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Summary: ANOTHER KILLER BOOK!
Review: Bentley Little just keeps getting better and better. Here he transplants an old Russian folktale to the desert southwest and comes up with a book that is both a terrifying horror novel and an insightful look at cultural assimilation. The only thing I wonder about is why Little doesn't graduate to a better publisher. Instead of promoting him to hardcover, Signet not only lets this immensely talented author languish in the paperback ghetto but they disrespect him. The bio at the back of the book says that he is the author of seven previous novels yet there's a list of his NINE previous novels at the front of the book. There's also no author photo even though every other Signet author from the extremely unphotogenic Judith Hawkes to the clownish Owl Goingback have had author photos since their very first books.Little is without a doubt the top horror writer working today. THE TOWN is another great book but Little should start looking for a better publisher.
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Summary: Bentley Little is By Far the MASTER OF HORROR!
Review: Once again Bentley Little shows that he can write an amazing horror novel. His books are so much better than Stephen King! He leaves you in suspense the entire time. Twists and turns around every corner. When it comes to horror the award goes to BENTLEY LITTLE!
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Summary: another classic chiller!
Review: Little has done it again! He has written another in his long line of chilling horror novels.This one has a russian-american who wins the lottery and takes his family back to his hometown where he grows and soon finds out about ancient evil preying upon his town and it's citizens.Little also brings in themes of religion and intolerance in this novel and how hate and violence of the past can stir up evil that threatens the present.All in all another macabre classic of small-town fright from the only man I know who can who writes novels that make Stephen King's look like bedtime stories
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Summary: My first Bentley Little book--and probably my last.
Review: I am a fan of horror, and usually gobble up anything I can get my hands on. I came across this book in a used bookstore, and having heard the name of Bentley Little before, I thought I should give it a chance.This book was absolutely stupid. I don't want to give anything away by revealing the premise, but trust me--your patience will not be rewarded by the ending. It's a completely ludicrous and juvenile plot that makes no sense. Bentley Little could not keep the momentum up in this book either. His pacing was way off. There were times when the suspense would start to build, and I would think to myself that this book may not be so bad after all--then Little starts plodding along again at the same boring pace. I would actually skip paragraphs at a time--and not miss anything relevant to this thin story. I couldn't wait to finish this book so I could pick up a Richard Laymon novel. While I've heard many good things about Little, I doubt those compliments came after anyone had read this book. It really is stupid and not worth your time. Pass on it.
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Summary: OK but not the best
Review: This book was somewhat drawn out and went around the block a few times or should I say "Town". The best plot was that of the little man who supposedly protects your home. I also loved the grandmother who played an excellent role in the story. This book is for anyone who likes to hear of families gone mad.
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Summary: Not his best
Review: If you are interested in reading Bentley Little, try The University.
The Town was slow and did not make sense. A large part of the story focuses on a certain culture and this culture is not explained well enough for the reader to understand.
The "horror" is bizarre to the point of silliness.
No matter what Little book you read - it is very "out there", but the story is usually interesting. This story did not make sense and twisted and turned so much that it was just hard to follow.
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Summary: OK but not the best
Review: This book was somewhat drawn out and went around the block a few times or should I say "Town". The best plot was that of the little man who supposedly protects your home. I also loved the grandmother who played an excellent role in the story. This book is for anyone who likes to hear of families gone mad.
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Summary: Weird!
Review: This book was ok. It had a slow start but then all of these weird things started to happen that meade me continue to read.
The only fascination I had with this book was the so-called "houseguest" the Tomosov's forgot to invite from their old home.
Oh, and I was waiting for the shadows in the bathouse to eat the little girl...that's about it. I've read better. Try Dominion by Little
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Summary: A disappointing horror experience
Review: I really wanted to enjoy this book, since I'm on the hunt for a new-to-me horror novelist that I can enjoy. This was my second read by Little (first was "The Walking") and likely my last. In "The Town," Gregory and Julia Tomasov win the lottery and return to the small town of Gregory's childhood along with his mother and their 3 kids. They forget the traditional/religious invitation to the spirit that will supposedly keep any house safe, but nobody except Gregory's mom takes it seriously. Not surprisingly, horror ensues, or some strange imitation of horror. This book features weak characterization, a dull dragging plot, a few moments that you know should be really gripping but just aren't, and to top it all off perfectly - lots of typos. There were some unique horror moments which were fascinating in their weirdness, but they didn't come close to making up for the *horror* of this reading experience.
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Summary: Little - The Town
Review: A year or so ago, I picked up Little's The Association on a whim and I truly enjoyed it. Since then, I've experienced good and bad sides of Bentley Little. Little is truly talented - he has a gifted imagination and a laid back style of writing. There are usually a few good scares and some genuinely humorous moments in all his novels. Unfortunately, The Town is not one of his better efforts. The Town is quite simply not well written or well executed. Dialog is just plain dumb, ideas and plot lines are muddled and the book is just not that scary. And while the source of the evil is kind of interesting, it really just sounds silly by the end of the novel. Little's written better novels - try The Association or The Store before wandering through the pot-holed, badly mapped streets of The Town.
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