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Carrie by Stephen King, amazing mind catching thriller

Advantages: wonderful storyline, great imagination
Disadvantages: not suitable for younger readers

...and book. The storyline to Carrie is intelligent and well written, in my opinion it is a wonderful film, and unlike some horrors, it scares you not through gore and making you leap out of your seat with fear, but it uses clever and insightful language and real life experiences which i believe makes a better horror any day. All of the Stephen King books and films i have seen through my time has made me into a great fan of his work he is a wonderful ...

x-x-krazyk8-x-x 13.09.2009 · Read full review
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Misery - Stephen King

Advantages: Psychological thriller, a roller coaster of emotions
Disadvantages: A bit slow in places

...favourite novels, the creator of Misery Chastain, she couldn't believe her luck and decided to keep him all to herself. After all she was his number one fan.... But Annie was angry, very angry that Paul had killed Misery and decided that he must write a new 'Misery' novel just for her. Stephen King lets the story unfolds through the eyes of 'hostage' Paul. There is good character developement as this psychological novel progresses, Paul's pain ...
...cruelly dashes, and a roller coaster of despair, acceptance and fear. Annie's character swings unpredictably from sickly sweet to derranged and brutal, with her past unfolding through the pages of her journal. This is not a jolly novel, the 'Misery' of the title mirrors Paul's predicament, but I read with a constant hope that things would turn out OK in the end. The newly typed pages of the captors enforced writting are tedious at times, as is some ...

Pam55 05.03.2008 · Read full review
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The Stand

Advantages: Characters, once you start u cant stop!
Disadvantages: Size means it might take some time to get through.

...friend who told me that The Stand is by far the best of all Stephen King novels. After getting over the shock of how big the book is (i much prefer a shorter read!) I read the first chapter, and literally couldnt put it down again. For those of you that dont know the plot then i dont think i could really sum it up for you without cheapening the story, but as with all King novels the narrative is very much character driven, with lots of different ...
...into with each characters different story helps to create the suspense and atmosphere that makes him one of the greatest writers of our time. I cant recomend this book enough, but whatever you do, DONT watch the cheaply made straight to TV adaptation instead! The word 'butchered' springs to mind. ...

watdon 05.08.2008 · Read full review
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The Skeleton Detective

Advantages: The whole story
Disadvantages: It had to end...

Detective Skulduggery Pleasant has been dead for hundreds of years. But he's been alive for longer. Stephanie, blissfully unaware of her elemental magical powers, lives her boring life in a small seaside village, longing for a spark of excitement. When her Uncle dies she inherits his grand house, to the disbelief of her other Uncle and Aunt. At the funeral and the reading of the will she encounters a mysterious character - Skulduggery Pleasant. Because ...
...into her (recently inherited) house. Skulduggery comes to her rescue and begins an action-packed relationship of investigation and comical violence against the dark lord Nefarian Serpine. Slowly, Stephanie gets introduced into the hidden world of magic, and learns to use her own powers. I discovered this book by a school event, where I had a choice of good books. However, Skulduggery stood out because I had heard of it before, but never read it. ...

timbuc2k 28.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Skulduggery Pleasant - Derek Landy

Damn Vermin!

Advantages: Short novel, ideal for a first introduction to Herbert
Disadvantages: None worth mentioning.

...and I never really felt the urge to follow suit. I detoured to Stephen King and Dean Koontz along the way and have finally, just finished my first James Herbert book at the grand old age of 34. In London in the seventies, Harris, an art teacher at a secondary school, is enjoying life. He loves his job and knows there are a few boys in his class that he could actually make a difference to. He has a steady girlfriend who he lives with and having grown ...
...to his hand. Harris takes the boy to hospital, encountering a maniacal mother in the emergency room, whose baby has just been mutilated by giant black rats! Keogh, the young boy with the rat bite to his hand, dies within 24 hours from a disease brought on by the bite, a disease that would normally only make the sufferer ill for a few days and then be on the mend. More and more deadly giant rat attacks are announced along with many cases of people ...

wendybull 19.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Rats - James Herbert