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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spooky,
This review is from: Night Relics (Paperback)
This is unlike most of the stuff that Blaylock has written already so if you're expecting the same old stories, get ready for something a bit different. He tackles ghost stories this time out and while the themes are nearly the same as always, basically normal everyday people trying to cope with the extraordinary (or just plain weird) and as usual set in California. But it gets waaayy different from there, for the first time things are really frightening, this is the darkest book he might have ever written. And his characters feel more real for once, mostly gone are the likable but quirky folks who populate his other books, here everyone is just like you and me, they have their flaws and benefits just the same as anyone else. And I don't think he's ever written a character as odious as Pomeroy, he's quite the convincing psychopath. As for the ghost part, well that's not all that clear but then it's a ghost story it's not supposed to make perfect sense. What counts here is the atmosphere and the pages are dripping with wind and dark and the nighttime and all the horrors that it brings. Not really scary but certainly gets you into the novel and helps you live in the character's world. In essence this is the most "mature" book he's ever done, tackling more serious subjects of relationships (both starting and ending them), abnormal psyches, sexuality, all the good stuff that's in the world the rest of us live in. In short this is the book that we may not have all been waiting for, but knew he was capable of doing all the same and I for one am not complaining.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointed,
By Dcl70 (colorado) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Night Relics (Paperback)
This book had it's moments, but overall it was slow. There was just to much of Peter and his new girlfriend's son that didn't add much to the story. Also, the ending just made me go "what?"
I was VERY disappointed in the end. There was a great build up to the mystery, however nada was ever fully explained. None of the questions are really answered. I really wanted to know what happened to his ex-wife & son. How did they disappear??? I was just disappointed w/ this book & after the ending I donated book to local library. The storyline w/ Pomeroy was the most interesting. He was a great character, however, we never learned about the Linda he mentioned. Someone he stalked before???? If you want to read this book go to your local library.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointed,
By Dcl70 (colorado) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Night Relics (Paperback)
This book had it's moments, but overall it was slow. There was just to much of Peter and his new girlfriend's son that didn't add much to the story. Also, the ending just made me go "what?"
I was VERY disappointed in the end. There was a great build up to the mystery, however nada was ever fully explained. None of the questions are really answered. I really wanted to know what happened to his ex-wife & son. How did they disappear??? I was just so disappointed w/ this book & after the ending I donated book to local library. The storyline w/ Pomeroy was the most interesting. He was a great character, however we never learned about the Linda he mentioned. Someone he stalked before???? If you want to read this book go to your local library.
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