April Fool's Day: A Novel [Paperback]

Jeff Rovin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (April 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067162444X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671624446
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,728,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Creepy, clever fun., May 15, 2001

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NoelCT (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: April Fool's Day: A Novel (Paperback)

Slasher films aren't generally regarded for their sense of logic. APRIL FOOL'S DAY takes the typical ... teens, bizarre killings, and oddly-costumed killer of the genre and adds some decent characterization and a plot filled with more twists than a corkscrew.

The story focusses on a group of friends invited to an island mansion for the weekend. It's not long before an unseen killer starts picking them off one by one. Is it real, or just another prank on April Fool's day? Read the book and find out - provided you can find a copy.

Jeff Rovin's wonderful prose digs into the characters' heads and slowly builds tension before a hair-raising climax that's only the beginning of the end. Several more chapters follow, adding a new twist to the story.

Is the film good? Can't say. I haven't seen it. But the book reads like the teen thrillers of Cristopher Pike or R.L. Stine. So, if your a fan of thrillers, chillers, or just plain blood spillers, I'd definitely recommend a read.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant, Stylish, Sleek Slash..., May 28, 2011

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Alex - See all my reviews

This review is from: April Fool's Day: A Novel (Paperback)

April Fool's Day by Jeff Rovin is a brilliant and unnatural slasher novel in tradition of Fred Walton's film. The novelization delivers the perfect slasher cliches: a bunch of teenaged characters, an unknown killer and the characters being killed off one-by-one while everyone is partying and drinking. The novelization adds about forty pages that stray away from the film. Those forty pages add a more sinister, twisted ending that never surfaced to the final cut of the film. The novel aligns itself to the production itself, but has connections to other films. The films it shares a large connection with are: Scream Series (including 4) and Slaughter High, Happy Birthday To Me, Sorority Row, Nightmare on Elm Street and Black Christmas. If you liked this novel, I suggest these films to you. The novelization left you in complete suspense and the transformed ending sent chills down your spine! If you like novels with twists and turns, bloody slashings and provocative, voluptuous teenagers then April Fool's Day is for you! I strongly reccommend this novel and officially call this my favorite novel of all time!