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Summary: Stephen King's touch
Review: "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer" in the early, hardcover edition was placed on the non-fiction shelves of my local library, before it became apparent that this book was part of an elaborate marketing device involving a tv miniseries by Stephen King.
The book is a well-written, gripping thriller of the haunted house genre. It appeals to the bodice-ripper-romance women's market, although it is crafted several notches above the average in that niche. Stephen King's touch is apparent, although reading this work did not give me bad dreams as many of his novels have done. I stopped reading them for a time because of that effect."Diary" is finely spun, a cotton-candy treat of a suspense novel.
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Summary: Not a edge of your seat page turner, but a good read.
Review: Very good story, interesting charters, but not as good as the movie. The end of the story is lacking, there is no climax, but it is worth taking time to read.
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Summary: A Wonderful Illusion
Review: Okay I admit I was suckered in!! The book was absolutely awesome, and I even went so far as to look at the website given in the book for further diary entries. Hmmmm...that's funny, the only section that opens on the "university" website (where Ms. Reardon is evidently one of 3 professors!!) is the information page for Rose Red. Before I figured that out I actually gave my e-mail address for Ms. Reardon and her colleagues to keep me posted on supernatural occurences in my area. (storm watch for ghosts?? sign me up!) Nonetheless, I was so impressed with the book that it doesn't matter if it's true or not. Although, now I have to cancel my plans for a trip to Washington in hopes of a tour I suppose. Back to the review, this story gets you so involved in the lives of the characters that you actually fear for them (some of them anyway) and you can't stop reading until you see what happens. LOVE IT!!!!
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Summary: Absolutley Fantastic!!!
Review: I was one of the few that did not know about the mass marketing tool that had this diary played out in a mini-series and I am glad I didn't. I am just fascinated with old vintage diaries and I picked up this copy at an airport. I almost finished the book while on the plane! No I am kidding of course, but it was quite interesting!
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Summary: You will NEVER put this book down until you get to the end!
Review: This book held my attention and never lost it. I didn't want to put it done, even to go to sleep! The ending is especially intersting, as was the entire book. Ellen Rimbauer and her husband John lived a very odd married life, and this book definetly captures the oddities of their life and especially their HOUSE. A great read, comes highly recommeneded.
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Summary: Great Concept!
Review: This book along with its companion mini-series and web site takes the "Blair Witch Reality Phenomenon" to the next level - interactivity. The book is well written and made me want to re-watch the mini series. Great Concept!
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Summary: Did he or didn't he?
Review: I must say this was an excellent, almost hard me fooled, and needed to put it down twice and reassure myself this was fiction, I have to read it again now book! As for the wuthor. Reardon was the name of the psycho doctor chick in the movie. She doesn't exist. Yes, she has a spot on what seems to be a legit college webpage. The college doesn't exist. That was... wow. That blew me away. So the question is, did he or didn't he? He did. This book had all the markings of a truly wonderful King book. How could he not?! Besides... Does he make movies/mini-series' of anything other than his own work? Anyways this book was AWESOME!
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Summary: Read it in a day - liked it that much
Review: I'm dissapointed by the other reviews dismissing this as a hoax a'la "Blair Witch" style. Regardless I enjoyed it. However one thing was most dissapointing - On page 244 of the paperback it says it gives you a special website to read excerpts from the diary not included in the book. However the link is not listed -only the main webpage that includes only generic information and 3 photos (the book says it contained several. Either way I enjoyed it.
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Summary: Web site does not deliver
Review: This was a good read and the fiction of it was revealed in a line in the diary that is really from a 1950's pop song: ''..,I smell smoke in the auditorium." The book refers us to a website address that has excerpts from the diary that are not printed in the book. The only ones there are already in the book. I assume, then, that this promise was fiction, too.
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Summary: Intrigueing
Review: Really good. Well written story. Haunted house or haunted woman? Makes ya' wonder!! I real enjoyed the book, no matter the answer to that question.
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