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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply horrifying.,
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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,
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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!,
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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.
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