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Title: Under the Overtree by James A. Moore, Kevin Murphy ISBN: 1-892065-19-3 Publisher: Meisha Merlin Publishing Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (18 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Very good begining
Comment: One of these days James A. Moore is going to be a big name in horror. Under the Overtree is a pretty good way to get a career started. Take one picked on teen: Mark, fat, unattractive to girls but not to bullies, and unhappy at home and add a supernatural power source and you've got an exciting story. My only gripe is the ending which seemed tacked on, predictable and rushed. The book would've been better served without the last few pages.
Was this book worth the money? Yes. Should you rush out to get the next Moore book? Oh yes! Check it out.
Rating: 3
Summary: Deserves More, but...
Comment: Reading the quotes acclaiming what a huge talent that has arrived in the horror genre put an unfair pressure on this novel before I even began reading it.
The tale(maccabre of course) of a small town in Colorado and the angst and pain of new citizen and high school student Mark Howell who at the beginning is slightly overweight to fit in is a creppy story well-told.
Moore foreshadows the psychological as well as physical changed being worked on Mark quite well. His supporting cast of characters while not fully flushed out are not 2 dimensional stereotypes or caractitures either. The bully grows with the narrative and Moore allows his character to evolve during the story, for which he deserves much credit.
In fact he did many things well in this novel, and there were echoes of King in the writing making the comparision not completely unsuitable. However his length and the fact that this novel could have been much scarier forced me to give it three stars in my humble review. An excellent effort with room to improve.
Rating: 4
Summary: great book....
Comment: i thoroughly enjoyed this book, and, even though it is not my style to read horror books, i will read the rest of Mr. Moore's books, starting with Possessions and working my way backwards. i have heard that fireworks is an amazing book, and I know that Serenity Falls has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award!!!!!!
This seems to be an author to keep one's eyes on!
bye
randy
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Title: The Rising by Brian Keene ISBN: 0843952016 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Fireworks by James A. Moore ISBN: 0843952474 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Serenity Falls by James A. Moore ISBN: 1892065665 Publisher: Meisha Merlin Pub Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Sleeper by Steven Harriman, Steven Spruill ISBN: 0425188817 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Risen by J. Knight ISBN: 0786016124 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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