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Summary: Disappointing
Review: The first chapter is excellent and hooked me so much that I was sneaking off to the office washroom to read on. Sadly the brilliance falters as the story gets less and less believable. I groaned out loud when the hitherto straight and rather two dimensional all American boy discovers his "real" sexuality - as if! Then there is the gloriously cliche-ed and totally unnecessary revelation at the end on the main character's family relationships.
Christopher Rice's depiction of the emotional complexities of his genuinely gay character and the women around him was outstanding - he should stick with this and avoid the trashier plot twists and the rather contrived happy endings!!
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Summary: Bad...
Review: Density of Souls is a Dawson's Creek episode gone dirty. Poorly written with cardboard characters, the only reason I gave it 2 stars was that some of the dialoge made me laugh out loud. Rich snotty kids with lots of self-inflicted problems. I wonder where his inspiration came from?
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I'm not a big fan of reading, but once I started this book, I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: In a strange way it changed my life...
Review: I read this book a year ago, and it's still on my mind. It is overly written at times but it needs it. As a gay boy living in a rural town, the kids I can really relate to. I found at the end that I thought about life, homophobia, teenagers, and even my own situations and it reminded me of the more soft and quiet moments in the book. There are moments and actions in the book that some people think of as just events, like the storm, and everything in Sactuary were you can just close the book and move on. I couldn't move on so easily, by the end I had reread most of the book just shocked at the twists and sadness. Call me stupid, but A density of souls changed the way I think about life...
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Summary: Wonderful Book!
Review: There are only a handful of books that keep my complete attention from the first to the last page. Christopher Rice is a brilliant author. After reading the last page I immediatly went out and purchased The Snow Garden.
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Summary: I loved it.
Review: I had read this primarily because it was Anne Rice's son who wrote it and when I was done, I loved it and Chris is a very talented author. Unlike his mother who takes a sensual road, Chris is more simple and a lot more relaxed, which I enjoyed. He made protagonists that I could relate to and a nice flow that made the book a good read. Christopher is his own writer and I can't wait to read what he did next.
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Summary: I wish I had the hours back that it took me to read this rot
Review: Without a doubt one of the most horrible books I have ever read. Apparently Rice seeks to attract readers with his lovely tale of misogyny, rampant homosexuality and homosexual sex, mental illness, dysfunctional families, murder, rape, marital infidelity, the list goes on and on. .... Don't waste your time on this book, your time would be much more well spent on reading a worthy book like Cane River, a fabulous read.
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Summary: A Myriad of Spellbinding Plot Twists
Review: Christopher Rice begins with a foursome of friends: Stephen, Meredith, Brandon, and Greg. We meet them at pre-adolescence, and follow them through the sinister world of high school to early adulthood. Though it always seems that youth still have so far to go before they truly understand and develop from life, there is always something amazingly insightful and knowing about them when it comes to characters like Rice's. His are a delicious layering of stereotypical teenage fronts masking the acidic awareness and calculating precociousness hidden beneath. In this novel, we see how the past still has a voice in the present, and that skeletons in the closet have a way of reviving themselves even after you assumed they had been long buried. The four friends are tied together, even after bitterness and hatred erupts between them. As you begin to settle into the story, you will find that many tangents appear, each one leading to shocking revelations and exquisitely formulated plot twists. It is like being on tumultous seas, only you are enjoying the ride to the fullest. If you crave a lushly written story that will keep you guessing up until the very end, pick up A Density of Souls. I didn't know what to expect when I saw it, but am glad to say I was surprised at what a good find it was!
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Summary: A Stirring Debut
Review: I only picked Christopher Rice's book up because I was a fan of his mother's work. I had high expectations and fortunately they were met. Christopher Rice's book grips you from the first few pages, taking you on an emotional and thought-provoking journey. I literally could not put the book down. I highly recommend this involved tale.
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Summary: This is the book
Review: This book is friggin' awesome... I have read it over 4 times in the years it has been out and I must say I have yet to find a book I am more fascinated with. Action, drama, comedy, love....it's all here and with each one you feel it and those words become a part of you. If you are debating over whether to read this book, I suggest you buy it and read it over and over. Stephen, Meredith, Greg, and Brandon are four characters that were woven with such mastery that it boggles my mind...Each persona fits very well with each other and I'm just talking about the sex.... Well enough is enough. If you are not intrigued to read this masterpiece yet, you are either really stupid or a box of hair. So do what you will.
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