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Title: Crooked Tree by Robert Charles Wilson ISBN: 0-399-12488-8 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: March, 1980 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Thriller, not by the sci-fiction writer
Comment: This book is NOT by Robert Charles Wilson, the highly regarded science fiction writer. It is by Robert C. Wilson, a different writer altogether. That said, the book is a well constructed horror story that is likely to appeal to fans of Stephen King and his genre.
Rating: 5
Summary: -the legend of "the bearwalk"-
Comment: Something very strange is going on in Crooked Tree State Forest in the state of Michigan. Several people are savagely attacked and killed by black bears. The Ottawa Indians suspect that an ancient legend has come to pass where the spirit of Shawonabe, an evil man has taken over the mind and body of a living person and is inciting the bears to murder. Shawonabe called "the evil one from the south," is buried somewhere in Crooked Tree State Forest, and the legend is referred to as "the bearwalk."...
This is a story that kept me reading late into the night. I also learned that pound for pound, the black bear is the strongest animal alive.
I ...would love to see this story made into a movie!
Rating: 5
Summary: Don't Read Alone!
Comment: A MUST READ for any horror story, outdoor or Native American aficionado. "Crooked Tree" evokes an old Ottawa Indian legend as it explores the strange and increasingly violent behavior of some large furry woodland denizens. An evil spirit is threatening the balance of nature and the lives of local residents, and it's growing in power. Soon, it's affecting more than just the bears...
For a book set in the woods of Northern Michigan, "Crooked Tree" keeps a remarkably fast pace. And despite the pace, the character development doesn't suffer.
The book is superbly timed and is as scary as any Steven King novel I've ever read (and that includes Carrie, The Shining, Cujo and Christine). I join the ranks of Amazon.com reviewers calling for a movie adaptation. This would put any recent "horror" film to shame, and they wouldn't have to go hog-wild on the special effects budget. In fact, to any movie execs reading this and considering a screenplay (fat chance): I beg of you, please don't! If I have to watch another movie like "The Haunting" I may just poke my eyes out.
And speaking of eyes, you'll be doing double takes with people and pets for quite some time after you read this... just to be sure...
The book should also appeal to any Michiganders with ties to the North Woods or hunters in general. Readers interested in more background on the legend of the Crooked Tree should check out the book of the same name by John Couchois Wright that describes the history and legends of Michigan's Little Traverse Bay region and the Ottawa Indians.
- Reviewed by Todd V.
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Title: HARVEST, THE by Robert C. Wilson ISBN: 0553292218 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: A Hidden Place by Robert Charles Wilson ISBN: 0765302616 Publisher: Orb Books Pub. Date: 21 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: GYPSIES by Robert C. Wilson ISBN: 0553283049 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: The Divide by Robert C. Wilson ISBN: 0385266553 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Mysterium by Robert C. Wilson ISBN: 055337365X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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