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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Engrossing ... yet wretched.,
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This review is from: Into the Fire (Hardcover)
`Into The Fire' is an exciting yet wretched story. Most of the characters, probably all except for Pamela anyway, are somewhat despicable, to say the least. Once into the story you find yourself compelled to read on, in an effort to learn if and when the three precarious friends get what's coming to them.
It's the story of a young woman who gets abducted from her home after her husband is murdered. The murderer and abductor is a crazed geek who had a crush on her back in high school. Simultaneously, a young college boy, once bright and levelheaded, befriends a guy and a girl who eventually lead him on a crime spree of insane proportion. In due course, they collide in a torrid climax in a town that's the real `Pits'. The character makeup of both Duke and Boots are convincing enough. They're the types who, maybe because of hardship when young, have grown to be cold, immoral and corrupt individuals. On the other hand, Norman's character, the cowardly college puss, is just too unbelievable. It's chilling to think that a once sensible and intelligent individual could be so vulnerable and easily persuaded, to the point where he totally ruins his own life and becomes his own worst enemy, a menace to everyone in his way as well. This kid is an accident waiting to happen throughout the whole story. His own immaturity and naivety pull him deeper and deeper into a dark and hopeless existence. Pamela, in contrast, is strong, resourceful, and extremely likable. All in all, she's the only normal character in the book. Laymon knows how to keep the reader engrossed. It's a page-turner, yet a pathetic one at that.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Out of the frying pan, into the twilight zone,
This review is from: Into the Fire (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is strange... and the info on the back cover is very misleading. According to the little blurb on the back you learn that Pamela will be kidnapped by Rodney who has had a crush on her since high school and plans on possibly killing her, the back of the book then informs us that Rodney will be shot by some guy who "rescues" Pamela only her rescuer may be worse than Rodney.
Sounds interesting! Unfortunately most of the book is about a completely unrelated guy named Norman and has nothing to do at all with the Pamela story mentioned on the back. Norman is rather boring to read about... he's in his early twenties, in college, parents have money and he's a bit of a wimp. Norman manages to find himself caught up with two other twenty somethings on a crime spree. Unfortunately the Norman/Duke/Boots story is over 50% of the book and it's really boring... they commit crimes, they have explicit sex, they run away and then Norman whines about it all. I think the fact that he is whining about having to murder people is supposed to make us feel like he's not such a bad guy. These three have no purpose, no drive, no goal and get really boring very quickly. Then we can flash back to Pamela... and well her situation may not be as bad for her as it is written out on the back cover. The characters are very flat and for the most part, not all that interesting. The only one I would be interested in learning more about would have been Sharpe but we get very little on him. The choices these characters make border on ludicrous, I can't imagine a normal person being okay with the events that transpire in this book. I hate to say it, but I was very glad when I had finished this book and could move on to something different.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nobody's better than Laymon,
This review is from: Into the Fire (Mass Market Paperback)
Usually I don't bother reviewing things I like or don't like - I think you should just come to your own opinion by yourself. However, comments such as 'didn't deserve to be published' are uncalled for. If you did like Laymon, why would you write things that are likely to turn away people who have yet to discover him? Given that Headline (UK) will release no more Laymon, I'm glad we have Lesuire (US) committed to publishing both his classics and unpublished gems. This book is a gem, and although he has other books I love more, you can never go wrong with Laymon. Ever.
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