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Summary: Hauntingly magnificent
Review: This is the kind of book that sticks with you. I finished it three days ago, and I've thought back to it many times since, and even dreamed about it!Thayer does a wonderful job here. He spent five years on this book, and it was well-worth the effort. The depth of the book comes from the depth of the characters...Dixon Graham Bell, Rick Beanblossom, Andrea LeBore...which are finely drawn, intimate portraits of people so real that you feel you can reach out and touch the page and feel their hands pushing back from the other side. The Minnesota weather is another character in the book, and just as finely drawn as the human characters are...obviously, Thayer knows the state well. Another non-human character is the television news business, and Sky-High News in particular. Thayer worked at a TV station in order to research the book, and his knowledge of the ins and outs, highs and lows of the TV news game is obvious. And the plot is full of twists and turns, more than enough for the most adventurous thrill-seekers. And then it comes to an end in such a way that it leaves you breathless, satisfied and yet hungry for more, almost to the point of going back to the beginning to read the whole thing again, in your thoughts and dreams if not in reality. This is a great read. It is my first book by this author, but I will seek out even more of his work.
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Summary: Good, Fast-Paced Writing, But Ultimately A Total Let Down
Review: This is the only book I've read by Steve Thayer. I loved the writing-- it is wonderfully descriptive, yet concise and to the point. There are genuine spooky moments in the book, but they don't string together to form a compelling mystery/ thriller. It is more of a character study, and a very good one. He throws in too many red herrings that are exciting and yet disapointing because in the end there is no mystery twist-- it ends just as you would expect. It's a really weird book --it is wonderful at examining and juggling a handful of characters and because of that I'd give it five stars if it had not been marketed as a thriller. I liked the writing so much that I plan on seeking other titles by Thayer.
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Summary: Good, Fast-Paced Writing, But Ultimately A Total Let Down
Review: This is the only book I've read by Steve Thayer. I loved the writing-- it is wonderfully descriptive, yet concise and to the point. There are genuine spooky moments in the book, but they don't string together to form a compelling mystery/ thriller. It is more of a character study, and a very good one. He throws in too many red herrings that are exciting and yet disapointing because in the end there is no mystery twist-- it ends just as you would expect. It's a really weird book --it is wonderful at examining and juggling a handful of characters and because of that I'd give it five stars if it had not been marketed as a thriller. I liked the writing so much that I plan on seeking other titles by Thayer.
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Summary: The Weatherman, 'A diamond in the ruff'
Review: This was one of the This was one of those books that you just don't want to put down, (I read it in one night!) It was a great, well-thought story, that really let you idenify with the characters. I like the way Thayer is able to scare you without being cheesy or unbelievable. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes King or Kohtz or just likes a good thriller! My only criticism is that at times Thayer can be a little wordy or over descriptive when it might be better to let the reader paint his own perceptions. Otherwise, I will look for more of his stuff,...Well done!
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Summary: Very, Very Scary
Review: Very scary. This book has stayed on my mind for many years; like Red Dragon. When I was interviewed by a homeowner to rent a couple rooms on her top floor, I knew I had found the right place when I saw all her books. What jumped out at me was that she had The Weatherman...we've been best friends for four years now and fight over who buys and shares the lastest thrillers!
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Summary: On my Top Ten list
Review: What a find in Steven Thayer! The Weatherman has it all; suspense, twists, side stories and a pulse that makes you read late into the night. The back story involves the horrors and aftermath of Vietnam and is told in a voice that makes it so real to the reader, you almost can feel the pain. I'm not waxing poetic on this either, this really is a remarkable piece of work. A modern day serial killer is on the loose and yet everything ties back to Vietnam and the men that fought there. You will remember the characters in this story long after you put it down. The ending's a doozy as well! Enjoy.
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Summary: Bad writing overshadows interesting plot
Review: While the author truly kept me in suspense regarding the identity of the serial killer, his writing style left quite a bit to be desired. The book is filled with cliches, particularly weather related ones. One chapter actually starts with the sentence "March came in like a lion". The characters are all exaggerations - Andrea Labore "had the prettiest face in Minnesota", Dixon Bell is an "idiot savant" when it comes to weather, and he is still obsessed with a girl who rejected him in high school, and Rick Beanblossom is a cynical burn victim who surrounds himself with beautiful things to compensate for his scarred face. Another example of Mr. Thayer's poor writing is this sentence about Andrea Labore - "Gliding unimpeded through water shaped her body and mind in a way that became near-spiritual to her, as if she had been baptised in a pool of chlorine". I found the abundant cliches and melodramatic descriptions a distraction from the rather interesting premise. The only reason I finished the book was to find out whether the Weatherman was indeed the killer. As previous reviewers have stated, the final scene is very similar to the execution scene from The Green Mile. I also found it difficult to believe that a state adopting the death penalty in the mid 1990's would actually choose the electric chair over lethal injection.
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