Darkness

Rating:
Summary: Not bad
Review: This book was very good although there were times when I had a hard time believing some things that happened like when the "dark man" died at the end. There were also a lot of unanswered questions at the end, like what happened to the little girl? Did she come back home? Did she get her youth back? I felt like I got cut off with several chapters missing.

Rating:
Summary: could have been better
Review: This is the first J.S. book that I've read. I was rather disapointed from the book. I just couldnt identify with the characters. The plot on the other hand was good, although the ending was rather non complete.... Worth reading if you have nothing better to read.

Rating:
Summary: first impressions
Review: this is the first john saul book i read. yeah i know everyone in the review said it but its true, although i dont know why.anyway, i found it gripping, creative and somewhat simple. unlike those other huge novels, this one had limited characters, maybe due to the fact this is based on a secluded town. i wouldnt say this is really much of a horror book, but i could say its a soft-sided b rated movie type of thing. it has great description about the swamp setting and it has an interesting twist about the dark man. which i wont say.speaking of the dark man, he is an interesting person, if not a weird one. the story i think is basically about how the influence of the dark man takes toll on the town, and the price a person would pay for eternal life.

Rating:
Summary: Loved it
Review: This was also my first Saul book and I thought it was great. I read it almost 6 years ago, and been reading ever since. Only have one book left to read too :)

Rating:
Summary: I've been reading John Saul ever since!
Review: This was the first book of John Saul's that I had ever read. I could feel the swamp grow up around me everytime I picked up the book, and I loved it! Now I own almost every book he's ever wrote!

Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: This was the first Saul Book I read and it was one of the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put it down from page one!! I read this book over and over again and it gives me the CREEPS every time! This is a must to read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Predictable & completely unbelievable
Review: Well, I'm usually not one to complain about a story being unrealistic. I understand that good fiction often requires a little suspension of reality. But Darkness goes well beyond "a little" suspension of reality. This book is unbelievable almost to the point of being funny. I never really got sucked into the story. In part, because although I was able to picture the faces and places, the almost cartoonish story line meant it never seemed real, even in my imagination.

That being said, this book isn't horrible. It's average and that's about it. I'd like to give it 2.5 stars, but can't. There's a few twists. Most are pretty easy to see coming, but I don't think Saul was really intending to blindside you with them anyway. The end was a little disappointing, although I read worse.

Rating:
Summary: Predictable & completely unbelievable
Review: Well, I'm usually not one to complain about a story being unrealistic. I understand that good fiction often requires a little suspension of reality. But Darkness goes well beyond "a little" suspension of reality. This book is unbelievable almost to the point of being funny. I never really got sucked into the story. In part, because although I was able to picture the faces and places, the almost cartoonish story line meant it never seemed real, even in my imagination.

That being said, this book isn't horrible. It's average and that's about it. I'd like to give it 2.5 stars, but can't. There's a few twists. Most are pretty easy to see coming, but I don't think Saul was really intending to blindside you with them anyway. The end was a little disappointing, although I read worse.

Rating:
Summary: Predictable & completely unbelievable
Review: Well, I'm usually not one to complain about a story being unrealistic. I understand that good fiction often requires a little suspension of reality. But Darkness goes well beyond "a little" suspension of reality. This book is unbelievable almost to the point of being funny. I never really got sucked into the story. In part, because although I was able to picture the faces and places, the almost cartoonish story line meant it never seemed real, even in my imagination.

That being said, this book isn't horrible. It's average and that's about it. I'd like to give it 2.5 stars, but can't. There's a few twists. Most are pretty easy to see coming, but I don't think Saul was really intending to blindside you with them anyway. The end was a little disappointing, although I read worse.