The House Of Caine [Mass Market Paperback]

Ken Eulo (Author)

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• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates (1988)
• ASIN: B000I8R7IM
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,360,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vampires in small-town America, March 8, 2006

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Sarah Sammis "Avid BookCrosser" (Hayward, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The House of Caine (Paperback)

House of Caine ended up being a quick read even though it is five hundred pages long. It was the perfect read for a lazy bank holiday. While the sexual tension that goes hand in hand with the vampire genre was present in this book it was thankfully not as overt as some books which gave more room for an interesting and complex plot than the more erotic ones.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than just a horror story, April 21, 2003

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R.P. SIMMS (ORLANDO, FLORIDA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The House of Caine (Paperback)

This book is about more than just vampires. It's about a time and a place; the confused, lost society of the 80's. The House of Caine is about people searching for meaning, order and identity in that era. What makes this book interesting is reading between the lines, looking for the metaphors planted there by the author. Ken Eulo is known for giving his tales multiple meanings, and this book does not disappoint.

4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining metaphoric vampire thriller, July 17, 2011

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The House of Caine (Paperback)

In 1966 after a decade away, thirtyish Miami herald reporter Rob Martin, accompanied by his friend Larry Campbell, returns to his hometown Millhouse, Connecticut on a short visit while on the way to interview Robert Kennedy. However, he finds his hometown affirms Thomas Wolfe's belief You Can't Go Home as Millhouse seems different, edgier and more dangerous.

When Larry vanishes, Rob searches for him unaware of what is going on. The town's first family Norris and Julia Caine ruled Millhouse like benevolent despots when they were breathers; now vampires they rule the town like it is a large blood bank though they and their loyal human servants selected loser loners. However, some of their bites have turned into undead with no thought of stealth dining as people who will be missed are assaulted. Rob, trying to save his high school sweetheart Elizabeth Arbor, and his best childhood friend Tony Rizzo abetted by a few other humans begin a counterinsurgency.

The House of Caine is an entertaining metaphoric historical vampire thriller that will remind readers of Stephen King's Salem's Lot; whereas Ken Eulo's tale comes across as a historical while Mr. King's classic is a 1975 contemporary. The story line is filled with action, but at times bogs down with references to the chaotic times especially Vietnam though in fairness the chaos of social reform is the underlying message. While Rob seems inept as a journalist unable to grasp what is going on amidst the corpses, readers will enjoy visiting The House of Caine in Connecticut as Ken Eulo takes his audience on a tour biting tour of a schizoid year.

Harriet Klausner