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Title: The Town by Bentley Little ISBN: 0-451-20015-2 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: May, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.08 (52 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Definitely read better
Comment: I'm a fan of horror, no doubt about it. Just about anything remotely creepy, even when tinged with humor or silliness gets my attention. It's only when something ends up being silly, while not origially intended to be, is my faith in the genre shaken.
"The Town" is the first book I've read by Little, and though it is entertaining throughout its first 200 odd pages, it slowly becomes silly and seemingly hurredly summed up.
My gripes: 1) Little throws in characters from literally no where (where the hell did that Mormon shooting spree come from in the last 30 pages?) and then either drops them out of the story, or slaughters them 5 pages after he introduces them. It tends to not make me really care about what happens to them anyway, which leads to my second gripe. 2) The main characters tended to not gain my support. Gregory is a jerk, Julia is a snob, Babunya is overly religious/superstitious, Sasha is a brat, and the other two kids are just OK. Adam ended up a fully rounded character and I gained some respect for Julia and Babunya, but by page 250, I was looking forward to seeing some of these people get eaten, or whatever. Put them out of my misery.
I see great writing in some areas, and the descriptive passages (what there are of them) are nicely done. But some analogies clunked big time with me (i.e. "Like an alcoholic, she took it one step at a time.") Blah.
I will read more of Little's work. I don't dismiss an author with his growing reputation lightly. Even King, Rice, McCammon, Koontz and Straub have their stinkers.
Unfortunately, that is what "The Town" is in my book. A stinker.
My opinion, take it for what you will.
Rating: 3
Summary: Weird!
Comment: This book was ok. It had a slow start but then all of these weird things started to happen that meade me continue to read.
The only fascination I had with this book was the so-called "houseguest" the Tomosov's forgot to invite from their old home.
Oh, and I was waiting for the shadows in the bathouse to eat the little girl...that's about it. I've read better. Try Dominion by Little
Rating: 5
Summary: First book read by Bentley Little - Bought every other since
Comment: This was the first book that I read by Bentley Little. I have purchased and read every book since! This book was one of my favorites by Bentley Little, with only two that I liked better, and one that I did not like at all. However, this book spooked me. Of course, being afraid of the dark, and afraid of the 'boogie man'... this book hit home with me.
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Title: The House by Bentley Little ISBN: 0451192249 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Mailman by Bentley Little ISBN: 0451402375 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Ignored by Bentley Little ISBN: 0451192583 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Revelation by Bentley Little ISBN: 0451192257 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dominion by Bentley Little ISBN: 0451187482 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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