Darkness

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Summary: Darkness just came
Review: All my life I really nevered liked to read. I liked some books but not all filled me with interest, until one day I found a book with a interesting title.
It was a sunday morning and I went to a garage sale and I found the book Darkness, by John Saul. It sounded interesting so I bought it. It was just 1 dollar. I never heard of the author so I wanted to try it out and see if it was a good book.
Once I began reading the first page, my eyes glued to the book. The metaphors, description, and the horror, made the book so interesting and great.I never let go of the book. Its a shock because this is the only book that I actually enjoyed. This is my second time reading the book. I RECCOMEND EVERYONE TO READ THE BOOK. YOU'LL REALLY GET ADDICTED TO THE BOOK!

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Summary: Very good book, but I wouldn't call it horror
Review: I bought this book because I heard that John Saul was a great horror novelist. I wouldn't call this book a horror. It is a great story and a great book, but I wouldn't call it horror. The book didn't scare me like I was expecting. Instead I found myself wondering who was who and who was good and bad (kind of like a mystery novel). I'm not saying that this book is bad, I just don't know why it was in the horror section of the book store. I would totally recommend this book. I think that it is very gripping and there is lots of suspence. If you are up for a suspenceful read, this is a great book to turn to.

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Summary: The darkness begins
Review: Kelly, a 16 years old girl, grew up in Orlando. She has hallucinations of a dark, strange men. She decides to make an end of the hallucinations......and her own life! It didn't turn out the way Kelly wanted it to be and she survives. Her parents think it might be better, for kelly, to move to a little village, villejeune. Unfortunetly kelly doesn't get less problems, Villejeune is where the trouble begins.

Darkness is one of the best books i ever read. After opening the book and beginning at the first page, John Saul leaves you in an exciting adventure. You don't want to stop reading anymore, because the book holds your attention till the end. Even if you're not a horror/thriller fan you will be thrilled by this. After all it's a wonderfull book and I recommend it to everyone!

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Summary: first impressions
Review: this is the first john saul book i read. yeah i know everyone in the review said it but its true, although i dont know why.anyway, i found it gripping, creative and somewhat simple. unlike those other huge novels, this one had limited characters, maybe due to the fact this is based on a secluded town. i wouldnt say this is really much of a horror book, but i could say its a soft-sided b rated movie type of thing. it has great description about the swamp setting and it has an interesting twist about the dark man. which i wont say.speaking of the dark man, he is an interesting person, if not a weird one. the story i think is basically about how the influence of the dark man takes toll on the town, and the price a person would pay for eternal life.

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Summary: I've been reading John Saul ever since!
Review: This was the first book of John Saul's that I had ever read. I could feel the swamp grow up around me everytime I picked up the book, and I loved it! Now I own almost every book he's ever wrote!

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Summary: Predictable & completely unbelievable
Review: Well, I'm usually not one to complain about a story being unrealistic. I understand that good fiction often requires a little suspension of reality. But Darkness goes well beyond "a little" suspension of reality. This book is unbelievable almost to the point of being funny. I never really got sucked into the story. In part, because although I was able to picture the faces and places, the almost cartoonish story line meant it never seemed real, even in my imagination.

That being said, this book isn't horrible. It's average and that's about it. I'd like to give it 2.5 stars, but can't. There's a few twists. Most are pretty easy to see coming, but I don't think Saul was really intending to blindside you with them anyway. The end was a little disappointing, although I read worse.