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Advantages: Easily read short stories
Disadvantages: A bit 'out there'

...took a route unknown, a strange highway, again for reasons unknown. The route he should have taken has now been torn down; it now belongs to a super highway that replaced it. So how, on his way home, is he sitting opposite this road that doesn’t exist? And why does he have a strong feeling that if he now takes this route his life could be put right, put back on the road to happiness? This story is all about putting things right, and what events ...
...how you would feel if one day you are catapulted back twenty years and you are having a conversation with someone you knew back then? The word I came up with is ‘huh?’ You would be so confused, especially if you had chosen to forget certain issues, which is exactly what has happened to the main character Shannon. Time and willpower has allowed him to forget, or bury, some things which should have haunted him. The writing gently leads you into one ... Read review

Advantages: One of his best, thought provoking, fast paced
Disadvantages: n/a

...knows about the crash. Sole Survivor unfolds at a heart-stopping pace. It is a desperate chase and a shattering emotional odyssey leading Joe to a truth that will force him to reassess everything he thought he knew about life and death. The truth he uncovers threatens to rock the world and redefine the destiny of humanity I didnt want to say any more about the plot as there are so may twists and turns its only fair you discover them all for yourselves. ...
...selling a 1st edition of sole survivor currently at £4.99. Amazon have new and used copys starting from 40p to £9.99 WhSmiths £6.99 INFO ON THE BOOK First published in paperback in Great Britain in 1997 by HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING. 437 PAGES. CRITICAL ACCLAIN FOR DEAN KOONTZ 'Koontz redefines suspense' The Times 'Koontz keeps up a breakneck pace, and provides spectacular set-pieces' Locus 'Koontz's style bleaches out cliches while showing ... Read review

Advantages: Contains some of Stephen King's best recent horror stories
Disadvantages: Compared to his earlier collections is a bit more hit-and-miss

'Everything's Eventual' (2002) by Stephen King **** This is the first collection of short stories by Stephen King I have read since 'Four Past Midnight' way back in 1990. I have always considered him a master of the form and, if anything, a better short story writer than he is a novelist - though I'm sure he wouldn't be too pleased to hear it. Previous collections include: 'Night Shift' (1978) ***** [astonishingly good], 'Different Seasons' (1982) ...
...(1990) ****½, 'Nightmares And Dreamscapes' (1993) & 'Hearts In Atlantis' (1999) - the last two of which I have yet to read. Compared to his early superlative collections I have to say 'Everything's Eventual' is something of a mixed bag. Never less than entertaining there are still more filler stories here than in my previous experience and rather too many moments when, having finished a tale, I couldn't help thinking "it was okay but King is capable ... Read review

Advantages: Hot vampire/werewolf naughtiness with spooky thrills.
Disadvantages: Too many ramblings about relationships at the expense of the plot.

...have been sharply divided over the direction this longstanding series has taken: a quick Google will bring up some highly entertaining spats on assorted chat forums. Basically, if you enjoyed the earlier books but got freaked out by the kinky sex that started featuring more and more heavily after Narcissus in Chains then there's going to be plenty more to freak you through the wall and back in this one. However, if you enjoy great chunks of spooky ... Read review

Advantages: good book
Disadvantages: none

Interview with a Vampire is the first book from the Vampire Chronicles. Louis a land owner from Louisiana relates his life story. After his brother dies his life doesn't make any sense and he searches death every were he goes. Lestat a vampire falls in love with Louis and transforms him into a vampire.After living for a period of time together in Louisiana they run to New Orleans where Louis finds Claudia an orphan and after draining her Lestat ... Read review