This is certainly one of my favorite Laymon books. Sorry to hear you didn't like it, but I can hardly fault your reasoning. I REALLY like tropical horror fiction of all mediums, even less loved novels like Brian Keene's "Castaways". I'm having a great time going through the backlog of your videos and seeing a different perspective. As always, thanks for the review.
I am sitting here cracking up in tears with laughter at this review. It's spot on. This book started off well, and quickly went to hell - pages and pages of talking about breasts and sweat and bikini and buttocks. It's my first Laymon book and I now have no desire to read anymore from him. The points you made about the rape and the child rape and the horrible, unrealistic dialogue from the 1 dimensional characters. I think the dialogue of the characters was the worst part of the book.
It's as if you're trying to discourage people from reading this ) Perhaps my favourite Laymon book right now, very immersive. Having finished listening I realized I completely forgot about the girls at the end, which were put there for shock value, but got overshadowed by the final revelation.
Not discouraging, just giving my perspective on why this novel doesn't really do it for me. I know it's a fan favourite, and to be clear it is a decent book (everything up to about page 400 is very enjoyable in terms of action). I just couldn't stand the narrator. After spending the entire year reading nothing but Richard Laymon books for this series of reviews, I've just about reached my limit with the creepy sex-obsessed young male protanganist! Thanks very much for watching and commenting!
My least favorite of the Laymon books I read. Rupert annoyed me, the stuff with the underage girls made me angry, and the final "twist" had me foaming at the mouth. Loved your review!
Great review, man! I’m actually just finishing-up a review video for my book review channel (not the one I’m commenting with hahah). Such a great read. Shocked the hell out of me hahah. Sorry you didn’t enjoy it much. Keep up the great work! I just subbed! God bless you!
For me personally the best part of that book was its somewhat shocking ending (about the key etc). Otherwise I do not consider it among Laymon's best. But it's been a while since I read it (and in a Russian translated edition, and I don't really know how good or bad the translation was compared to the original) - so maybe I should give it another try.
I also liked the final reveal about the key. Thanks for watching. By the way, I live now in Russia (St Petersburg). Did you read this book in an electronic version, or in an actual book? I've never seen Laymon's novels in book stores here, not even in Dom Knigi.
@@horrornovelreviews8358 Haha, small world! )) I read it in e-book form, but there were Russian hardcover editions in late 90s by Eksmo-press publisher.. All in all, in 1997-2000 they translated and printed 6 of his books if I remember correctly: Endless Night, Island, In The Dark, Come Out Tonight, Resurrection Dreams, Darkness Tell Us. 10 000 - 15 000 copies each. I have only Endless Night of those, bought it in some used books store like 12 years ago in good condition for some laughable sum. The only Laymon's novel that may be available now in (some) bookstores or online retailers would be Funland that was published in both hardcover and paperback in 2018-2019.
@@horrornovelreviews8358 btw, here you can see all editions of Laymon's books in various languages. fantlab.ru/autor1975/alleditions In Russian it all started with bootleg editions of The Cellar and The Stake in early 90s (design was horrible and translations very crappy especially of The Cellar). Something like 15 more novels and some short stories were published in several very good quality (nice illustrations, cover art and all that) but very small-scale editions in 2012-2019. They are ridiculously expensive but they exist apparently.
I suppose so, in the sense that people are being picked off one by one in a coastal setting. But whereas with Agatha it was pretty much impossible to figure out who the killer was, in this book I found it to be quite obvious.
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Loved this book. The best that I've read of Laymon's. And I loved the ending twist. Actually the final line. Excellent book
This is certainly one of my favorite Laymon books. Sorry to hear you didn't like it, but I can hardly fault your reasoning. I REALLY like tropical horror fiction of all mediums, even less loved novels like Brian Keene's "Castaways". I'm having a great time going through the backlog of your videos and seeing a different perspective. As always, thanks for the review.
I am sitting here cracking up in tears with laughter at this review. It's spot on. This book started off well, and quickly went to hell - pages and pages of talking about breasts and sweat and bikini and buttocks. It's my first Laymon book and I now have no desire to read anymore from him. The points you made about the rape and the child rape and the horrible, unrealistic dialogue from the 1 dimensional characters. I think the dialogue of the characters was the worst part of the book.
It's as if you're trying to discourage people from reading this ) Perhaps my favourite Laymon book right now, very immersive. Having finished listening I realized I completely forgot about the girls at the end, which were put there for shock value, but got overshadowed by the final revelation.
Not discouraging, just giving my perspective on why this novel doesn't really do it for me. I know it's a fan favourite, and to be clear it is a decent book (everything up to about page 400 is very enjoyable in terms of action). I just couldn't stand the narrator. After spending the entire year reading nothing but Richard Laymon books for this series of reviews, I've just about reached my limit with the creepy sex-obsessed young male protanganist! Thanks very much for watching and commenting!
My least favorite of the Laymon books I read. Rupert annoyed me, the stuff with the underage girls made me angry, and the final "twist" had me foaming at the mouth. Loved your review!
Great review, man! I’m actually just finishing-up a review video for my book review channel (not the one I’m commenting with hahah). Such a great read. Shocked the hell out of me hahah. Sorry you didn’t enjoy it much.
Keep up the great work! I just subbed! God bless you!
For me personally the best part of that book was its somewhat shocking ending (about the key etc). Otherwise I do not consider it among Laymon's best. But it's been a while since I read it (and in a Russian translated edition, and I don't really know how good or bad the translation was compared to the original) - so maybe I should give it another try.
I also liked the final reveal about the key. Thanks for watching. By the way, I live now in Russia (St Petersburg). Did you read this book in an electronic version, or in an actual book? I've never seen Laymon's novels in book stores here, not even in Dom Knigi.
@@horrornovelreviews8358 Haha, small world! )) I read it in e-book form, but there were Russian hardcover editions in late 90s by Eksmo-press publisher.. All in all, in 1997-2000 they translated and printed 6 of his books if I remember correctly: Endless Night, Island, In The Dark, Come Out Tonight, Resurrection Dreams, Darkness Tell Us. 10 000 - 15 000 copies each. I have only Endless Night of those, bought it in some used books store like 12 years ago in good condition for some laughable sum. The only Laymon's novel that may be available now in (some) bookstores or online retailers would be Funland that was published in both hardcover and paperback in 2018-2019.
@@horrornovelreviews8358 btw, here you can see all editions of Laymon's books in various languages. fantlab.ru/autor1975/alleditions
In Russian it all started with bootleg editions of The Cellar and The Stake in early 90s (design was horrible and translations very crappy especially of The Cellar). Something like 15 more novels and some short stories were published in several very good quality (nice illustrations, cover art and all that) but very small-scale editions in 2012-2019. They are ridiculously expensive but they exist apparently.
One of my favorites
Does this have a Agatha Christie “and then there were none” vibe?
I suppose so, in the sense that people are being picked off one by one in a coastal setting. But whereas with Agatha it was pretty much impossible to figure out who the killer was, in this book I found it to be quite obvious.
@@horrornovelreviews8358 good to know! Great video! Love your content!
@@mvinson8706 Thanks very much for watching, I appreciate it!