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Summary: Pretty cheesy...
Review: Ok... i guess i should have known better before i even picked up this series (i've read a couple of Saul's books before and was pretty disappointed). The premise, however, sounded very interesting and i liked the idea of a serial novel. Unfortunately the premise is alot better than the actual story. Within the first 50 pages i pretty much had the whole story figured out but continued reading anyway, hoping i was wrong (i wasn't). Im still not sure why this was made a serial novel (other than to make money)... each book was totally self contained and can be read in any sequence. Unfortunately, each book was also the same as all the others (exactly the same plot only the gifts and victims differed). I was hoping that in the 6th installement there would be some kind of suprise ending, but, unfortunately the story just ended. The only reason im giving this series 2 stars instead on 1 is because i live in NH (he gets one star for atmosphere). If you want to pick up a great serial novel i highly recommend King's 'Green Mile' (it's everything this series isn't)
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Summary: A Great Ride!... too predictable...
Review: Although the format of the book was well used (as in "The Green Mile") it was too predictable since the beginning where we see Oliver Metcalf experiencing the same blackouts Melissa Holloway did in "The Second Child." Also, as I did, Oliver knew the identity of the "Dark Figure" by the middle of the story. Anyway, it was fun to wait and see who would receive the next gift, how they would react and what would happen to them. If you want a late-at-night kinda book read one chronicle a day and then Saturday nigth you can sleep well.
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Summary: Very good. It DOES keep you waiting for the next chapter
Review: I bought once the first installment of The Blackstone Chronicles, thinking: what the heck, why not. So I read it, and it did what a good serial book must do: it made me go and buy the next one... and the next one...
The most interesting thing here is not the story, but the characters. Saul achieved a great bunch of characters which you come to love. And the town of Blackstone came out great, too... I mean, it's not Castle Rock, but I sure wouldn't mind coming back to Blackstone again. I enjoyed the ride, and I hope to come back and take a look at what Oliver and the guys are up to sometime.
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Summary: John Saul is truly a master of horror.
Review: John Saul does it again!!! He brings us a lively cast of characters, a town filled with eerie secrets, and a plot that takes us through the book like gangbusters to find out all the answers. He takes us into the heart and soul of Blackstone, a cozy little town with a menacing one-time asylum overseeing every movement of the key characters in the book. With twists and turns and even some romance we attempt to solve this mystery of who is behind the cursed gifts bestowed upon the unsuspecting recepients. Truly a page turner!!!!!
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Summary: GREAT!!!
Review: John Saul is great for following in the footsteps of Stephen King. The Blackstone Chronicles was one of John Saul's best works to date. He starts by focusing on a place of utter terror for the residents of a small town and helps the reader to follow the history of that "place" by combining the past with the present. John Saul actually makes you feel as if you are right in the town of Blackstone living the life of "a fly on the wall". You go through the 'feeling-bad-stage" of being the young woman who was taken in by her "overly religious" aunt after her parent's fatal accident,you feel sympathy for the faithful wife who is wrongly accused of wrongful doings and you feel doubbled over in pain for the man who lost not only his new born son, but his wife in a tragic, calculated murder and by whom will surpise amy reader. John Saul's chronicalogical way of telling this tale of horror is both exciting and scary. I await "The Blackstone Chronicles II".
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Summary: Predictable
Review: The Chronicles start out very slow and end very stupid. Don't get me wrong, I love to predict the end of a series of six books before I've finished the first. If you want a page turner-stay up all night- John Saul book,try some of his earlier books.
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Summary: Couldn't wait for the next chronicle!
Review: This was an excellent saga! I enjoyed each chronicle and could not wait till the next one came out. I would suggest to everyone to buy it as one set. Then you don't have to sit in anticipation. This kept me on the edge of my seat and wanting more! I enjoyed the last chapter and was relieved to finally find out why things were happening. This was an excellent effort on John Saul's part and come highly recommended by me. You won't be disappointed in The Blackstone Chronicles!
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Summary: Definately entertaining
Review: This was a good read. The only thing was that it was an obvious attempt at gaining the audience with the same tactics as S.King. Not a bad story though.
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Summary: Hard to put down
Review: From the moment you step into the town of Blackstone, you feel as though you have lived there all your life. Saul makes the characters come to life as few can. You can feel yourself being thrust back in time as Oliver comes painfully close to realizing his past. As each progressively more bizzare catastrophe befalls the citizens of Blackstone, the reader is within arm's reach of solving the mystery of Blackstone. In true horror/mystery fashion, the suspense is worth the wait. For fans of John Saul, this one is no disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: John Saul is great for following in the footsteps of Stephen King. The Blackstone Chronicles was one of John Sauls Best works to date. He starts by focusing on a place of utter terror for the residents of a small town and helps the reader to follow the history of that "place" by conbining the past with the present. John Saul actually makes you feel as if you are right in the town of Blackstone living the life of "a fly on the wall". You go through the "feeling bad stage" of being the young woman who was taken in by her "overly religios" aunt after her parent's fatal accident,you feel sympathy for the faithful wife who is wrongly accused of wrongful doings and you feel doubled over in pain for the man who lost not only his new born son, but his wife in a tragic, calculated murder and by whom will surpise any reader. John Saul's chronicalogical way of telling this tale of horror is both exciting and scary.I await "The Blackstone Chronicles II".
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