Final Friends Book 1: The Party [Paperback]

Christopher Pike (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Archway (1988) / Pocket Books. (1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671659677
• ISBN-13: 978-0671659677
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,582,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christopher Pike is the author of over forty teen thrillers, including series REMEMBER ME, FINAL FRIENDS and CHAIN LETTER.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the second best book I've ever read!!!, November 22, 2000

By 

Stafford Springs (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The PARTY FINAL FRIENDS 1 (Paperback)

Your best friend is dead, lying in a puddle of blood, with a gun in her hand pointed in her mouth. Right away most people speculated that she killed herself, but maybe somehow, someone else killed her? I found reading about how these characters dealt with this situation in the book Final Friends; Book 1: The Party by Christopher Pike was very interesting and suspenseful. The only thing that I didn't find interesting was the cover of the book, but you can't always judge a book by it's cover. The book cover definitely did not entice me to read the book. The cover looks like something from many years ago and looks boring. The people in the picture look like they are back in the 70's with some of the clothes they are wearing. The part that did catch my eye on the cover though was really small and said; "It was their last year of school... Maybe the last year of their lives." This caught my eye because this is my last year of school too, but I'm pretty sure not my last year of my life. I thought I'd relate to the book well since the characters are in the same grade as I. I was right, I did relate to the characters very well like Jessica Hart, who is a really nice friend, but she's into the popularity trip. Polly and Alice, who are sisters, have no parents and both like/liked the same weird guy. Sarah, who's somehow elected as president and also likes Russ a track member. Some of the other characters portrayed are smart, athletic, and way more into being popular than Jessica. These are the usual kind of people found in any high school. The summary on the back of the book also made me choose to read this book. The summary was very interesting and attention getting because what the author said related somewhat to my life. Choosing a character in this book is pretty hard because I wouldn't want to go through the tragedy most of the characters did. Otherwise, I would want to be like Jessica Hart. I know I said before she is mostly into being the popular one, but I think deep down inside she's a really nice person. Especially how she helped out Alice when her sister was in the hospital and her parents were dead. Or how she became friends with Maria, who's from El Salvador, and helped her out on her date with Nick. Being a nice person is something I really like about people and how I want to be known as. The only characteristic I don't really like about her right now is how she plays Mike, the brilliant but shy guy. She and he would make a great couple, instead of she and Bill Skater, the handsome quarterback. She leads Mike on then dumps him whenever she feels she has a chance with Bill. This is so selfish of her, but I think by the end of the 3rd final friends they'll be together. Overall, I enjoyed every word of this book. I connected to this book very well besides enjoying the part where someone died at the party. Well, I definitely would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about high school life with a bit of suspense and thriller. Another great aspect about this book is the author wrote series, so the story doesn't just end leaving everyone wondering what happens next. I'm part way through the second book, and I'm enjoying the story as much as the first one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent young adult thriller, February 23, 2005

By 

Matt Hetling "Matt" (Bethel, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The PARTY (FINAL FRIENDS 1) (Final Friends, No 1) (Paperback)

Once again, Christopher Pike brings us into a world in which a roomful of attractive high schoolers have to figure out who among them is the murderer.

At over 200 pages, this is a thicker book than most of what Pike writes, and that's probably because he's building a cast of characters to take us through a trilogy. As a stand-alone novel, though, the extra length isn't justified in supporting the formulaic plot.

Not to say that this is a bad book; Pike does a good job of adapting the modern thriller and romance genres to a young teen audience in the same way that a slate of WB tv shows have mastered that sleek package.

If you like Pike, you'll probably find this trilogy as good as his other novels. If you don't, this one won't change your mind any. If you're about to give this author your attention for the first time, I would recommend Chain Letter, which is a much better example of how good he can be.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was thrilling!, May 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The PARTY FINAL FRIENDS 1 (Paperback)

I have read the first book of the Final Friends trilogy (The Party) and it was brilliant. I can't wait until I read the other two in the series. It is awful not knowing who the killer is but I think Christopher Pike writes his books really well. I would recommend this book who likes mystery, horror and suspense. The charachters were very well portrayed, Micheal, Nick and Jessica were my favourite charachters. Polly was cool too and I liked Sara although she was cruel to Polly. Overall I really enjoyed it!