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A Horrific Masterpiece Advantages: Scary, tense, and brilliant Disadvantages: None Being the first book I read from this author, I didn't quite know what to expect. As it turned out, "Island" blew me away. Right from the very fist sentance to the climactic ending, this book is very hard to put down. The story is set (as the name suggests) on an Island. A family have gone there for a little holiday, when all of a sudden they find themselves stranded. Things then go from bad to worse, as the family discover that they are not alone; ... ...them out one by one ... The book is written in first person narrative, and is in the style of a diary kept by the main charactor, Rupert. One of the reasons for this is the very interesting plot twist at the end of the book ... A great read and one of the best books I have read in a long time. Richard Laymon is an incredible author! ... Arbobug 12.04.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Island - Richard Laymon	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
Snappy or crappy? Advantages: Exciting and fast paced Disadvantages: Graphic ...I had to put down. The either detailed violence or graphic and disturbing sex is off putting to say the least. The Cellar is no different (dear god no), but the first few pages were gentle and engaging enough to have me read on. Laymon's plots have great sense of urgency and his characters are well defined. While some may say he's crude (he is) he does know how to tell a tale, though never content on scaring us he often makes it his mission to disgusts ... ...in you have to finish. The suspense is marvellous. There is a lot of interlinking going on in this one and the whole time you're wondering how it's all going to pan out, not to mention what the beast actually is. Read if you dare. The Cellar (1980) by Richard Laymon is the first of a series entitled Beast House Chronicles and was also his first novel to be published. First posted on: vegansteven.blogspot.com (2007) ... ameo747 24.12.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of The Cellar - Richard Laymon	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
What i think about endless night Advantages: Very good read,very graphic Disadvantages: none Endless Night was by far the best richard laymon book i have read, if not the best book i have ever read. He is a very graphic writer so this is not for the squeemish. I however love the detail he gives. He really puts a picture into your head and you really get to know the characters. Its a great read and you will probably find that once you get into it you wont be able to put the book down as your on edge all the time about whats going to happen ... SuperTasha 02.09.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Endless Night - Richard Laymon	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
Sadistic Vampire Hell Advantages: There's a vampire in it Disadvantages: Overlong, tedious and repetitive Introduction Laymon's horror fiction could be described as puerile, blatantly and overtly sexual, a little predictable and trite nonsense, I have read many of his novels and found them both troubling and mildly offensive, but again I go back to him and read him again because he does at times deliver some good old fashioned chills and thrills too. His novels are usually fronted by young sexually frustrated men, men who are perhaps on the skinny ... ...which makes them more often 'good friend' rather than 'boyfriend' material, they are often in their twenties but are seemingly more adolescent in their attitude and outlook. The women, or girls in the novels are written almost exclusively one-dimensionally, they are described and represented simply as sexual beings in Laymon's fiction. His fiction is usually written in a fast-paced, straight-forward, gung-ho, go-get-em style, and we are frequently ... kitty17 30.10.2005 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Bite - Richard Laymon	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
Not His Best Advantages: Scary, and quite original Disadvantages: Wanders off topic sometimes Out Are The Lights is interesting because it contains one novella and five other short stories. The big story though, is obviously the most important thing about this book. Although I found it quite an enjoyable read, I thought the storyline was a little cheesy. The plot is that there is a couple of mad people out there who put people into various horrific situations, film them and sell it to a film. company. It all sounds a little "Goosebumps" or ... ...All in all Out Are The Lights isn't bad. As a Richard Laymon fan I was quite dissapointed, but it's not exactly the worst book I've read. There are parts of the story I will always remember, but I wouldn't pick it up and read it again, unless it was for one of the short stories. ... Arbobug 12.04.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Out Are The Lights - Richard Laymon	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...