Helpful Score: 1
I don't know if it is just me, but this book seemed totally different from his other works. Almost as if it was written by someone else. It was an "ok" book but not as good as his earlier stuff in my opinion.
Helpful Score: 1
Unfortunately I did not read the reviews before I ordered this book. I am half way through and have never been able to get into it. To me it is just plain boring.
I am going to give up on this book and get to another book that works for me.
I am going to give up on this book and get to another book that works for me.
From the back cover:
Steve Nye writes for Alumni Publications, and his long-term relationship is on the steady path to marriage. But his quiet life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a phone call from his mother. His father attacked her and has been committed to a psych ward. The doctor says he's suffering from dementia-but Steve's father seems so calm, clear-eye'd, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, "I killed her."
Is it simply another symptom of delusion and madness? To find the answer, Steve investigates the cryptic message, which leads him down a terrifying path of his own making...and of his own nightmares.
This is nothing like anything Little has ever written and it is kind of a weird story. No horror in this story. If I didn't know it was Bentley Little, I would never have guessed. I was interested enough to finish it, but it wasn't anywhere as good as his others. I sure hope his next one is better. This was almost boring.
Steve Nye writes for Alumni Publications, and his long-term relationship is on the steady path to marriage. But his quiet life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a phone call from his mother. His father attacked her and has been committed to a psych ward. The doctor says he's suffering from dementia-but Steve's father seems so calm, clear-eye'd, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, "I killed her."
Is it simply another symptom of delusion and madness? To find the answer, Steve investigates the cryptic message, which leads him down a terrifying path of his own making...and of his own nightmares.
This is nothing like anything Little has ever written and it is kind of a weird story. No horror in this story. If I didn't know it was Bentley Little, I would never have guessed. I was interested enough to finish it, but it wasn't anywhere as good as his others. I sure hope his next one is better. This was almost boring.
I think this is classic Bentley Little. Early in the book it reminded me a lot of The Ignored. It gets a little long in the middle when it turns into a Dexter-like plot, but it comes together nicely at the end. I also liked how he mixed in short stories throughout the book and how on the surface they seemed totally random but deep down told a story on their own. Great book.
I bought this book brand new when it first came out (rare for me, lol) because I love Bentley Little...but for some reason this book didnt seem to hold me like his other books. It was just "okay" Still glad I read it.
Steve Nye is just an average guy slogging through life until his dementia afflicted father utters the words, "I killed her."
Typically I enjoy Little's writing but this one was just not very good. The characters are not well developed and some of the scenarios just don't gel. At times I was tempted to just dump the book but I kept hoping it would get better.
I gave it 2.25 stars because it is a great premise that was poorly handled.
Typically I enjoy Little's writing but this one was just not very good. The characters are not well developed and some of the scenarios just don't gel. At times I was tempted to just dump the book but I kept hoping it would get better.
I gave it 2.25 stars because it is a great premise that was poorly handled.
Disappointing ! This was certainly NOT one of his best!
Big disappointment!! I didn't finish this, after getting half through it I realized it just wasn't getting anywhere and was really just boring and seemed to have so much that didn't make sense!
I must have read a different book than the positive reviewers. Total waste of paper and ink. Kept checking the cover to see if this was really BL--thought I picked up a bad high-school essay. Don't waste your points on this one.
The concept starts out strong--a middle-aged man forced to face his father's mortality via murder both past and present. This plot carries the book in spite of a forgettable writing style for the first 2/3 of the book. However, at that point, the plot takes a nose-dive into typical, cliched territory that read as if it was placed in the novel for a gross-out, shock factor, rather than as a metaphor for....anything really. A disappointing ending to what could have been a memorable book.
I recommend it to big thriller fans looking for an easy beach read.
Check out my full review.
I recommend it to big thriller fans looking for an easy beach read.
Check out my full review.
Disappointing ! Not one of his best !
