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Advantages: Another excellent addition to the chronicles, Merrick is as real and flawed as all of Anne Rice' characters
Disadvantages: None really

...an individual, human or immortal. Merrick comes across as a warm, charismatic, soulful young woman who has been damaged by her past and although she still struggles to come to terms with her own demons often hiding from them in a bottle of Bourbon, she has generally managed to turn these negatives into a deep concern and empathy for the suffering of others especially, in this case Louis who is still tortured by the death of Claudia. From her complicated ...
...which Lestat views her, Merrick stands very much at the centre of this story and we feel genuinely that Louis' survival is very much in the collective hands of his great friend and adversary, Lestat, wise David and the the hypnotic and compelling Merrick. The ending is almost inevitable but nonetheless satisfying. Merrick is a character that I very much hope we continue to meet in future chronicles. ... Read review

Advantages: makes you think alot about theism and theology
Disadvantages: some readers may not like it if they do not have an interest theology

...told that his name is Memnoch the Devil and that he wants Lestat to join him and help him run Hell and that there is really a God. At first he refuses outrite but as per usual curiosity gets the better of him and thats when the story really starts. The story starts off quite slow at first with Lesat stalking his next victim,a middle age male who is a wealthy criminal, a thief who takes religious aftifacts in ordrer to past them on to his daughter.She ...
...and refuses to take any of her father's stolen items,much to his dissmay.After constantly watching father and daughter Lestat becomes facinated with them,especially with the daughter Unknown to both the reader and Lestat this daughter is to become an important part of Lestat's life, influencing his view the world,of god and the devil,good and evil. After many extraordinary experiences Lestat finally returns home, but now possesses two things that ... Read review

Advantages: Book scares you into uncontrolled bowel movements
Disadvantages: May cause the reader to go into shock

...of macabre himself composed of four chilling short stories or novellas. If you love horror stories that can drive you into paranoia and have you sleeping with the lights on THIS IS THE PERFECT NOVEL TO READ. This book is composed of very different and intensely chilling novellas. These are: The Langoliers: This begins where passengers who have been sleeping on a plan wake up to find they are alone and that those who were awake have disappeared; and ...
...but I am going to tell you that from there, things take a horrifying turn, and no, it's nothing like the average airplane movie and does not include terrorists. Secret Window Secret Garden: A man accused of plagarism The Library Policeman: You have to read this. This is just sick, and scary. It's about the main character sam who has a terrifying encounter with "the library policeman" when he was younger and is now afraid to set foot in a library. ... Read review

Advantages: Really entertaining and engrossing
Disadvantages: Can take itself too seriously.

...his book on how the world may turn out if there was a zombie apocalipse. The book it written as a set of interviews with people from all walks of life. It starts with the first patient being found in the rural parts of China by an old docter. At this time he sees it of no more than another case of desisea in the poor areas of China. This quickly escalates as cases of 'Rabies' spread throughtout the world spread further by organ transplants on the ...
...finds himself out of his world of numbers and facts and into the real world to take care of himself. In a way this shows my situation in my life, but ofcourse slightly more zombies. We see him as he makes a relativly short journey down the outside of his tower block. As he travels down he meets those who have given up hope and those who have given in to the zombie plague. All the way through he uses dark comedy to 'lighten' the mood. A definete ... Read review

Advantages: Easy Grammar , Adictive
Disadvantages: You wont sleep as you'll be reading all day and night !

...read and i was hooked from then ! The next book i had was a Dean Koontz book ( Life Expectancy ) < Briliant Book too ! Well ever since then iv only read mainly dean koontz , I heard he done horrors earlier in his written life but i hav'nt read any of them . All his books are phycological and keeps your mind going , and "From the corner of his eye" is no exepection ! I wont give no spoilers but lets just say find it VERY hard 2 get into a book , ...
...about the book , apart from one thing , the rest of the book is just a superb read ! It is 819 pages long wich is a lot longer than most his others , but by the time you've got the story line going your halve way gone , and you'll wonder were its gone ! Theres twists and turns all the way through so dont expect a MAJOR one at the end , although they do make a good book , "From the corner of his eye" doesn't need one , its just a brilliant read from ... Read review