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Summary: TOTALLY CAPTIVATING!!!!!
Review: "Every other road leads to nowhere" Well, this book certainly does not lead to nowhere. It takes the reader on a captivating journey through the lives of it's three main characters. From the day I first read this book (I have re-read it a number of times) my personal observation has always remained that it would make a fantastic movie. It has the type of timeless,meaningful story that can't be forgoten no matter how hard you try.
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Summary: TOTALLY CAPTIVATING!!!!!
Review: "Every other road leads to nowhere" Well, this book certainly does not lead to nowhere. It takes the reader on a captivating journey through the lives of it's three main characters. From the day I first read this book (I have re-read it a number of times) my personal observation has always remained that it would make a fantastic movie. It has the type of timeless,meaningful story that can't be forgoten no matter how hard you try.
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Summary: Tragic, Wonderful, Moving
Review: "Road To Nowhere" is like a Twilight Zone episode and has a great twist ending. The characters from Jack and Poppy to Teresa and her mysterious best friend are all likeable and endearing. I love Pike's first person tales. I think everyone can relate to this book about missed opportunities and the power of love.
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Summary: Intruiging, bittersweet, with the overtone of salvation.
Review: A woman, Theresa, runs away from home after finding her lover had fallen in love with her best friend. Driving she knew not where, she picks up two hitchikers- a man and a woman. Respectively, they tell their stories as Theresa drives- Theresa's slow but steady rise to fame on the singing circuit, only to find out her lover's infidelity. He tells the story of "A guy he knew" who, by a cruel twist of fate, goes from a promising career to a morphine addict who dies violently. The woman tells of "A girl she knew"- the man's sweetheart- who was brutally killed along with him, after being seperated for many years. While they tell their stories, the man seduces Theresa, while the woman takes her to a church, urging her to confess her sins. In the end, it is revealed that they represent the devil and the angel, here to get Theresa's soul- she never left the house, but had slit her wrists, upon finding out her lover's infidelity. In the end, she goes with neither one, but is given a second chance to redeeem herself. I found this story to be very intruiging, with the concept of the angel and devil interesting. A must for all Pike fans
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Summary: A moral lesson that is not too preachy...
Review: A young girl leaves her house and meets two strangers, who tell her about star-crossed lovers. At times, the book seems like it is going nowhere--but every book has that--but when the meaning of the title becomes clear, it makes it all the more worthwhile to read.
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Summary: By Far His Best Work
Review: I began reading young adult mysteries (Pike, R.L. Stine, Cooney, ect...)and thrillers as a teenager. I am now a highly educated (PhD) 26 year old and I recently began rereading and studying these books. Most of them I don't really care for anymore for a variety of reasons (too predictable, unimaginative, ect...). However, this book represents(along with a few other Pike and Cooney novels) an exception. I appreciate this book more now than I did when I was a kid. I own and have read every Christopher Pike novel ever written. This was by far my favorite! The stories that his characters tell are amazingly detailed and creative. It was almost as if they were based on true events. The book drove me to tears at the end, not necessarily because it was sad, but because at the end I got this eary feeling that you can only get when an ending comes together so well. I highly reccommend this book to anyone adults included!
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Summary: I think it's his best ever!!!!!!!!
Review: I have grown up on his books. He is always able to captivate the audience and pull them into the story. This one was just as well written as his others. He so good at leading you to one place, but you end up at another. This book is definitely one of my favorites. It will keep you guessing till the end. Very Enjoyable!!
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: I loved this story. It was the first Pike book I ever read. A friend from school suggested it to me over five years ago. Now I own all of his books, besides the Spooksville series and Sati, which I plan on buying very soon. Pike has a definite way with words and now I hang around bookstores every time a new title is due out. Teresa, Poppy, and Free definitely weave an interesting story, one that will hook you if you aren't already hooked.
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Summary: An excellent novel!
Review: I thought this was a really good book with a GREAT ending! It was a nice mysterious (yet happy) ending where you knew it wouldn't be depressing. The story the hitchhikers tell are really interesting and have an interesting impact on people who read this book.
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Summary: Different to the way the book describes it, but superb.
Review: I'm a Chris Pike fan...I've read seven or eight of his books, I read this 4th. This is a very good book, don't get me wrong, but it is in no way a childrens book, and in only a very small way does it relate to the description given on the back cover. The back cover describes a girl running away and being taken away by death. The story is actually about a teenage girl who runs away from home because her boyfriend cheated on her and made love to her best friend (which is graphically described in the book). The book is in no way scary, or a childrens book. I'd certify it a late-teens drama book. It also contains many cusses and a little violence. It really is an excellent drama book, and I'm only 13 but its not suitable for me, and its in no way a scary story, like any of pikes books, but I really enjoyed reading it. Along with this book I recommend "The Last Vampire" and "Final Friends" by CPike.
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