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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0843951826
ISBN-13: 9780843951820
Mar 2004
Publisher: Dorchester Pub Co Inc
544 pages
Language: English |
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Condition: Like New
Seller's Comments: Softcover
This book is LIKE NEW with no damage at all.
Full Description:
This book is LIKE NEW with no damage at all. I purchased this book after reading a copy I borrowed from the library. I wanted to have my own collection of Richard Laymon books since I think he is an amazing author. After I purchased this book it just sat on my bookshelf. I have never read it or anything. I hate to part with this collection of beloved books but I need more room in my home since my family is growing. Believe it or not my book collection takes up a lot of room!
This book is a great addition to any horror lovers collection. I remember this book very well. It is an awesome story. Every time I read a Laymon book I wonder where he manages to come up with the twisted ideas that he writes about. I can not say enough about his books, they are incredible. Anyone who has read Laymon before and enjoys his stories will know what I am talking about. Anyone who has never read Richard Laymon I highly recommend you give it a try. If you like horror I am sure you will love any of his books!
I wanted to have my own collection of Richard Laymon books since I think he is an amazing author. After I purchased this book it just sat on my bookshelf. I have never read it or anything. I hate to part with this collection of beloved books but I need more room in my home since my family is growing. Believe it or not my book collection takes up a lot of room!
This book is a great addition to any horror lovers collection. I remember this book very well. It is an awesome story. Every time I read a Laymon book I wonder where he manages to come up with the twisted ideas that he writes about. I can not say enough about his books, they are incredible. Anyone who has read Laymon before and enjoys his stories will know what I am talking about. Anyone who has never read Richard Laymon I highly recommend you give it a try. If you like horror I am sure you will love any of his books!
Customer Reviews
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Come take a ride with me..., June 29, 2007
By Kasia (New York City) - See all my reviews
Reading a book can be considered a body ride, the reader hops into the brain of each character and unknowns to others gets the front row seat of the action. Richard Laymon's Body Rides takes the same idea and runs with it in this book, making for an exciting and fast read that somehow spans over 500 pages yet it takes the reader all his might to tear away from the story. I can honestly say that this was a great week, reading this book, living through each character, not wanting it to end ever...
Not many writers give me goose bumps the way Laymon does. The simple act of opening one of his books and looking at the font, especially the ones printed by Leisure Books hits me hard and I know I am in for another fantastic ride, this time it was a ride through living bodies.
Neal is an unusual type of a hero. He has a big heart but also a strong drive for desire and falling in love, although pretty genuinely, with many women through this tale ( I stopped counting after three) and his slight air of hesitation about certain situations only made the book more real. I prefer characters with flaws, I don't want to read about a perfectly molded plastic person that can almost fly and defeat any problem with a blink of an eye. One night he decides to return some movies at a very late hour and on his way he hears screams through the open window of his car. He manages to interact something gristly going on and saves Elise, a woman who has a wonderful reward for him, a gold serpent like shaped bracelet with emerald eyes that when kissed, transports the wearer into anyone's body, listening on their thoughts and feeling everything they feel.
The only problem is that the killer is not really dead but angrily perusing Neal, ready to pay back for the wounds he received. Neal on the other hand was having more fun trying to pop into his hot neighbors, creepy people on the streets, girls he found hot and even into the man that is on his trail for blood than going to the police or trying to set the man up. The reader meets his girlfriend Martha and various other figures that play a huge role in the book. There are so many twists and turns that I was glad I read all the reviews fore this book AFTER I was done reading it. Being able to go into anyone with Neal was fantastic as I was always anticipating new people he could run into. When Neal finally decided to go away and hide he ran into Sue, another major character that changed his life. I was heavily annoyed with her, especially since Neal had a girlfriend and I could smell what was about to happen between Neal and Sue but in the end it all made sense and I loved the story.
Bulk of the tale was focused on Neal going into people and trying to use them to his advantage while trying to find the bad guy and nail him before he gets killed first.
I adored the ending; it made the book for me. It was very surprised to find reviewers who hated it, but I guess everyone has different tastes since I was blown away and completely satisfied. Neal went through hell and back and I only wish the bad guy played a bigger part although he was so evil that even a small appearance scared me. In the end I wished I had the same bracelet, just for the fun of it.
For those who keep complaining about Laymon and his over use of sexuality, gore and craziness they sure keep coming back for more, go figure, I think they secretly like it...
- Kasia S. |
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