tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7328071709543070602..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: The OvernightSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-38588039012957928842008-07-04T12:44:00.000-05:002008-07-04T12:44:00.000-05:00I have to agree with you on all points, anonymous....I have to agree with you on all points, anonymous. I was very disappointed in this one.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90967253056721504972008-06-26T17:17:00.000-05:002008-06-26T17:17:00.000-05:00I just finished this book and, being an avid fan o...I just finished this book and, being an avid fan of the genre, I have to say that this book fell way short. It was my first time reading this particular author but I can't help but compare him to King, Koontz and Saul. Unfortunately, I can see why he had to spend time working a second job at Borders. The climax was vague, the antagonist even more vague, the employees were cardboard and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-41877762194866203432007-04-26T10:28:00.000-05:002007-04-26T10:28:00.000-05:00Stefanie, honestly I only finished the book becaus...Stefanie, honestly I only finished the book because I enjoyed reading how this particular bookstore functioned. Some of Campbell's insights into the politics involved were kind of fun. As a "horror" novel, it was pretty much a failure to me.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10382014353191561552007-04-26T07:52:00.000-05:002007-04-26T07:52:00.000-05:00I see you gave it only a 2.5. My husband read it r...I see you gave it only a 2.5. My husband read it recently and found it just so-so too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-19633529808886717612007-04-22T17:26:00.000-05:002007-04-22T17:26:00.000-05:00I'm not sure that "horror" books ever really scare...I'm not sure that "horror" books ever really scared me, John, but I can't remember when I actually started to find them funny. <BR/><BR/>The books that still "horrify" me are some of the crime genre ones that describe really horrific murders or torture of innocent victims. Between those and some of the scary non-fiction that I've read, "horror" novels involving spirits and the like seem very Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-26008455610567103922007-04-22T11:47:00.000-05:002007-04-22T11:47:00.000-05:00I'm with you on the lack of true scary books. I re...I'm with you on the lack of true scary books. I remember being scared by "The Shining" by Stephen King way back when I was a teen, and I question if even that would scare me today.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.com