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Product Details

  • Unknown Binding: 234 pages
  • Publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (1973)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0698104862
  • ISBN-13: 978-0698104860
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,674,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for a first Novel, April 3, 2002
By Patrick m Tinney (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marriages;: A novel (Hardcover)
I read this book about 5 years ago and found it very good for a first attempt at writing a book. By reading this, it is easy to see that Peter Straub has huge command of writing and language.
Although Peter wanted to be a mainstream novelist at the beginning, I am very glad he found writing darker fiction more to his liking. After you read this book, check out Mystery, The Throat and The Hellfire Club.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Straub's first novel a literary oddity., October 28, 2001
This review is from: Marriages;: A novel (Hardcover)
Peter Straub's first novel was far from the realm of the ghostly horror that made him a household name, in fact it was an attempt at writing the kind of novel Henry James did. The narrator, an American expatriot living in Britan, explores the effects of the extra-marital affairs he has had with a british/american woman as well as with his sister-in-law. While not exactly a success, curious Straub fans will find it of interest. Recommended.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Hmm, January 11, 2009
By D. Spencer (Terrell, TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marriages (Paperback)
I have all of Straub's horror writings, and so was looking to complete my collection of him with this first novel. Straub calls it a "not so good" novel on his website, and he's right. The characters seem like paperdolls, like symbols of something I wasn't smart enough to figure out. The type of visual imagery used to express emotion just doesn't come off here, like it does in the horror books.

Still, I am glad to have the book, yellowed and old as it is.
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