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Book Reviews of Nightshade

Nightshade
Nightshade
Author: John Saul
ISBN-13: 9780345490636
ISBN-10: 0345490630
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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obsidianfire avatar reviewed Nightshade on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Another great novel by Saul. I love all his books.
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Helpful Score: 1
ISBN: 0553527339 - Abridged, 3 cassettes, 5 hours
Read by Lee Meriwether
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Helpful Score: 1
Kind of dumb...
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Helpful Score: 1
This is such a great book. I read it in one day. I was so drawn in by the plot. It grabs you and keeps you very interested throughout the entire book. I have read other books by John Saul, but I think this is by far his best. I would recommend this to anyone.
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Helpful Score: 1
Matt just turned 16, lives at home with mom, and stepfather. Things change drastically for the family when his grandmother & dead Aunt move in.
3 cassette's, approx. 5 hours. Read by Lee Meriwether. Very suspenseful. Authur: John Saul, need I say more????
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Helpful Score: 1
This is a very well written book but at times it seemed repetitive. The characters are well defined and have great personalities. This was a quick fast paced read with a surprise ending. A classic Saul work.
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Helpful Score: 1
Good book.
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Matthew knows that something evil is going on when his grandmother moves in. Scary!
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I love this book. I had read it some time ago but chose it again because it's just a good book. Very surprising ending, at least it was to me.
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Very spooky.
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Creepy, I love John Saul's books!
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A very good read that was hard to put down. Twist and turn towards the end is captivating.
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Much like his other books. Suspenseful and well thought out.
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Nightshade: a perfectly macabre tale of a household ripped apart by malevolent forces.
EververseFan avatar reviewed Nightshade on + 18 more book reviews
truly bizzare.. fans of Saul will like it.
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Suspenseful, scary read about a dysfunctional family that moves into an old house they inherit and weird stuff starts to happen. Matt, the male teen ager of the family even gets possessed.
There are enough twists and turns to keep your mind churning and scarey stuff to keep your stomach rolling.
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This audio is amazing.....REALLY Scary and I couldn't quit it.....It was a really amazing story.....You will be shocked........GRRRRREAT!
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I enjoyed reading this book very much.
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gripping story from beginning to end
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Fifteen-year old Matthew Moore seems to have a charmed life...until a mysterious fire forces his gradmother to move in with his family. The elderly woman isnists on re-creating the bedroom of Cynthia, her favored child who died tragically more than a decade ago. SOon Matt's life insidiously begins to change. At night he finds himself haunted by nightmares of unimaginable terror. In the morming the smell of Cynthia's perfune seems to linger in his room. While his grandmother drives a wedge between his once devoted parents, Matt transforms from a gregariouns teenager to a hostile loner. Then a shocking tragedy shatters the family beyond repair - as a horrific shadow from the past takes on an implacable life of its own, clawing toward Matt with ferocious hunger...

This is a very good book, but read carfully you might miss a connection. 5 stars.
hollielazor avatar reviewed Nightshade on + 83 more book reviews
Fifteen year-old Matthew Moore seems to have it all: a loving mother, Joan; a caring stepfather, Bill, who treats Matt like his own son; residence at a sprawling estate in New Hampshire; and a growing relationship with the most beautiful girl at school.
A sudden fire leaves Matt's ailing grandmother homeless. After moving in with the family, the caustic Emily insists on re-creating the bedroom of her deceased daughter, the favored child who died tragically more than a decade ago.
Then Matt's life starts to change. He starts to smell his aunt's perfume, so strong and immediate that it is as if she has returned from the dead. At ngiht he finds himself haunted by nightmares of unimaginable terror.
Matt goes from a gregarious teenager to a hostile loner, tortured by chilling memories and prone to fits of rage. Is his aunt really dead?
One of my favorite John Saul books.
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Great read! Very creepy!
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Excellent but disturbing at the same time.
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Read this book is horrific! And I loved it! I have read it twice over the last couple of years because it's such a great book with shocking events that kept me reading well past midnight!
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Typical John Saul. Good story line and suspensful.
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this is one of the best Saul books i have read
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Great story. Well written. Leaves you guessing till the end.
shanna71 avatar reviewed Nightshade on + 145 more book reviews
another great book from John Saul.
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GREAT STORY.
Planetbee avatar reviewed Nightshade on + 32 more book reviews
Another good horror/mystery from Mr.Saul. Was a fast read, halfway through, i was turning pages faster to get to the ending. There's not too much gore or anything that's too disturbing, for those who dont like that kind of thing.
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15 year old Matthew Moore seems to have a charmed life ...until a mysterious fire forces his grandmother to move in with his family. The elderly women insisted on recreating her dead daughters room. Soon Matts life begins to change. At night he is haunted by nightmares. In the mornings he is haunted by his aunts perfume.(NightShade)
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15 yr. old hass a charmed life...until a mysterious fire forces his grandmother to move in with his family.
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15-year-old Matthew Moore seems to have a charmed life . . . until a mysterious fire forces his grandmother to move in with his family. The elderly woman insists on re-creating the bedroom of Cynthia, her favored child who died tragically more than a decade ago. Soon Matt's life insidiously begins to change. At night he finds himsef haunted by nightmares of unimaginable terror. In the morning the smell of Cynthia's perfume seems to linger in his room. While his grandmother drives a wedge between his once devoted parents, Matt transforms from a gregarious teenager to a hostile loner. Then a shocking tragedy shatters the family beyond repair--as a horrific shadow from the past takes on an implacable life of its own, clawing toward Matt with ferocious hunger. . .
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Fifteen year old Mathew Moore seems to have a charmed life..until a mysterious fire forces his grandmother to move in with his family. The elderly woman insists on recreating the bedroom of Cynthia, her favored child who died tragically more than a decade before. Soon Matt's life insidiously begins to change. At night he finds himself haunted by nightmares of unimagined terror. In the morning the smell of Cynthia's perfume seems to linger in his room. While his grandmother dirves a wedge between his once devoted parents, Matt transforms from a gregarious teenager to a hostile loner. Then a shocking tragedy shatters the family beyond repair-as a horrific shadow from the past takes on an implacable life of its own, calwing toward Matt with ferocious hunger....
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suspense
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Couldn't put it down!
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Fifteen year old Matthew AMoore seems to have a charmed life until his Grandmother moves in and insists on setting up a bedroom for her long dead daughter Cynthia. While his grandmother drives a wedge between his once devoted parents, Matt transform from a gregarious teenage to a hostile loner.
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Fifteen year old Matthew Moore seems to have a charmed life . . . until a mysterious fire forces his grandmother to move in with his family. The elderly woman insists on re-creating the bedroom of Cynthia, her favored child who died tragically more than a decade before. Soon Matt's life insidiously begins to change. At night he finds himself haunted by nightmares of unimagined terror. In the morning the smell of Cynthia's perfume seems to linger in his room. While his grandmother drives a wedge between his once devoted parents, Matt transforms from a gregarious teenager to a hostile loner. Then a shocking tragedy shatters the family beyond repair -- as a horrific shadow from the past takes on an implacable life of its own, clawing toward Matt with ferocious hunger . . .
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15 year old Matthew Moore seems to have a charmed life...until a mysterious fire forces his grandmother to move in with his family. The elerly woman insists on re-creating the bedroom of Cynthia, her favored child who died tragically more than a decade ago. Soon Matt's life insidiously begins to change. At night he finds himself haunted by nightmares of unimaginable terror. In the morning the smell of Cynthia's perfum seems to linger in his room. While his grandmother drives a wedge between his once devoted partents, Matt transforms from a gregarious teenager to a hostile loner. Then a shocking tragedy shatters the family beyond repair--as a horrific shadow from the past takes on an implacable life of its own, clawing toward Matt with ferocious hunger....
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Fifteen-year-old Matthew Moore seems to have a charmed life --- until a mysterious fire forces his grandmother to move in with his family. The elderly woman insists on re-creating teh bedroom of Cynthia, her favored child who died tragically more than a decade ago. Soon Matt's life begins to change. At night he finds himself haunted by nightmares of unimaginable terror. In the morning the smell of Cynthia's perfume seems to linger in his room.