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Title: Houses Without Doors by Peter Straub ISBN: 0-451-17082-2 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.22 (9 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Doors that go nowhere
Comment: Initially, I was excited to pick up a collection of short stories by Straub. But, this has got to be my least favorite of all of Straub's work. Every story seems disjointed an incomplete. I never got a full sense of what happened by the time i finished each story. I kept reading the book, however, in hopes of finding a gem. I came close with "Mrs. God", but again felt let down on the outcome. Each story is too much buildup and not enough delivery. I was glad to finish this book and put it back on the shelf. Despite the positive reviews, I was not impressed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great short stories, very creepy mood
Comment: Houses Without Doors presents short stories with incredibly creepy moods. Their creepiness comes not from grotesqueness, but rather, from the very normalcy of the settings that horrid things take place in. You aren't transported to some otherwordly place, rather the terror is brought straight into your personal living space.
Each story has it's own focus, much having to do with the type of horror that children find themselves confronting - and even perpetrating. Those who like Stephen King's child-type characters may also enjoy these. The stories are eerie in their familiarity, but work more on a psychlogical/emotional level than they do through plot. Many of the stories are non-linear, a tool that the author uses to great effect. Not only does it add to the moodiness of the story, it also notches up the emotions that the characters seem to feel. Readers who enjoy non-linear story telling will definetely enjoy this book. Those who prefer a plot-heavy and/or super-suspenseful type book may not like it as well.
Overall excellent stories, frightening characters, and perfect horror mood. Definetely a book well worth the money.
Rating: 5
Summary: A House Can Be Without A Door, But Still Have A Window
Comment: What I loved about this collection of stories was that in every one of them it showed the dark side of people who can at least be consisdered kind of normal. Peter Straub holds nothing back when it comes to his characters and it has always been a great rule of fiction to always tell the truth. Straub has told the truth here and may have dove too deep into it for some people's tastes.
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Title: Ghost Story by Peter Straub ISBN: 0671685635 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Throat by Peter Straub ISBN: 0451179188 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Mystery by Peter Straub ISBN: 0451168690 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Koko by Peter Straub ISBN: 0451162145 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Lost Boy, Lost Girl by Peter Straub ISBN: 1400060923 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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