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The God of the Woods
Why people recommend it
Liz Moore's bestselling novel The God of the Woods is a suspenseful mystery set in the Adirondack mountains during the 1970s, revolving around a wealthy dynastic family whose daughter disappears from a summer camp they founded. On The Book Review, Liz Egan recommended the novel as a creepy and engaging summer read, praising Moore's atmospheric storytelling. Gilbert Cruz also discussed the book on multiple episodes of The Book Review, noting its popularity on bestseller lists and highlighting how it engages with the popular literary trope of characters returning to their childhood homes to untangle buried past mysteries. In an interview on the podcast, author Liz Moore explained the conception of the narrative, detailing her decision to set the story in the Adirondack wilderness and focus on the Van Leer family alongside local residents. Readers and reviewers frequently recommend the novel for its intricate plotting, rich sense of place, and deep character development, making it a standout contemporary mystery that has captured widespread critical acclaim and audience enthusiasm since its publication.
Who recommended it
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
- Liz Moore Discussed
- Liz Egan Recommended
Gilbert Cruz — 3 mentions
“Sarah, something that I know is a trend that you have called out recurs in one of the more recent books on this list, which is God of the Woods by Liz Moore.”
“I'm joined by Liz Moore she's the author of the 2020 novel long bright River as well as one of this Summer's bestselling novels the god of the woods”
“it's called the god of the woods it's by Liz Moore i know a lot of people are reading this one because it's been a a bestseller for several weeks”
Liz Moore — 2 mentions
“why don't you tell us a little bit of what the god of the woods is about so the god of the woods tells the story of the venar family who are a very wealthy dynastic fictional family who've built essentially a mansion in the wilderness of the adande mountains of Upstate New York in the 1970s”
“so in the case of the god of the woods I knew it would be in the ader andc mountains in the 1970s I knew it would be about the van family and some of the local people nearby and I knew that the ven's daughter would disappear from the summer camp that they founded”
Liz Egan — 1 mention
“i have another creepy book to recommend if you guys are interested do you want me to tell you absolutely it takes place in the ader Dax it's called the god of the woods and it's by Liz Moore whose last book was long bright River”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
- The Secret History
- All Fours
- All the Sinners Bleed
- And Then There Were None
- Asymmetry
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'm joined this week by Liz Moore author of the novel The God of the woods Liz your book is set in the mid 770s 1975 is that correct”
“that was my conversation with Liz Moore about her new book the god of the woods I'm gilber Cruz editor of the New York Times book review thanks for listening”