University [Paperback]

Bentley Little (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1995

Reluctantly returning for another semester at UC, campus editor Jim Parker and library assistant Faith Pullen are alarmed by a series of bloody accidents that seem to be linked to an eerie and sinister force.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Signet (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451183908
• ISBN-13: 978-0451183903
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply horrifying., July 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: University (Paperback)

I've read all the reviews for this book, and I don't think there's a single one that gives it three or four stars: everybody either loves it or hates it.

The people who hated it talk about how they thought the violence was too graphic, there was a lack of subtlety, or the characters were too shallow. All true, to an extent. And the very notion of defeating supernatural demons with high explosives, though comforting, is awfully unimaginative.

However, those complaints don't diminish the sheer power this book has. Its horror is so strong that some people are put off by it (hence many of the negative reviews). Bentley is brilliant at slowly moving from the real-life horrors of modern teen apathy and violence to the darker and more brutal paranormal stuff later in the book. I've never seen someone who captures the terror of violence as well as Little does.

I am a college student, and what scared me the most about this book was its plausibility. That's right. At my school, violent incidents have been on a steady upswing. Crimes have been getting more frequent, and much sicker and more brutal. The most frightening factor of University is just how closely its first few chapters mirror real life.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some Nice Shock Images--But No Direction, March 18, 2001

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Brian P. Joynt "LivingDead" (White House, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: University (Paperback)

Bentley Little is no masterful literary writer. I think that's clear. But, after reading "University," "The Ignored," and "The Walking," I see that he has some good stories and some frightening, if somewhat unoriginal, images. The problem with "University," however, is that Little throws out all these interesting plots, but he fails to bring them together in the end. "University's" first half is nice and suspenseful, I'll give it that, but by the weak climax, the story blows up with the campus. This novel steals too much from "The Shining." So do yourself a favor and stick with Stephen King.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Please, Let's Get to the POINT!, January 27, 2003

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S. Fiorentino "sfiorentino" (Dorchester, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: University (Paperback)

Although I must admit, I was taken by the book during the first half, but I was surely LOST in the last half section. I mean, the characters became uninteresing to the point that I just did NOT care anymore! And the whole concept of "The Computer Monster" became simply just stupid.