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Summary: Last things, should read last book
Review: I have read a lot of bad books, but this is the worst. More then half the book is about Luther doing day to day tasks. Luther feeds the chickens, Luther makes a sandwich, Luther plays with the dogs, and Luther goes to Wal-mart. One bit of advice I would like to give Mr. Searcy. If he is going to write a book at least have a story to tell, it makes it so much more interesting for the reader.
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Summary: bad, confusing
Review: I like to give all books a chance, I read a lot, but this is the worst book I read. I read the whole thing, when I was done I went online to see if anyone could help me out with what this was about, but I see everyone was just a confused as me. It was like a bad confusing dream.
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Summary: A rainy day read
Review: I loved it. But you really need the time to concentrate. It is easy to get lost in the rambling sentences and who is saying what dialog. If you like Dick and Jane and Spot type reading, you won't like this. If you like to think a little you will. The ending did leave me with a "What?" But I believe the unseen and undescribed is more scary than a full on description, esp. if you have a vivid imagination. He also left out the obligatory sex etc. If it is needed fine but this novel delves into the characters minds and how they interpret the things going on.
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Summary: Give It Up!
Review: I struggled through the first four chapters and gave up.
Do yourself a favor. Save some money and time and please pass on this one!
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Summary: Huh?
Review: I will give this book two stars just from the fact that Mr. Searcey got away with writing three page paragraphs. I am a struggling writer so it is hard for me to criticize another, but I really don't understand how he was able to get away with virtually everything I can't, and get published in hardcover to boot. I read the first four chapters and did not know what I just read. I finally forced myself to get into the book and actually finished it. When I reached the ending, I had to go huh? As I think back on the book, I can see that there was a really great story in there somewhere. Mr. Searcey has a talent for making you taste the dust, and smell the weeds in East Texas and some of his descriptions are just awesome. But, he writes in a style that is very hard to take. I have to say that reading his book was a chore. If this is "literary" horror, I know what to avoid. I almost sent this book back to the book club twice, but stuck it out and despite everything, I am still glad I did. Mr. Searcey, I wish you the best with the "intellectual" crowd.
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Summary: Where was the editor?
Review: Mile-long paragraphs, mind-numbing descriptions, sparse, irritating dialogue, endless run-on sentences and apathetic, near-comatose characters made this book an impossible read. Not even the dogs were engaging. The only horrifying thing about this book is that I can't return it and get my money back.
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Summary: Stunning and not in a good way
Review: So it wasn't just me being impatient or dense. Many of you didn't sense the boding horror behind those cheese sandwiches or the pointless dialogue. I'm not the only person who came away from this going "huh?" I still don't know what the heck that peg board trap was supposed to do. This was, at best, a (very) short story allowed to spin endlessly out of control. And whoever compared it to Flannery O'Connor on the dust jacket should be forced to listen to an audio version over and over and over.
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Summary: Beyond Disappointed
Review: The author artfully draws us in with glimpses of gruesome, creepy images--but doesn't let us look too closely, nicely reflecting the mysteries of our world. Whatever we think we know, there's so much more that we can't access or discover. When the changes begin which signal the end of our world, will we recognize and understand them?The chills this book provides are not of the rollercoaster sort, but are instead deliberately slow-moving, sneaking up on us while hiding in plain sight all around us. What's most frightening are the things we can't quite see. The careful, thoughtful reader will be rewarded with beautiful prose, interesting characters, and chilling images which linger at the edges of the mind long afterwards.
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Summary: A treat for literary horror fans
Review: The author artfully draws us in with glimpses of gruesome, creepy images--but doesn't let us look too closely, nicely reflecting the mysteries of our world. Whatever we think we know, there's so much more that we can't access or discover. When the changes begin which signal the end of our world, will we recognize and understand them? The chills this book provides are not of the rollercoaster sort, but are instead deliberately slow-moving, sneaking up on us while hiding in plain sight all around us. What's most frightening are the things we can't quite see. The careful, thoughtful reader will be rewarded with beautiful prose, interesting characters, and chilling images which linger at the edges of the mind long afterwards.
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Summary: Why can't I give it 0 stars
Review: This is quite possibly the worst book I have ever read. This book is confusing, with sentences that run on forever and dialog that comes out of nowhere and makes no sense. I kept putting this book down and telling myself that it wasn't worth the effort, but then I would pick it up again and struggle with it some more. I thought maybe when I finished it, it would make some sense. I should have just put it down and left it down! At least it did help me fall asleep several nights.
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