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Summary: And you thought you knew what was going on...
Review: A classic Richard Laymon tale. What seems to be a simple tale turns out to be anything but.A small coastal town has an amusement park. They also have a homeless population. Some local teens have decided that the homeless have got to go. These youths thrill at the chase and torture of the homeless. But any operation like this, no matter how well-intentioned, will escalate. Local police and a new kid in town get involved and it soon becomes apparent that not all is as it seems. It seems that the homeless may be preying on their attackers and there is definitely something not right about the amusement park. Another wonderful send up from one of the greatest of all horror writers.
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Summary: And you thought you knew what was going on...
Review: A classic Richard Laymon tale. What seems to be a simple tale turns out to be anything but. A small coastal town has an amusement park. They also have a homeless population. Some local teens have decided that the homeless have got to go. These youths thrill at the chase and torture of the homeless. But any operation like this, no matter how well-intentioned, will escalate. Local police and a new kid in town get involved and it soon becomes apparent that not all is as it seems. It seems that the homeless may be preying on their attackers and there is definitely something not right about the amusement park. Another wonderful send up from one of the greatest of all horror writers.
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Summary: All the Ups and Downs of a Carnival Ride
Review: First of all, anyone reading this who loves Richard Laymon should go on over to England where you can buy every one of his books at any bookstore (or find a friend who can bring them all back to you). Funland is one of his more entertaining violent romps and anyone who has ever been to an amusement park will love it. The storyline follows the basic premise of new boy in town meets up with bad bunch of kids who are terrorizing the homeless shacked up at a local amusement park they all live near. Little do they know that they are not the only ones doing the terrorizing. The story moves along at a great pace, introducing lots of characters and has 2 distinct parts, the first developing all the kids and adult's personalities and then the move into the Funhouse where the slaughters begin. I didn't give this book 5 stars even though it is a great, entertaining read only for the fact that I thought the ending was REALLY farfetched, even for Laymon. Get it in paperback, you'll love it.
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Summary: One Of Laymon's Best
Review: Funland is one of my favorite Laymon books. the first time i tried to read it i got about fifty pages in and was distracted by another book. But when i went back to it a nuclear holacost wasnt going to stop me from reading this book.
The characters are so inticitly portraied that you feel for the characters.
Laymon never dissapoints, let him rest in peace.
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Summary: Laymon Favorite!
Review: I would rank this Laymon book in my top five! A spooky book about an amusement park. A book that centers around a group of kids trying to get rid of weird, homeless bums...I did say weird didn't I? As usual, Laymon takes you on a wild ride of brutal killing, abuse, sexual encounters and just plain spookiness! There's always a little romance thrown in for kicks. Oh, did I mention there's always a little something far fetched in his books. This one especially throws you for a loop. I didn't expect the ending. This is one of those you have to read if your a fan!
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Summary: One of Laymon's Finest
Review: IF you're a Laymon fan and you haven't read this one, you're missing one of his best (and that's saying a lot). If I had to pick a favorite Laymon book, it would be really hard, but probably I would be torn between this and Endless Night (both sadly out of print). This is a nice long one and you won't be able to put it down. There are tons of twists and turns that you don't see coming, some really gruesome scenes, typical sick Laymon characters, and the last few sentences are an O.Henry type ending that totally threw me for a loop and blew me away. This one came and went in bookstores way too fast, and is an undiscovered treasure. If you have the excellent taste to dig Richard Laymon and haven't read this, it's worth doing an out of print search for...trust me, you won't be disapointed.
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Summary: i loved it!
Review: it's really true what they say: laymon is unable to write a lousy book. this is just as good as all the others - lots of thrills, gore, adventure & pure mayhem. it's pretty unpredictable too: betcha never expected one of those kids to bite the other one's ear off when they were fighting!
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Summary: BREATHTAKING SUSPENSE
Review: Perhaps one of the best books of all time, I was so impressed I read it again, and bought my girlfriend a copy to read on a flight to the states... its not horror but it will make you jump... its not suspense but it will keep you hanging... its not romance but you will fall in love with the plot... all in all a right riveting read
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Summary: Sick horror
Review: Personally I think Laymond is a quite strange author, and Funland is no exeption. He has got a good imagination, writes well and is an excellent story teller. Then he destroys it with sickening violence. Funland has got some of the most disturbing violence scenes I have ever read. Sickening in fact. What is the point ? In my opinion good horror lies in the sublime. For slasher fans this is proberbly great. If you belong in my camp, stay clear.
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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant
Review: This book gave me hours of enjoyment. It has action, horror, romance and anything else you can think of. Definately the best book this century from the all time best horror writer. Read it now!!!!!
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