Flesh

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Summary: LAYMON'S "FLESH"
Review: A great horror story sadly overshadowed by a long and boring subplot involving a young woman and her too horny boyfriend. Will she dump him, will she not, will she succumb to his (and her) sexual need, will she not. Thank God the horror suspense was nasty--as always, for I would not have enjoyed this just OK Laymon treat.

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Summary: FLESH INDEED
Review: A great horror story sadly overshadowed by a long and boring subplot involving a young woman and her too sexually famished boyfriend. Will she dump him, will she not, will she succumb to his (and her own) sexual needs, will she not. Thank God the horror suspense was nasty--as always, for I would not have enjoyed this just OK Laymon treat.-----Martin Boucher


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Summary: NOT THE BEST.
Review: I READ FLESH AFTER READING MANY OF LAYMONS OTHER BOOKS, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER LAYMON BOOK YOU FIND ITS HARD TO PUT DOWN ONCE YOU START. ANY FAN OF LAYMON WILL HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THIS BOOK, BUT IF YOU HAVE NOT READ LAYMON BEFORE I SAY START BY READING E.G. ENDLESS NIGHT, SAVAGE, FUNLAND, ANYONE OF THEM BOOKS WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE OF LAYMONS WAY OF WRITING.

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Summary: Creepy-gives you the shivers!
Review: If you read Laymon's books then this is right up your alley. Just like all the rest this is full of gore and yuck! Something enters people and lives on their spine. It needs a host, it makes you want to eat other people. It's sick and you want to keep reading. You meet numerous people in this book that in the end are all connected to each other, like most horror novels there will be some show down in the end. Who or what will win?

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Summary: Delicious Horror
Review: Richard Laymon's 'flesh' is thick and full of blood.........a tale of a flesh eating, blood sucking worm may seem a little unusual to you long time Laymon devotees, however this book follows one theme common to Laymon....addictive reading, I was able to read this book in one sitting...stuck to every page by the drying blood oozing from the spine.....this is Richard Laymon, at his very best.

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Summary: Like watching a train wreck
Review: Sometimes you read for deep enlightenment, for knowledge or just to broaden your horizons. Sometimes you read just to have fun. FLESH definitely qualifies under the last category! Any of Laymon's books is an automatic ticket on a non-stop thrill ride. You might get those butterflies in your stomach before you start, you might even feel a bit queasy before the ride's over, but you're going to rush to the end of the line to ride it again and again.

FLESH introduces a whole crowd of characters beginning with Eddie who is cruising back roads in his van for his next victim. Eddie ends up a bit crispy, but what happens after that is absolutely fascinating. Seems that dear Eddie was not acting alone; he was the host for something that compels humans to turn cannibal. The whole novel follows the leap of this "something" from person to person, hideous murders, creepy abandoned buildings with danger at every corner and one cop's relentless pursuit of the weird killer. Along the way, Alison becomes an unsuspecting target, and the reader is treated to scene after scene of nightmarish proportions. ("Ron lifted his head. A bleeding patch of his wife's flesh came with it...He calmly chewed. Then he reached back for the shotgun.")

FLESH is typical Laymon. It's gritty, it's fast-paced, it's filled with gore and sex. However, Laymon has a great feel for suspense and mystery; there are segments here that had me checking over my shoulder every few seconds. I got a bit fed up with reading constantly about Alison's dilemma over whether or not to have sex with her boyfriend, but all in all, this was one heck of a good read! Don't pick this one up if you are the least bit squeamish...there's a lot of graphic gore and quite a bit of sex (which isn't as graphic as the gore). But if you like good, solid horror, check this one out along with any of Laymon's other titles.

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Summary: If you have never read Laymon, Flesh should be the first
Review: This book has a different style than any other Laymon, most of his books could not be converted to film due to censorship, but this book in my opinion can be made into a great movie, yet it still contains Dicks usual magic and blood splattering fun.
Its a simple concept really, a worm that crawls into people and turns them into homicidal maniacs, thrown in is the usual love story spiced with a little sex, but the finished product is more than the normal, its written with perfection, its unputdownable and you will be going back for more, I treasure my copy and will do so for as long as I live, if you love horror or even just love reading you must at least read this book, you will never forget it.

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Summary: Makes your flesh crawl
Review: This was the first Laymon novel I ever read and it maintains a spot in my heart. This is another attempt by Laymon to show how dark some people can become.

The story opens with a maniac looking for a new victim. But the maniac is quickly toasted, but not before a disgusting worm leaves his body to infest another. People infested with the work turn violent and shed all pretense of being civilized.

Typical Laymon suspense and horror spiced with the reality of just how does one go about stopping this worm.

Laymon again shows us that he can craft characters who act as people should. In this book, it takes time for people to see the signs of the worm and deduce that something else might be behind the violence.

A terrifying read that will really make your flesh crawl.

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Summary: Makes your flesh crawl
Review: This was the first Laymon novel I ever read and it maintains a spot in my heart. This is another attempt by Laymon to show how dark some people can become.

The story opens with a maniac looking for a new victim. But the maniac is quickly toasted, but not before a disgusting worm leaves his body to infest another. People infested with the work turn violent and shed all pretense of being civilized.

Typical Laymon suspense and horror spiced with the reality of just how does one go about stopping this worm.

Laymon again shows us that he can craft characters who act as people should. In this book, it takes time for people to see the signs of the worm and deduce that something else might be behind the violence.

A terrifying read that will really make your flesh crawl.

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Summary: The first book of MR. Richard Laymon that I read.
Review: You have to read it yourself. Once's you start you will never ever wanna put down the book. It's like you're glued to it. Believe me!!! You got to try. No point for me to review, cause you'll never regret it. Just like me,after this first book, till now I continued buying his books.