Billy

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Summary: Gripping and Suspenseful
Review: More than just the story of a child abduction, this disturbing novel takes an unsettlingly close look at the twisted mind of the abductor, a man who works as a clown, entertaining small children in a bookstore between crimes. Barton Royal is one of the most frightening and bizarre villians in the annals of fiction. Highly recommended for all but the faint of heart.

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Summary: BILLY BY WHITLEY STRIEBER
Review: NOT ONLY DOES "BILLY" QUALIFY AS A TALE OF HORROR, BUT IS THE TYPE OF CRIME THAT OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS IN THIS COUNTRY. SOME
IMPORTANT POINTERS CAN BE OBTAINED BY OBSERVANT PARENT READERS OF
THIS BOOK. IT DOES PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THE CRIMINALITY OF AN ABUSED PERSON AS A CHILD AND SOME OF THE MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR HIS ACTIONS LATER IN LIFE. WHATEVER THE LEGAL PUNISHMENT FOR
THIS TYPE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVES, IT COULD NEVER SUFFICE AS PUNISHMENT FOR ALL THE PAIN AND ANGUISH HE CAUSES. THUS, THE CLIMAX FOR "BILLY" WAS ONLY AS IT SHOULD BE IN REAL LIFE.

Rating:
Summary: BILLY BY WHITLEY STRIEBER
Review: NOT ONLY DOES "BILLY" QUALIFY AS A TALE OF HORROR, BUT IS THE TYPE OF CRIME THAT OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS IN THIS COUNTRY. SOME
IMPORTANT POINTERS CAN BE OBTAINED BY OBSERVANT PARENT READERS OF
THIS BOOK. IT DOES PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THE CRIMINALITY OF AN ABUSED PERSON AS A CHILD AND SOME OF THE MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR HIS ACTIONS LATER IN LIFE. WHATEVER THE LEGAL PUNISHMENT FOR
THIS TYPE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVES, IT COULD NEVER SUFFICE AS PUNISHMENT FOR ALL THE PAIN AND ANGUISH HE CAUSES. THUS, THE CLIMAX FOR "BILLY" WAS ONLY AS IT SHOULD BE IN REAL LIFE.

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Summary: His absolute best!!
Review: This book is probably the most suspenseful book I have ever read! Koontz and Saul cannot touch the levels of terror that Mr. Strieber creates in this novel. I've read most of his books, but this is, without a doubt, his absolute best work!

Rating:
Summary: A must-read and must-have
Review: This may well be the most chilling and disturbing book you ever did read. It is a masterpiece from the first to the very last page. Horrific because it does not use ghost and goblins, but people having to deal with events that are so close to reality you just can't be dissapointed.One of my favourite books, not for the faint-hearted a must for horror lovers.

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Summary: Child killers
Review: Whitley Strieber's "Billy" is a very dark serial killer novel, centering around a child abduction. The boy in question is Billy Neary, a normal 11 year old suburban kid who is targeted by Barton Royal, a truelly creepy psycopath in a clown suit. At the end there is an incedent in the "black room", a torture chamber that Royal has taken other children and killed them, that you must read to believe. If you ever need a reminder of how sick this world can be, just pick up this book. Barton Royal is indeed a sick individual, reminecent of Freddy Kruger, Norman Bates, John Wayne Gacy, and just any local urban legend. The cause of his insainity is clear, though never explained. It has a lot to do with his needing to be the "perfect father". Billy is pretty well drawn out as well. He is smart, and scared, and it is written believably. Be warned, though; this book is not for the weak at heart (or stomach).

Rating:
Summary: Child killers
Review: Whitley Strieber's "Billy" is a very dark serial killer novel, centering around a child abduction. The boy in question is Billy Neary, a normal 11 year old suburban kid who is targeted by Barton Royal, a truelly creepy psycopath in a clown suit. At the end there is an incedent in the "black room", a torture chamber that Royal has taken other children and killed them, that you must read to believe. If you ever need a reminder of how sick this world can be, just pick up this book. Barton Royal is indeed a sick individual, reminecent of Freddy Kruger, Norman Bates, John Wayne Gacy, and just any local urban legend. The cause of his insainity is clear, though never explained. It has a lot to do with his needing to be the "perfect father". Billy is pretty well drawn out as well. He is smart, and scared, and it is written believably. Be warned, though; this book is not for the weak at heart (or stomach).