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Summary: Exceptional!!
Review: I love all John Saul's books, but I especially loved this one! Don't pass it up!
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Summary: Simply Awful
Review: I was not very entertained. The story was thin and predictable. The characters, especially the little boy, were unrealistic and unruly. If I rewrote the story, first I'd kill off the boy, he's a little brat. I thought the book lacked any common sense and depth. Awful...
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Summary: A Fun Read
Review: John Saul has written a scary, suspenseful gothic novel that is an easy read and entertaining. His style is close to my two other favorite gothic authors: Anne Rice & Sherry A Mauro! I enjoyed this book.
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Summary: Slow and Predictable
Review: Admittedly, I'm not a big fan of horror fiction, but this was the worst novel that I've read in a long time. The pacing is s-l-o-w. The characters are so simple and one-dimensional that they areren't credible. Worst of all for a suspense novel, the plot twists can be predicted about two chapters ahead. To add insult to injury, Saul doesn't even bother to clean up the loose ends. See the "MIDNIGHT MUDDLES" review by Michael Butts for more on that.
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Summary: Midnight Voices is suspensful
Review: John Sauls Midnight voices was great. It keep me on the edge of my seat. It is a real page turner. One of the more exciting books I have read. If you want something that is supensful with a little bit of fright added to it get this book. You will not regret it. This is a book that you will not want to put it down. It was so much fun to read.
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Summary: Chilling Urban Legend-ish Thriller
Review: When tragedy strikes Caroline Evans and her children (Ryan 10, Laurie 12), she's left worrying about her job and her future, struggling to take care of her children. When she's fixed-up with the charming, wealthy and also recently widowed Tony Fleming, her best friend Andrea warns her to stay away from him, that she's got a strange feeling about him. Despite the warnings, Caroline marries Tony and moves her family into her new husband's huge apartment in the old and legendary Rockwell on Central Park West. The 8-story Rockwell is one of the oldest buildings in the city and is 'a source of stories children used to scare themselves half to death.' The other residents are mostly older folks who seem a bit over-anxious to meet Caroline and her children, and are constantly baking all kinds of treats for them. On the very first night in their new home, Laurie's vivid nightmares begin. She and her brother both begin hearing strange voices in the middle of the night that seem to be coming from within their apartment, within their own walls. Ryan has had confrontations with his new stepfather and now fears him. Laurie hasn't been sleeping well from the nightmares and is feeling weak and sickly, just like Rebecca, the only other child living in the building. Caroline doesn't share her children's fears at first, but grows paranoid herself that she's being watched and followed. Suspicion leads her to discover a horrific secret about her new husband and neighbors. Now she must overcome her fears and save herself and her children from the evils that lurk within the walls of The Rockwell. John Saul's chilling campfire tale instantly reflects 'Rosemary's Baby' with the eerie and vivid imagery of the old, creepy apartment house in the city and the evil goings-on that lurk in the night. Very well-written with some believable old 'characters.'
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Summary: Who is the Neck-Cracker, Sweet?
Review: We never really get to discover "who" killed Caroline's husband, as well as the social worker (the neck-cracker). Was it Fleming? And if a hired killer, then who? Someone outside of the Rockwell who nonetheless knew of the old cronies' bizarre youth-finding habits?
The concoction-bearing homeopathic doctor who also resides in the Rockwell is just TOO TOO close a depiction to the doctor in Rosemary's Baby. In fact , the Rockwell theme itself is too close, esp.with the several references to the Dakota.
Nevertheless, I finished it to the end in a few days, and DID enjoy it. I have read John Saul since my teenage years, when I devoured Suffer the Children and all those early books.
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Summary: Redundant Drivel
Review: I've read many a John Saul book yet I have never run into this particular problem. I was bored beyond the first few chapters, I agree with the other reviewers when they made the point that Mr. Saul tried to hard to make his main character liked. Her daughter is totally forgettable and her son is an utter hellion. It was very predictable, one reason for that were the typical characters. The irate Social worker, and the gastrological challenged Detective. Not only that the actual method the spooky cronies were using to extract whatever juice from the children is never really explained. Vague descriptions gore and of the shadowy shapes that are committing these acts. All in all it was an extremely irritating (dare I say painful) book to actually finish. After closing the book I vowed to write a review so no one would make the same mistake I made in buying this book. I know Mr. Saul can do better than this.
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Summary: Midnight Voices
Review: This was a very good book. I have never read any of John Saul's books before, and am very glad I chose him as a author. His work seemed appealing to me since I do enjoy reading suspense/horror books. It was not as good as Dean Koontz, but this is only because I am a huge Koontz fan, but nevertheless, I enjoyed the book. The beginning was slightly confusing, since it started off with her husband being murdered. It didnt go into as much detail as some authors would have, but it did get the point across. Secondly between the beginning and the end it did become slightly dry at times, then would pick back up and get you wanting to read the next page. The end was well writting, though, since it became more descriptive on the murders. This book has influenced me to read more of his books, since they do seem well written. My personal advice is to get out and get one of his books, read it and see how you like it for yourself.
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Summary: I quit reading it in frustration
Review: Too bad, but this book is filled with page after page of redundant text. We get it, alright? The lady is stupid and poor and there are spooky things going on. I've put the book down for now.......maybe later I will give it another go. And too, I wonder why there was no insurance for our damsel.
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