David

Dark, wicked, not for the faint of heart.

Revisado: 07-29-24

Highly entertaining, I finished this in less than 24 hours. This would be my number two pick for Richard Laymon, with Savage being my personal favorite.

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This was a pretty good read.

Revisado: 07-24-24

This has a lot of teenage angst that will probably be annoying to some people. However, we've all experienced some, if not all of the same awkward situations ourselves even if you don't want to admit it. It'll turn some off for sure. If you don't mind it, can get past it. etc, this is a fun little story that had quite a few twists and turns that I definitely didn't see coming. This is worth a credit in my opinion and the performance was easy listening start to finish.

--David

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Interesting. Though, not fulfilling.

Revisado: 07-24-24

It's definitely more a short story that had some extra meat put on it's bones - pun intended. Though, that's about where it ends. It's a decent story but doesn't really go anywhere and didn't really say anything. It's worth a read if you can get it on a good sale, but I wouldn't use a credit on it. This was the third or fourth book by Laymon I've listened to and this is definitely the weakest in terms of story. Good performance and worth a read at a discount.

--David

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Pretty good.

Revisado: 07-24-24

It's another Bentley Little book that is definitely worth a read but isn't his best work. I enjoyed it for sure but probably wouldn't listen or read it again. If you are a Little fan, I recommend it. If this if your first of his, then I'd recommend others in lieu. Notably, The Ignored, The Walking, The House, or if you don't mind some seriously dark content - The Dominion.

--David

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Might as well have been read by a robot...

Revisado: 07-18-24

I don't want to be rude or callous, but this was legitimately a tough book to finish - solely because the narrator was so distracting. Maybe it was his cadence, or monotone-ness, or some other facet of his speech that made this difficult. I listened to this at 1.35x speed and it still felt slow. I think I'd recommend an even faster speed if you really are willing to give this a shot.

The story was pretty good, not great but definitely worth a read. I do suggest reading it yourself though and not trying the audible version because of the reasons I stated above.

This was my second Richard Laymon book and I'm finding I do like his work it seems. Next book is The Traveling Vampire Show. Hopefully that provides a better audible experience.

-David

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100% Not sure what other reviewers listened to.

Revisado: 09-19-22

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The narrator did a fine job with the entire book in my opinion. Negative reviews about it not having a plot - what the... what are you listening to? This has a great story and a very good through line beginning to end.

The author doesn't hand hold you at all with the world building and characters and I legitimately couldn't have appreciated that more. Things are learned dynamically and in a way that makes sense for the characters. There's no "info dump" or expository mess. It was hours in before you get a real sense as to who is who and what is what I'm relation to them. Good writing.

There are multiple reviews that complained about sex or assault in the book - it's a horror novel (though personally I think it fits mystery just as well) and the MC is a 17 year old male with 17 year old hormones and the author doesn't spend time throwing anything at all in anyone's face. Instead, he writes about afterthoughts or experiences with in all honesty is very dialed back in terms of description. If you are looking for a book with more of that in it, you will in fact be very disappointed. As for assault - there are vampires, demons, and all other manners of characters in this book and they don't all get along. If you have sensitive sensibilities - maybe choose a different genre?

This was a great read. I finished it in less than a day and enjoyed it. Give it a shot. It's worth your time.

--David--

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Can't recommend it enough if you have children.

Revisado: 03-25-22

I listened to this with my children on our drives around town. I found myself wanting to continue it even when they weren't around and thinking that it would be ok if I just listened to another chapter because I could go back when I was back in the car with them. I love fantasy books and this was exceptionally performed and the story was entertaining and the characters (especially the dragon) were wonderfully fleshed out. I loved it. My kids loved it.

I recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy novels.

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Huge Little fan. This was decent.

Revisado: 03-25-22

This book is worth a read if you're a fan of the author, or the performer. Both are usually very good. This book I felt just dragged, it took me several days, if not even a week to finish and it wrapped itself up very abruptly I thought. It's not his best work but it's good enough for a listen for sure.

I recommend it to any Little or horror fan.

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Could not have been better.

Revisado: 03-25-22

Already love the story. Now with that love, I add the name Tim Curry. He's as fantastic at performing audiobooks as he is on screen. I loved it.

I highly recommend this to anyone who even just likes the story or the performer.

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This is a Bentley Little book and I'm a fan of his

Revisado: 03-25-22

Might be a bit biased as I have read almost every book by this author. I found the book easy to pay attention to, and the performer was beyond exceptional. The story was good and wrapped itself up nicely. All the characters were distinct in their own rights and well developed in my opinion. Things happen that you're not expecting and they bear weight because you can feel for the characters Little has created.

I recommend this to any horror fan.

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