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Title: Island by Richard Laymon, Dean R. Koontz ISBN: 0-8439-4978-3 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.51 (45 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Laymon does it again!
Comment: I've read about 5 of Laymon's books and I loved them all. Island is no exception. I LOVED this book. The world lost a literary great when Laymon passed away.
Rupert Conway is the teller of this story. He's thought that when his girlfriend asked him to come on a family vacation, he'd have a time of his life, an adventure he'd never forget. He was right about that. After the boat explodes, the girl's family and Rupert swim to an island. There's plenty of fresh water and food...and a killer. The killer plans to kill off one by one so the killer can put his sick and twisted plan into action.
Laymon is such a talented writer. He had the ability to keep the reader glued to the page with many plot twists and turns. Many times I'd tell myself that I'd just read to the end of the chapter, then go to bed. Well, that didnt' work. I read this 504 page book in just two days. I dare anyone to start this book and try to put it down. Guess what, ya can't.
Laymon also can create characters you care about and want to read about. Laymon created wonderful characters in Rupert and Connie. What's typical in Laymon's writing, is that you even care about the chatacters that are bad. The reader will want to get to know all of them, want to know everything about them.
I know people who like to skim through a book to get the "feel" of it. Don't do this with that book. If you do, you may run into spoilers and ruin the book.
I can't say enought good things about this book. If you start it, I know you'll love it. You won't be sorry.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hilarious and suspenseful
Comment: Obviously, this one is not for everyone. For a big book, I read this in almost two days. Its the story of a boating trip gone awry when a group of people are having a picnic on a supposedly deserted island. When the boat blows up, they are all stranded there. This one is narrated by a horny teenage boy named Rupert, who is trying to survive, save his women and sneak peeks at them. I found this one to be suspenseful, spooky and funny at the same time. I have known guys like Rupert so I didn't find his sex-obsessed mind to be all that unbelievable.
If you want to read Laymon novels, you must be warned that the narrator is always horny, the women always end up naked and there is campy fun elements that add to the book. In Island, everyone ends up in the nude including the guys, the plot is strange and its one heck of a ride. A lot of people didn't like this, but I did. If you are into the more literary horror, you won't enjoy this, but if you like horror that is funny and you don't offend easily you'll love it.
Richard Laymon was one of the funnest writers in horror. Island reminds me of one of those late night Cinemax films, but at the same time, it draws you in.
Good, campy fun, but frightening and spooky at the same time.
Rating: 4
Summary: Worst book I have ever been uable to put down
Comment: In nearly 50 years of reading, this is the worst book I have ever read in two or three sittings. I found it to be a real page turner. The plot is paper thin, the characters sophomoric, and I'm not certain that the kind of terrain in which this book is set really exists in the Bahamas. Nevertheless, I couldn't put it down. This is a great book to take along on a long flight. Know what...I'm probably going to pick up another Laymon book for my next trip. It is a shame that this talented man is no longer with us.
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Title: In the Dark by Richard Laymon, Dean R. Koontz ISBN: 0843949163 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Night in the Lonesome October by Richard Laymon ISBN: 0843950463 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Darkness, Tell Us by Richard Laymon ISBN: 0843950471 Publisher: Dorchester Pub Co Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: One Rainy Night by Richard Laymon ISBN: 0843946903 Publisher: Dorchester Pub Co Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: No Sanctuary by Richard Laymon ISBN: 0843951036 Publisher: Dorchester Pub Co Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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