The Lake

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Summary: "The Lake" , worthy to be called King calliber reading!
Review: "The Lake" is a very fun read. The characters are portrayed very well. I would like to see much more from this author. Before I found "The Lake" in my grandmother's book collection, I had never heard of Mr. Jensen. I read horror (go Stephen King!) so naturally I loved it. I was surprised that is was so good. Because usually your better books are the more heard of ones. Like I said, I would like to see MUCH more from R. J. Jensen!

Rating:
Summary: A cowardly ending
Review: Where to begin?

The lake could have been scarier; think of everything a lake has at its disposal, it's not limited to goofy algae vines and (the admittedly cool) flaming salamanders. The last pages of dialogue with Maggy were goofy and emotionless. However, the whole Curtis-Sam subplot was full of emotion, tragic and anguishing. Sam's death, which could be brushed off so easily at first, turned out to have a huge impact on everyone (not Jill, who ends up taking a backseat to Curtis.)

But then, there is the ending. We've got all this sympathy towards Curtis, and what the hell happens? He's left a soulless husk, and Jill takes off. UGH! I hated the ending, it destroyed the book. Another fifty pages could have made 'The Lake' an amazing novel... but instead, it ends on a depressing, pathetic note, one that doesn't do the characters, or the readers, any justice.