks back, is not something that most “normal” people take in their stride. But after a slight doubt he seems to. OK, it’s a paranormal tale so the reader is going to allow a bit of room for vivid imagination for the tale to unwind. When ghosts appeared to other people and still others just seem to accept the spooky radio, without a shocked comment or suggesting someone might need sectioning by a psychiatrist, then I started to lose interest. The book still needs a lot of work in my opinion to make it more credible and to feel completed. The general idea and the various twists and turns of the story have a lot to commend it to keen readers of this genre and, although it may not be as horrific as the new movie Paranormal Activity, it seems to be in that vein.
I was also left with certain practical questions about too many things that the author seemed to gloss over. What happened to Eleanor, Eric’s apparently abandoned but affectionate cat? Can a shotgun produce a single wound in someone’s leg when it’s a scattergun? Would a broadband link to the internet be possible in a remote cabin, somewhere in “the heart of Nawayee Forest” Minnesota? It was pretty obvious about half way through the book that a shocking family revelation would appear towards the end and, unfortunately, it did!
After a rather slow beginning and build up to the story I found that I was being too distracted by the many punctuation, grammatical and typo errors throughout the story to be absorbed by the plot. Some examples: “the (United) states” should be capitalized; adjectives were being used as adverbs as in “bad off” rather than the correct “badly off”; “He let me borrow” had the word “it” missing when Eric was returning a borrowed umbrella; the word “bequest” was used when the context required “request”; and the lack of the formal comma whenever another character was being addressed in some way: as in “Thank you (,) Pam” or “Hi (,) honey”. This kind of dialogue omission became very noticeable after a while. There were quite a few typos that could easily have been spotted with a second glance at the text, such as using the word “closet” when it meant “closed” – produced quite a different meaning! I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was also left with certain practical questions about too many things that the author seemed to gloss over. What happened to Eleanor, Eric’s apparently abandoned but affectionate cat? Can a shotgun produce a single wound in someone’s leg when it’s a scattergun? Would a broadband link to the internet be possible in a remote cabin, somewhere in “the heart of Nawayee Forest” Minnesota? It was pretty obvious about half way through the book that a shocking family revelation would appear towards the end and, unfortunately, it did!
After a rather slow beginning and build up to the story I found that I was being too distracted by the many punctuation, grammatical and typo errors throughout the story to be absorbed by the plot. Some examples: “the (United) states” should be capitalized; adjectives were being used as adverbs as in “bad off” rather than the correct “badly off”; “He let me borrow” had the word “it” missing when Eric was returning a borrowed umbrella; the word “bequest” was used when the context required “request”; and the lack of the formal comma whenever another character was being addressed in some way: as in “Thank you (,) Pam” or “Hi (,) honey”. This kind of dialogue omission became very noticeable after a while. There were quite a few typos that could easily have been spotted with a second glance at the text, such as using the word “closet” when it meant “closed” – produced quite a different meaning! I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 21, 2015
I received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
There is a wee bit of a spoiler in this review. I put ** around it. The Station by H.A. Larson was an exciting read! It was a bit slow to get going, but that could just be the author’s personal style. We didn’t meet the spooky voice on The Station, until almost the middle of the story. That having been said, when the scary stuff got going, it did not let up! H.A. Larson really knows how to spin a skillful, suspenseful tail! The story was deliciously spooky, and how all the characters’ encounters with ghostly entities finally came together was well done! I had my suspicions early on about who the, shall I say, bad guys could be, but I hoped I was wrong. Alas, I wasn’t.
**One thing that bothered me about the construct of the story was towards the end, where one good guy died, the other good guys didn’t seem very emotionally affected by it. I get that they needed to keep their heads, but at the same time, there should have been more of a human reaction to the guy’s demise. Maybe the sheriff or perhaps someone else running to his side, asking if he was okay, and reacting in some plausible way at his death. But all that happened, was the sheriff said something along the lines of “we’ve got a lot of bodies here” or something like that, and it would have been more plausible to see some sort of distress, or some other emotional reaction to the one good guy dying, rather than the other guys standing around and essentially saying, “Ho hum, I guess we better clean up these bodies.”**
Overall, though, I thought the story was well done! It was a great paranormal thriller, and the author does a great job presenting the material in such a way as to send a wonderful thrill up the readers’ spines!
There is a wee bit of a spoiler in this review. I put ** around it. The Station by H.A. Larson was an exciting read! It was a bit slow to get going, but that could just be the author’s personal style. We didn’t meet the spooky voice on The Station, until almost the middle of the story. That having been said, when the scary stuff got going, it did not let up! H.A. Larson really knows how to spin a skillful, suspenseful tail! The story was deliciously spooky, and how all the characters’ encounters with ghostly entities finally came together was well done! I had my suspicions early on about who the, shall I say, bad guys could be, but I hoped I was wrong. Alas, I wasn’t.
**One thing that bothered me about the construct of the story was towards the end, where one good guy died, the other good guys didn’t seem very emotionally affected by it. I get that they needed to keep their heads, but at the same time, there should have been more of a human reaction to the guy’s demise. Maybe the sheriff or perhaps someone else running to his side, asking if he was okay, and reacting in some plausible way at his death. But all that happened, was the sheriff said something along the lines of “we’ve got a lot of bodies here” or something like that, and it would have been more plausible to see some sort of distress, or some other emotional reaction to the one good guy dying, rather than the other guys standing around and essentially saying, “Ho hum, I guess we better clean up these bodies.”**
Overall, though, I thought the story was well done! It was a great paranormal thriller, and the author does a great job presenting the material in such a way as to send a wonderful thrill up the readers’ spines!
January 15, 2016
“The Station” by H. A. Larson is a paranormal thriller about a young man who is discontent with his life. He travels back to the place where he grew up to surround himself with what’s familiar, only to find things aren’t always what they seem. This book has an interesting plot, well-defined characters, and a lot of description about the setting, which plays a major part in the development of the story. It took me a while to get into the story, but once I did I was eager to see how it ended. On the down side, the description sometimes gets too specific and unnecessary, which takes the reader out of the story. Simply writing about the “south” wall immediately made me stop and wonder how the reader is supposed to know which wall is south, and even if (s)he did, what difference would it make in the story? I believe this book could have used the oversight of a good copyeditor. There were missing words, incompatible tenses in some sentences, and word redundancies—“the protective circle of trees that encircled it.” Little things like that kept taking me out of the action, which is why I rated a good story only three stars.
December 16, 2015
Overall, I enjoyed this book.
It starts a little slow, but once the main character returns to his childhood home, the pace improves and the plot moves along quickly.
Great paranormal thriller. I loved the small town and forest setting, it made the “thriller” part more thrilling. I could place myself in those woods and feel my own heart race as the main character searched for the ghost in the dark forest. Scary.
The characters were well developed and I felt sad for those whose reality wasn’t real after all. The family relationships and small town friendships were realistic and genuine.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
It starts a little slow, but once the main character returns to his childhood home, the pace improves and the plot moves along quickly.
Great paranormal thriller. I loved the small town and forest setting, it made the “thriller” part more thrilling. I could place myself in those woods and feel my own heart race as the main character searched for the ghost in the dark forest. Scary.
The characters were well developed and I felt sad for those whose reality wasn’t real after all. The family relationships and small town friendships were realistic and genuine.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
April 22, 2016
Good entertainment
The book was an intriguing short story. Read it in one session. Loved the story line. Will read more of his novels
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The book was an intriguing short story. Read it in one session. Loved the story line. Will read more of his novels
Jeemge1@yahoo.com
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