Skull Session [Import] [Hardcover]

Daniel Hecht (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 418 pages
• Publisher: Viking; First Edition edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333714326
• ISBN-13: 978-0333714324
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,690,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ive read it twice, January 13, 2003

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This review is from: Skull Session (Hardcover)

Of the countless books I've read in my 26 years, this one will remain in my top ten for one reason: I hadnt even gotten through the first ten pages before I realized that I have the same condition as the main character. His Tourette's affects him in horrible ways, while mine has rarely been more than a slight nuisance (and sometimes a good conversation piece), but the similarities were too great to ignore. For that reason alone I'll be greatful to Daniel Hecht for writing this book. BUT...without the revelation that I have the same condition as the protagonist, this would still be a memorable book, full of suspence and downright creepy scenes. When an author makes you do research, seeing if what happened in the book actually exists (I'm not speaking of Tourette's, but of another subject which I can't reveal) then you know he's done a good job. This is a wild book, from beginning to end.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A league of his own, April 28, 2001

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Charlotte Vale-Allen (CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skull Session (Paperback)

Daniel Hecht is a man of formidable talent and imagination. He tackles themes less courageous writers wouldn't dream of touching. I was quite simply blown away by Skull Session, rooted in place, desperate to find out what happened next and yet (as with any splendid book) deeply reluctant to have it end. Tourette's Syndrome has become rather a popular subject in recent years, but Daniel Hecht brought it forward, made it real and comprehensible. He is a fearless, powerfully gifted writer, and while this is not a book for the faint of heart, it is one for those who want something new and different and ferociously intelligent. I would not hesitate to buy anything this author writes, and his second effort, The Babel Effect, proved that Hecht will go on to produce more books of the highest calibre. He is one of the best new writers around today.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good!, April 9, 2005

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L. J. Roberts (Oakland, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skull Session (Paperback)

This book caught me up from page one and held me with rapt attention. I learned a lot about Tourette's, which I found interesting, but be aware the author crosses from the book being a neurological thriller into psychological horror toward the end. There was one scene toward the end I would prefer to have seen done differently, but overall felt this was a very good book with some very interesting characters. I shall definitely read more by Mr. Hecht.