The Living One
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (615 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679410805 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
After years of estrangement, typical suburban teen Torrance Spoor is summoned to the home of his father, Malcolm, where he learns of a seven-hundred-year-old family curse destined to end in madness and suicide. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.. A first novel
Rich kid Torrance Spoor is transplanted from California to coastal Massachusetts by his wacko father, Malcolm, who reveals to his son a centuries-old family curse. Consequently, although surveillance, psychic research and family history are all worthy topics for fiction, Gannett's plot--especially the denouement--seems preposterous and his writing immature. He conveys a true appreciation for adolescent confusion and longing; if he concentrates on the less spectacular but more perplexing mysteries of human relationships, his powers may emerge at full strength. At school Torrance begins a relationship with Erik, a
goddessdster said Who cares about these characters?. I couldn't even finish this book, it was so bad. There wasn't a single character to whom I felt any sort of connection. Most of them were downright annoying.. "From a Fan of Baron Spoor" according to Jarla Tangh. For me, this book shares its literary pedigree with Wildeif not Stoker. Think Dorian Gray and whatever wickednesscan be done with a mirror. The Living One is definitelyhighbrow and gleefully arch. Years ago, I boughtThe Living One in a brick and mortar store, but it'son my re-read until the cover falls off list.I do sooo appreciate an excellent villain and I'm oneof those twisted souls who wanted to see Malcom Spoorlive to see another day. I hoped for a sequel to seewhat happened next. And no, the Grislies did not pu. Enjoyable read A Customer Despite what a previous reviewer said, this book does *not* read like a thesis project. It is an interesting, engrossing take on an the age-old themes of Vampires, Hounds of Hell, and the like. It offers engaging characters in an interesting setting and takes legend to a new place. The Chapter by Chapter journal entries are *not* a rip-off of Stoker, but read rather as an homage. (If using something Stoker used were a rip-off, everyone who has ever written about Vampires would be rip-off artists). While I agree that