Body Rides [Mass Market Paperback]

Richard Laymon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

When Neal rescues a woman from a vicious assult, she gives him a magic bracelet, which allows him to step inside other people to experience their feelings. But the woman's attacker is out for revenge, first on her, then Neal, and Neal must use the gift to look inside the would-be killer's head.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 534 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843951826
• ISBN-13: 978-0843951820
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,497,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars RIDE OR DIE, August 10, 2007

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Doug Birtell "doug e fresh" (pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Rides (Mass Market Paperback)

Body rides is another interesting book by laymon because it's alot different then what were used to reading from the man...A man saves a woman from certain death by a lunatic and as a reward she gives him a very special bracelet once given to her....This bracelet lets the wearer hop into bodys and view the world through another persons eyes and it's a good thing too because the man he saved her from is coming back for her and he's next....I enjoyed it, it's not his best but it's nowhere near his worst, and with all that i almost forgot about the sex and violence which is seldom missing from a laymon book. But then again thats why we love the man.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Long ride for short concept., April 7, 2004

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Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Rides (Mass Market Paperback)

Neal Darden only wanted to avoid getting into trouble by staying off the main road as he crossed town to return the videos he and his girlfriend had just watched. Then he hears a woman scream for help, and the nightmare begins. Grabbing the gun he keeps concealed in his car, Neal runs to the rescue, shooting the assailant. But he and the potential victim fail to check the body to see if the attacker is, in fact, actually dead. In gratitude for saving her life, the woman gives Neal a special bracelet that allows the person wearing it to slip into another person's body and mind. Then things go bad. The attacker is still alive and, after Neal has left, he finishes his job and starts coming after Neal.

Believe me, the book sounds better than it reads. Laymon, as he does in most of his books, has the story run in 'real time' and it bogs down in the middle with a plot twist that seems to exist just to add kinky sex to the mix of the story. Even worse, the characters act in the best interest of advancing the plot, not in exploring realistic human behavior in unrealistic circumstances. Laymon fans will enjoy it, but readers new to the late author will wonder what the loyal following is all about.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Sexy, Scary, October 16, 2005

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Armando Martinez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body Rides (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my first Layton book. I don't know if I will read another, but I loved this book. The villian was a little underdeveloped as a character, and the premise of 4 bullets and he didn't die, was a bit far-fetched. The author might have made Rasputin a bit more believable, more mortal. But, the characters were fun, likeable, and entertaining. The gratuitous sex was pretty great too. I would recommend it highly.