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Summary: Sort of a guilty pleasure
Review: John Saul's writing is 100% compelling, and he creates some characters who you can really care about and some that your absolutely despise. One extreme difficulty I have though is the downbeat feeling that it's the evil that has control all along. A second extreme difficulty is the emphasis on children in so many of his books. However, if you start reading this book, chances are you'll finish it, even though you might not want to. This one deals with every parent's nightmare, the loss of a child, and the author does a great job at digging into the guilt feelings of all involved in such an event. And then comes the feeling of something wrong, too many coincidences as the bereaved mother's son exhibits strange abilities to heal, and also when his best friend, a strange boy with no other friends, mysteriously disappears. This is skillful writing, but readers should be aware that this is strong stuff and that bad things to happen to good people, especially in John Saul's novels.
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Summary: Excellent read, just like all his others!
Review: Just like to say this book is titled "All Fall Down" in Englan
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Summary: They Wouldn't Let Me Give It No Stars
Review: Ok, listen, people. As a fan of all that is good and meaningful in horror novels (and in the genre as a whole) I cannot understand the world's obsession with the works of John Saul. His books read as though a group of disgruntled youths from a catholic school got together and attempted to piece together a novel, each writing one chapter without reading what the others had written. And yet his books succeed again and again. I cannot understand the reasons for this. I picked up this novel expecting the worst, and was not dissappointed. This book contains the elements readers can expect from any John Saul novel: compelling characters whose lives are systematically ruined by evil; plot twists that continue until halfway through the novel and then are dropped without any further explaination; frequent pseudo-intellectual references to religion (always involving children) that have nothing to do with the plot; and a frustrating, depressing ending that leaves many unanswered questions. A lot of people like John Saul, like I said. I don't know why. But I will say this, his books compel me to read them, even if they always end up frustrating me. I think this is because he is excellent at coming up with compelling ideas and a great premise that makes people want to read his books, but in the end, he just can't seem to carry his excellent ideas through to the end of the novel. I was unforgivably sarcastic when I first wrote this review, and so I'm changing it now. I just don't want anyone being horribly disappointed with this book, because it's got a very interesting premise, interesting characters, a solid plot up until about halfway through the novel, and then several twists that go nowhere and a depressing ending. The message of all his novels seems to be that it's hopeless to resist evil, you'll lose anyway, so sit back and watch it ruin the character's lives. I find this message insulting; I find pretty much all of John Saul's work insulting, but I will admit that he keeps me hooked throughout the book. It's like watching a car wreck-you know you shouldn't, but you feel so compelled... People won't agree with me, I know. And I respect you if you like John Saul, even though I don't agree with you. Everyone has a right to his or her opinion. I'm just trying to catch the people who WON'T like John Saul before they read a disappointing book. Fair enough?
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Summary: Just...wow!
Review: Okai. I am a huge John Saul fan and after reading a number of his books, I always favored Second Child, the first book I ever read by him, the most. And then, this book came along and REALLY had me deciding which one I liked better. It was fabulous! Most of John Saul's books are of released evil or multiple personalities or something of that nature. This one was not. The God Project was more like something that, after much research and some very intellegent (not to mention psychologically damaged) scientists and doctors can get together and "toy" with peoples' DNA and so forth...affecting future off spring, causing them to become....basically, super human. It was quite the chiller and I could not put it down. I was up all night reading and I could not put the book down until I had finished. If you have never read a John Saul book, this would be a great one to start with. If you are already a John Saul reader, don't forget to squeeze this one in there! You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Very good....
Review: The God project was wonderful. John Saul certainly knows how to boggle the mind!
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Summary: What a Surprise!
Review: This book had everything to keep you entwined in its pages. Don't expect a happy ending because you won't get one.
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Summary: THRILLING~CHILLING~and JUST PLAIN CREEPY (in a good way)!
Review: This book will definetely take you for the ride of your life! It has an intensely suspenseful plot and a surprise ending that no one could figure out in advance! This book is definetly a curl up in bed and stay up all night until you finish it kind of book~ just make sure someone is in the house with you or you are more brave a person than I am! :
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Summary: Captivating and Scary!!!!
Review: This is one of my all time favorite books. It's my second favorite by this particular author("Creature" is my fave). The book itself is much like all of Saul's previous works(close knit family gets into trouble within a small, close knit town), however, this one seems to jump out at the reader, mainly becuase of the advances in DNA technology in the recent years. The entire book is about the DNA reconstructuring of humans in the womb, and I personally feel that this isn't too far off in the real world. A good plot becomes scarier when it can be true.
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Summary: Captivating and Scary!!!!
Review: This is one of my all time favorite books. It's my second favorite by this particular author("Creature" is my fave). The book itself is much like all of Saul's previous works(close knit family gets into trouble within a small, close knit town), however, this one seems to jump out at the reader, mainly becuase of the advances in DNA technology in the recent years. The entire book is about the DNA reconstructuring of humans in the womb, and I personally feel that this isn't too far off in the real world. A good plot becomes scarier when it can be true.
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Summary: Just...wow!
Review: This is one of Saul's first departures from his tried and true small town ghost story formula, and it works on all levels. This page turner is as fresh in its ideas today as when it was first written. Saul shows he is a master of suspense in this excellent novel. While Saul can be hit or miss with his novels, this one is a direct hit.
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