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小械薪泻懈
袧邪褉懈褔邪褌 鈥嬧€嬔� 袗泻邪写械屑懈褟褌邪. 小邪屑芯褌薪芯 懈屑械薪懈械 薪邪 胁褗褉褏邪 薪邪 械写薪邪 褋泻邪谢邪, 褋 懈蟹谐谢械写 泻褗屑 褋泻邪谢懈褋褌芯褌芯 褌懈褏芯芯泻械邪薪褋泻芯褌芯 泻褉邪泄斜褉械卸懈械. 校褔懈谢懈褖械 蟹邪 薪邪写邪褉械薪懈 写械褑邪 - 懈谢懈 蟹邪 锌褉芯泻褗谢薪邪褌懈 写械褑邪, 褋 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪懈 褍屑芯胁械. 袛械褑邪褌邪 褋泻芯褉芯 锌芯锌邪写邪褌 锌芯写 胁谢懈褟薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪芯褋褌 写芯褉懈 锌芯-斜谢械褋褌褟褖邪 芯褌 褌褟褏薪邪褌邪 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪, 懈 薪械芯锌懈褋褍械屑芯 蟹谢邪. 袟邪褖芯褌芯 胁 褌芯蟹懈 褍屑 褋械 芯褎芯褉屑褟 褌褗屑械薪 锌谢邪薪. 袩谢邪薪, 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褍卸邪褋褟胁邪褖, 褔械 薪懈泻芯泄 薪械 斜懈 谐芯 锌芯胁褟褉胁邪谢. 袧懈泻芯泄 芯褋胁械薪 写械褑邪褌邪. 袗 蟹邪 褌褟褏 胁械褔械 械 褌胁褗褉写械 泻褗褋薪芯. 孝胁褗褉写械 泻褗褋薪芯, 芯褋胁械薪 邪泻芯 械写懈薪 屑谢邪写 褋褌褍写械薪褌 屑芯卸械 写邪 褍褋褌芯懈 薪邪 褋褗斜谢邪蟹薪懈褌械谢薪邪褌邪 锌芯泻邪薪邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褖械 写芯胁械写械 ... 胁 褋械薪泻懈褌械
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First published January 1, 1992
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John Saul
140听books2,772听followersJohn Saul is an American author best known for his bestselling suspense and horror novels, many of which have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. Born in Pasadena and raised in Whittier, California, Saul attended several universities without earning a degree. He spent years honing his craft, writing under pen names before finding mainstream success. His breakout novel, Suffer the Children (1977), launched a prolific career, with over 60 million copies of his books in print. Saul鈥檚 work includes Cry for the Strangers, later adapted into a TV movie, and The Blackstone Chronicles series. He is also a playwright, with one-act plays produced in Los Angeles and Seattle. In 2023, he received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. Openly gay, he has lived with his partner鈥攁lso his creative collaborator鈥攆or nearly 50 years. Saul divides his time between Seattle, the San Juan Islands, and Hawaii, and frequently speaks at writers鈥� conferences, including the Maui Writers' Conference. His enduring popularity in the horror genre stems from a blend of psychological tension, supernatural elements, and deep emotional undercurrents that have resonated with readers for decades.
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October 13, 2021
Ten-year-old Josh MacCallum doesn鈥檛 fit in. He is extremely intelligent and he keeps skipping ahead grades in school. The kids don鈥檛 like him because he鈥檚 too smart. Josh is younger than his other classmates and they pick fights with him and they think the teachers favor him. Josh鈥檚 mother (Brenda) is barely getting by. Her no-good husband has left and she has another kid to feed (Melinda, Josh鈥檚 baby sister). After Brenda gets called in to talk to the principal about Josh getting into another fight at school, the principal suggests a school that would be interested in Josh, the Barrington Academy, a cliff-top mansion overlooking the pacific coast. Eventually Brenda gives it some serious thought and takes Josh there to check it out. Josh finally feels like he fits in and decides to stay. But what about strange Dr. Engersol and his weird experiments. And some people at the school aren鈥檛 what they seem. As time goes by, many people are turning up dead鈥�
I really enjoyed this book. As the story progressed, and I found out what the experiments were all about, it was quite creepy. I liked some characters, like Josh, his young friend Amy, and their English teacher Mr. Connors. Then there were some annoying and evil characters that I hoped would eventually get what they deserved. The story had good atmosphere, especially the Academy, with its creaky old elevators, secret basement rooms, etc鈥� I found myself quickly turning the pages to see what was going to happen next.
Another captivating read by John Saul.
I really enjoyed this book. As the story progressed, and I found out what the experiments were all about, it was quite creepy. I liked some characters, like Josh, his young friend Amy, and their English teacher Mr. Connors. Then there were some annoying and evil characters that I hoped would eventually get what they deserved. The story had good atmosphere, especially the Academy, with its creaky old elevators, secret basement rooms, etc鈥� I found myself quickly turning the pages to see what was going to happen next.
Another captivating read by John Saul.
October 28, 2021
袛卸芯褕 械 屑薪芯谐芯 褍屑薪芯 写械褌械. 袠 蟹薪邪械, 褔械 褋谢械写 泻邪褌芯 械 锌褉械褋泻芯褔懈谢 蟹邪 胁褌芯褉懈 锌褗褌 泻谢邪褋 薪邪锌褉械写, 褖械 懈屑邪 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈 褋 薪芯胁懈褌械 褋懈 褋褗褍褔械薪懈褑懈. 袙褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌褌邪 写邪 锌芯褋褌褗锌懈 胁 褔邪褋褌薪芯 褍褔懈谢懈褖械 蟹邪 薪邪写邪褉械薪懈 写械褑邪 懈写胁邪 褌芯褔薪芯 薪邪 胁褉械屑械.
袧芯 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉芯 薪械 械 薪邪 写芯斜褉芯, 泻邪蟹胁邪屑械 斜褗谢谐邪褉懈褌械 懈 袛卸芯褕 褖械 薪邪褍褔懈 褌芯胁邪 锌芯 褌褉褍写薪懈褟 薪邪褔懈薪.
袩芯-薪懈褋泻邪褌邪 屑懈 芯褑械薪泻邪 械 蟹邪褉邪写懈 锌褉芯胁谢邪褔械薪懈褟 胁 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 褋褌懈谢 懈 芯褋褌邪褉褟谢邪褌邪 懈薪褎芯褉屑邪褑懈褟 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪. 袟邪 褌械蟹懈 25 谐芯写懈薪懈, 褋胁械褌褗褌 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 卸懈胁械械屑 褋械 械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈谢 写褉邪褋褌懈褔薪芯.
袩褉懈褟褌薪芯 械 写邪 褋械 锌褉芯褔械褌械, 斜械蟹 写邪 械 薪懈褖芯 芯褋芯斜械薪芯.
袦芯褟褌邪 芯褑械薪泻邪 - 2,5*.
袧芯 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褉芯 薪械 械 薪邪 写芯斜褉芯, 泻邪蟹胁邪屑械 斜褗谢谐邪褉懈褌械 懈 袛卸芯褕 褖械 薪邪褍褔懈 褌芯胁邪 锌芯 褌褉褍写薪懈褟 薪邪褔懈薪.
袩芯-薪懈褋泻邪褌邪 屑懈 芯褑械薪泻邪 械 蟹邪褉邪写懈 锌褉芯胁谢邪褔械薪懈褟 胁 薪邪褔邪谢芯褌芯 褋褌懈谢 懈 芯褋褌邪褉褟谢邪褌邪 懈薪褎芯褉屑邪褑懈褟 胁 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪. 袟邪 褌械蟹懈 25 谐芯写懈薪懈, 褋胁械褌褗褌 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 卸懈胁械械屑 褋械 械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈谢 写褉邪褋褌懈褔薪芯.
袩褉懈褟褌薪芯 械 写邪 褋械 锌褉芯褔械褌械, 斜械蟹 写邪 械 薪懈褖芯 芯褋芯斜械薪芯.
袦芯褟褌邪 芯褑械薪泻邪 - 2,5*.
October 8, 2015
Description: They call it the Academy. A secluded, cliff-top mansion overlooking the rugged Pacific coast. A school for children gifted -- or cursed -- with extraordinary minds. Children soon to come under the influence of an intelligence even more brilliant than their own -- and unspeakably evil. For within this mind a dark plan is taking form. A plan so horrifying, no one will believe it. No one but the children. And for them it is already too late. Too late, unless one young student can resist the seductive invitation that will lead... into the Shadows.
How about this for an oxymoron, there is a John Saul LitGroup on grramazon. Although this was a baby-step up from the 'Brain Child' encounter of last week, I can say, hand on heart, that Saul is not my man.
A month of Halloween 2015 reads:#1: 3* Nobody True by James Herbert: fraudio
#2: 4* The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard: fraudio
#3: 1* Brain Child by John Saul: fraudio
#4: 3* Domain (Rats #3) by James Herbert: fraudio
#5: 3* The Mourning Vessels by Peter Luther: paperback
#6: 2* The Doom of the Great City: ebook short-story
#7: 5* Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury: fraudio
#8: 5* The Dead Zone by Stephen King: fraudio
#9: CR The Chalice: hardback
#11: CR Tales of Men and Ghosts: gutenberg
#12: 2* Shattered by Dean Koontz: fraudio
#13: 5* The Dunwich Horror: e-book: gutenberg
#14: CR Death At Intervals: paperback
#15: 3* Alone: gutenberg
#16: CR The Shunned House: gutenberg
#17: CR The Thing on the Doorstep: ebook
#18: 2* Shadows by Saul: fraudio
January 26, 2016
La trama se desarrolla muy bien, fluye y no se hace pesada, sin que te tenga temblando de miedo logra adentrarte en esos pasillos, ese campo, ese tren, ese...mejor no hablar de eso. Los personajes, no diria que son entra帽ables en s铆 mismos, pero en su esencia, en lo que representan s铆 lo son, pasan a ser un elemento m谩s en este mundo, pero ese mismo papel podr铆a haberlo personificado alguien m谩s.
Algo a destacar es que los ni帽os tienen un caracter infantil, si vas a hacer una historia de terror con ni帽os de 8-11 a帽os no los hagas parecer que act煤an como personas de 50 a帽os, dej谩los llorar, temer, pedir por sus padres...esa parte aqu铆 esta bien lograda.
La trama es interesante, pero no excepcional; desde la pr茅misa te dice que el instituto no ser谩 normal, qien es el villano y, por lo mismo, hay momentos en que abusa de los cliches (los gemelos, el director, el lloriqueo incesante, el ni帽o que descubre el plan), pero su punto salvador es el final, a pesar de que no es excelso ni completamente original. el 煤ltimo twist es bastante destacable, principalmente por el cambio en el personaje, adem谩s de que te dej谩 pensando "Demonios, ese ni帽o quedara traumatizado de por vida".
Es un historia imprecindible, no. La recomiendo, s铆, especialmente si quieres algo ligero que utilice a las personas m谩s vulnerables como protagonistas.
Algo a destacar es que los ni帽os tienen un caracter infantil, si vas a hacer una historia de terror con ni帽os de 8-11 a帽os no los hagas parecer que act煤an como personas de 50 a帽os, dej谩los llorar, temer, pedir por sus padres...esa parte aqu铆 esta bien lograda.
La trama es interesante, pero no excepcional; desde la pr茅misa te dice que el instituto no ser谩 normal, qien es el villano y, por lo mismo, hay momentos en que abusa de los cliches (los gemelos, el director, el lloriqueo incesante, el ni帽o que descubre el plan), pero su punto salvador es el final, a pesar de que no es excelso ni completamente original. el 煤ltimo twist es bastante destacable, principalmente por el cambio en el personaje, adem谩s de que te dej谩 pensando "Demonios, ese ni帽o quedara traumatizado de por vida".
Es un historia imprecindible, no. La recomiendo, s铆, especialmente si quieres algo ligero que utilice a las personas m谩s vulnerables como protagonistas.
August 3, 2018
This book had a bit of a slow start but then it got really eerie. You feel for the main characters Josh and Amy and only wonder why no one found out about Dr Engersoll and his experiments as the number of the dead is rising. It clearly shows that science has to be controlled otherwise it gets out of hand as it is shown with this academy for extremely gifted children. In my opinion not Saul's best novel but an interesting subject. Recommended, when you're interested in artifical intelligence and aren't offended by animal experiment (cat) or theft of organs. It's a science thriller and not a ghost story or a story with superhuman content. Some passages were not for the faint hearted.
March 31, 2023
袣芯谐邪褌芯 锌褉芯褔械褌芯褏 邪薪芯褌邪褑懈褟褌邪 薪邪 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 薪褟屑邪 写邪 谢褗卸邪, 屑薪芯谐芯 屑懈 薪邪锌芯屑薪懈 薪邪 "袠薪褋褌懈褌褍褌褗褌" 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 袣懈薪谐 - 械写懈薪 芯褌 谢褞斜懈屑懈褌械 屑懈 褉芯屑邪薪懈. 袟邪褌芯胁邪 薪褟屑邪褕械 泻邪泻 写邪 薪械 写邪屑 褕邪薪褋 懈 薪邪 "小械薪泻懈" 芯褌 袛卸芯薪 小芯谢. 袠 薪械 褋褗卸邪谢褟胁邪屑. 袟邪胁褗褉褕懈褏 褉芯屑邪薪邪 蟹邪 芯褌褉懈褑邪褌械谢薪芯 胁褉械屑械, 薪褟屑邪 懈 写胁邪 写薪懈.
小褞卸械褌褗褌 褋械 蟹邪胁褗褉褌邪 芯泻芯谢芯 写械褑邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 懈薪褌械谢械泻褌褍邪谢薪芯 薪邪写邪褉械薪懈, 褌褉褍写薪芯 褋械 胁锌懈褋胁邪褌 胁 褌褉邪写懈褑懈芯薪薪邪褌邪 褋械屑械泄薪邪 懈 褍褔懈谢懈褖薪邪 褋褉械写邪, 褋褗芯褌胁械褌薪芯 械卸械写薪械胁薪芯 褋械 褋斜谢褗褋泻胁邪褌 褋 褉械写懈褑邪 褌褉褍写薪芯褋褌懈 懈 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁邪.
袚芯谢褟屑邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 褌械蟹懈 写械褑邪 薪械 褍褋锌褟胁邪褌 写邪 褋械 邪写邪锌褌懈褉邪褌 胁 褋芯褑懈邪谢薪邪褌邪 褉邪屑泻邪, 褉芯写懈褌械谢懈褌械 懈屑 薪械 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 薪邪屑械褉褟褌 薪邪褔懈薪 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁褟褌 褋 褌械褏薪懈褌械 锌芯褌褉械斜薪芯褋褌懈 懈 褌芯胁邪 胁芯写懈 写芯 芯锌懈褌懈 蟹邪 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪 褋褉械写 谐芯谢褟屑邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 褌褟褏.
袪械褕械薪懈械褌芯 褋械 褟胁褟胁邪 胁 谢懈褑械褌芯 薪邪 袗泻邪写械屑懈褟褌邪 - 褋锌械褑懈邪谢薪芯 褍褔懈谢懈褖械, 褋褗蟹写邪写械薪芯 褋 褑械谢 写邪 芯斜褍褔邪胁邪 懈屑械薪薪芯 写械褑邪 褋 褌邪泻懈胁邪 写邪褉斜懈. 校褔懈谢懈褖械, 泻芯械褌芯 写邪胁邪 薪邪 褍褔械薪懈褑懈褌械 褋懈 薪械 褋邪屑芯 锌芯写褏芯写褟褖芯 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈械, 薪芯 懈 薪械芯斜褏芯写懈屑邪褌邪 褋褉械写邪 蟹邪 褌褟褏薪芯褌芯 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械. 袗泻邪写械屑懈褟褌邪 械 薪械褖芯 锌芯胁械褔械 芯褌 褍褔懈谢懈褖械, 褌褟 械 写芯屑, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褌械蟹懈 写械褑邪 芯褋褌邪胁邪褌 写芯斜褉芯胁芯谢薪芯.
袛芯褌褍泻 胁褋懈褔泻芯 蟹胁褍褔懈 懈写懈谢懈褔薪芯. 袧芯... 泻芯泄 懈屑邪 懈薪褌械褉械褋 写邪 褋褗斜械褉械 薪邪 械写薪芯 屑褟褋褌芯 写邪褉芯胁懈褌懈 写械褑邪, 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 芯褌 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 锌褉邪胁懈谢懈 芯锌懈褌懈 写邪 芯褌薪械屑邪褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪 褋懈. 袠 蟹邪褖芯 胁褗锌褉械泻懈, 褔械 袗泻邪写械屑懈褟褌邪 懈屑 芯褋懈谐褍褉褟胁邪 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉邪褌邪 褋褉械写邪 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌 懈 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械 - 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪褌邪 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褌. 袠 褌芯 锌褉懈 写芯褋褌邪 褋褌褉邪薪薪懈 芯斜褋褌芯褟褌械谢褋褌胁邪.
袦薪芯谐芯 褋泻芯褉芯 褋褌邪胁邪 褟褋薪芯, 褔械 写械褑邪褌邪 薪械 褋邪 褌邪屑 褋谢褍褔邪泄薪芯 邪屑懈 褋邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 械写懈薪 褔褍写芯胁懈褖械薪, 褋屑褉邪蟹褟胁邪褖 泻褉褗胁褌邪 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌.
小褞卸械褌褗褌 褋械 蟹邪胁褗褉褌邪 芯泻芯谢芯 写械褑邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 懈薪褌械谢械泻褌褍邪谢薪芯 薪邪写邪褉械薪懈, 褌褉褍写薪芯 褋械 胁锌懈褋胁邪褌 胁 褌褉邪写懈褑懈芯薪薪邪褌邪 褋械屑械泄薪邪 懈 褍褔懈谢懈褖薪邪 褋褉械写邪, 褋褗芯褌胁械褌薪芯 械卸械写薪械胁薪芯 褋械 褋斜谢褗褋泻胁邪褌 褋 褉械写懈褑邪 褌褉褍写薪芯褋褌懈 懈 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌械谢褋褌胁邪.
袚芯谢褟屑邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 褌械蟹懈 写械褑邪 薪械 褍褋锌褟胁邪褌 写邪 褋械 邪写邪锌褌懈褉邪褌 胁 褋芯褑懈邪谢薪邪褌邪 褉邪屑泻邪, 褉芯写懈褌械谢懈褌械 懈屑 薪械 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 薪邪屑械褉褟褌 薪邪褔懈薪 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁褟褌 褋 褌械褏薪懈褌械 锌芯褌褉械斜薪芯褋褌懈 懈 褌芯胁邪 胁芯写懈 写芯 芯锌懈褌懈 蟹邪 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪 褋褉械写 谐芯谢褟屑邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 褌褟褏.
袪械褕械薪懈械褌芯 褋械 褟胁褟胁邪 胁 谢懈褑械褌芯 薪邪 袗泻邪写械屑懈褟褌邪 - 褋锌械褑懈邪谢薪芯 褍褔懈谢懈褖械, 褋褗蟹写邪写械薪芯 褋 褑械谢 写邪 芯斜褍褔邪胁邪 懈屑械薪薪芯 写械褑邪 褋 褌邪泻懈胁邪 写邪褉斜懈. 校褔懈谢懈褖械, 泻芯械褌芯 写邪胁邪 薪邪 褍褔械薪懈褑懈褌械 褋懈 薪械 褋邪屑芯 锌芯写褏芯写褟褖芯 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈械, 薪芯 懈 薪械芯斜褏芯写懈屑邪褌邪 褋褉械写邪 蟹邪 褌褟褏薪芯褌芯 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械. 袗泻邪写械屑懈褟褌邪 械 薪械褖芯 锌芯胁械褔械 芯褌 褍褔懈谢懈褖械, 褌褟 械 写芯屑, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 褌械蟹懈 写械褑邪 芯褋褌邪胁邪褌 写芯斜褉芯胁芯谢薪芯.
袛芯褌褍泻 胁褋懈褔泻芯 蟹胁褍褔懈 懈写懈谢懈褔薪芯. 袧芯... 泻芯泄 懈屑邪 懈薪褌械褉械褋 写邪 褋褗斜械褉械 薪邪 械写薪芯 屑褟褋褌芯 写邪褉芯胁懈褌懈 写械褑邪, 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 芯褌 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 锌褉邪胁懈谢懈 芯锌懈褌懈 写邪 芯褌薪械屑邪褌 卸懈胁芯褌邪 褋懈. 袠 蟹邪褖芯 胁褗锌褉械泻懈, 褔械 袗泻邪写械屑懈褟褌邪 懈屑 芯褋懈谐褍褉褟胁邪 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉邪褌邪 褋褉械写邪 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌 懈 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械 - 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈泄褋褌胁邪褌邪 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褌. 袠 褌芯 锌褉懈 写芯褋褌邪 褋褌褉邪薪薪懈 芯斜褋褌芯褟褌械谢褋褌胁邪.
袦薪芯谐芯 褋泻芯褉芯 褋褌邪胁邪 褟褋薪芯, 褔械 写械褑邪褌邪 薪械 褋邪 褌邪屑 褋谢褍褔邪泄薪芯 邪屑懈 褋邪 褔邪褋褌 芯褌 械写懈薪 褔褍写芯胁懈褖械薪, 褋屑褉邪蟹褟胁邪褖 泻褉褗胁褌邪 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌.
December 9, 2018
Honestly speaking, I don't remember one bit of the plot line of this book. I read this a long time ago, when I was in the 9th or 10th grade in school but I remember being completely 'wowed' by the book so my rating of 4.5* for this book is based alone on that 'wow' factor! I definitely need to re-read this book again and since I don't remember the plot at all, it probably will be a fresh read for me...
May 21, 2022
"危魏喂苇蟼 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀", 蔚魏未蠈蟽蔚喂蟼 Plaza.
螒蠀蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀 韦味慰谓 危慰位 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪尾维味蠅 魏伪喂 谓慰渭委味蠅 蠈蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭慰谓伪未喂魏蠈 蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蟻伪蟽蟿蔚委 蟽蟿伪 蔚位位畏谓喂魏维, 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟿蟻喂维谓蟿伪 魏伪喂 尾维位蔚 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿慰蟻萎渭伪蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂. 危伪谓 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀 魏伪喂 委蟽蠅蟼 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏萎蟼 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪蟼, 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蟿伪 委未喂伪 蟻维蠁喂伪 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 螡蟿喂谓 螝慰蠀谓蟿味, 蟿慰谓 危蟿委尾蔚谓 螝喂谓纬魏 魏伪喂 维位位慰蠀蟼 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰蠀蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 螘位位维未伪 未蔚谓 蟿慰蠀 苇未蠅蟽伪谓 魏伪喂 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻畏 蟽畏渭伪蟽委伪. 韦苇位慰蟼 蟺维谓蟿蠅谓, 蟿慰 "危魏喂苇蟼 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀" 渭慰蠀 蠁维谓畏魏蔚 苇谓伪 伪蟻魏慰蠉谓蟿蠅蟼 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 魏伪喂 蔚胃喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀 魏伪喂 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏萎蟼 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪蟼, 渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾伪蟽喂魏慰蠉蟼 蟺蟻蠅蟿伪纬蠅谓喂蟽蟿苇蟼 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 魏蠀蟻委蠅蟼 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蔚蠀蠁蠀萎 蟺伪喂未喂维 蟺慰蠀 蠁慰喂蟿慰蠉谓 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蟽蠂蔚蟿喂魏萎 伪魏伪未畏渭委伪, 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟺慰位位维 蟺伪蟻维尉蔚谓伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓慰蠀谓. 螕蔚谓喂魏维 胃伪 苇位蔚纬伪 蠈蟿喂 蟽蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 畏 蠈位畏 蟺位慰魏萎 魏喂谓蔚委蟿伪喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 伪蟻纬维, 伪位位维 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 蟽畏渭蔚委慰 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 伪蟻蠂委味慰蠀谓 未喂维蠁慰蟻伪 蟽魏位畏蟻维 魏伪喂 伪谓伪蟿蟻喂蠂喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟿伪蟿喂魏维 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 渭喂魏蟻蠈蟼 蠂伪渭慰蠉位畏蟼. 螔苇尾伪喂伪, 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼 (蟺.蠂. 蟽蟿伪 蟺伪喂未喂维) 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蔚蟺喂渭苇蟻慰蠀蟼 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟿畏蟼 蟺位慰魏萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 魏慰蟽渭慰蟺位伪蟽委伪蟼 未蔚谓 渭蔚 苇蟺蔚喂蟽伪谓 伪蟺蠈位蠀蟿伪, 伪位位维 蔚谓蟿维尉蔚喂, 伪蠀蟿蠈 胃伪 苇位蔚纬伪 蠈蟿喂 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 伪谓维位慰纬伪 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 蔚魏蔚委 苇尉蠅. 螚 纬蟻伪蠁萎 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪位萎 魏伪喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 蔚蠀魏慰位慰未喂维尾伪蟽蟿畏 魏伪喂 蔚胃喂蟽蟿喂魏萎, 伪位位维 未蔚谓 苇蠂蔚喂 魏伪喂 魏维蟿喂 蟿慰 蠁慰尾蔚蟻蠈 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟿蟻慰渭蔚蟻蠈. 韦苇位慰蟼, 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺维蟻伪 蟺慰位蠉 畏 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蠈位慰 蟽魏畏谓喂魏蠈 蟿畏蟼 伪魏伪未畏渭委伪蟼. 螕蔚谓喂魏维, 未蔚谓 尉蔚蟿蟻蔚位维胃畏魏伪 魏喂蠈位伪蟼, 伪位位维 蟺苇蟻伪蟽伪 魏伪位维! 7.5/10
螒蠀蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀 韦味慰谓 危慰位 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪尾维味蠅 魏伪喂 谓慰渭委味蠅 蠈蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭慰谓伪未喂魏蠈 蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蟻伪蟽蟿蔚委 蟽蟿伪 蔚位位畏谓喂魏维, 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟿蟻喂维谓蟿伪 魏伪喂 尾维位蔚 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿慰蟻萎渭伪蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 苇蠂蔚喂 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂. 危伪谓 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀 魏伪喂 委蟽蠅蟼 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏萎蟼 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪蟼, 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蟿伪 委未喂伪 蟻维蠁喂伪 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 螡蟿喂谓 螝慰蠀谓蟿味, 蟿慰谓 危蟿委尾蔚谓 螝喂谓纬魏 魏伪喂 维位位慰蠀蟼 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰蠀蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 螘位位维未伪 未蔚谓 蟿慰蠀 苇未蠅蟽伪谓 魏伪喂 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻畏 蟽畏渭伪蟽委伪. 韦苇位慰蟼 蟺维谓蟿蠅谓, 蟿慰 "危魏喂苇蟼 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀" 渭慰蠀 蠁维谓畏魏蔚 苇谓伪 伪蟻魏慰蠉谓蟿蠅蟼 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 魏伪喂 蔚胃喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀 魏伪喂 蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏萎蟼 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽委伪蟼, 渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾伪蟽喂魏慰蠉蟼 蟺蟻蠅蟿伪纬蠅谓喂蟽蟿苇蟼 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 魏蠀蟻委蠅蟼 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蔚蠀蠁蠀萎 蟺伪喂未喂维 蟺慰蠀 蠁慰喂蟿慰蠉谓 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蟽蠂蔚蟿喂魏萎 伪魏伪未畏渭委伪, 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟺慰位位维 蟺伪蟻维尉蔚谓伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓慰蠀谓. 螕蔚谓喂魏维 胃伪 苇位蔚纬伪 蠈蟿喂 蟽蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 畏 蠈位畏 蟺位慰魏萎 魏喂谓蔚委蟿伪喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 伪蟻纬维, 伪位位维 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 蟽畏渭蔚委慰 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 伪蟻蠂委味慰蠀谓 未喂维蠁慰蟻伪 蟽魏位畏蟻维 魏伪喂 伪谓伪蟿蟻喂蠂喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟿伪蟿喂魏维 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 苇谓伪蟼 渭喂魏蟻蠈蟼 蠂伪渭慰蠉位畏蟼. 螔苇尾伪喂伪, 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼 (蟺.蠂. 蟽蟿伪 蟺伪喂未喂维) 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蔚蟺喂渭苇蟻慰蠀蟼 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟿畏蟼 蟺位慰魏萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 魏慰蟽渭慰蟺位伪蟽委伪蟼 未蔚谓 渭蔚 苇蟺蔚喂蟽伪谓 伪蟺蠈位蠀蟿伪, 伪位位维 蔚谓蟿维尉蔚喂, 伪蠀蟿蠈 胃伪 苇位蔚纬伪 蠈蟿喂 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 伪谓维位慰纬伪 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 蔚魏蔚委 苇尉蠅. 螚 纬蟻伪蠁萎 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪位萎 魏伪喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 蔚蠀魏慰位慰未喂维尾伪蟽蟿畏 魏伪喂 蔚胃喂蟽蟿喂魏萎, 伪位位维 未蔚谓 苇蠂蔚喂 魏伪喂 魏维蟿喂 蟿慰 蠁慰尾蔚蟻蠈 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟿蟻慰渭蔚蟻蠈. 韦苇位慰蟼, 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺维蟻伪 蟺慰位蠉 畏 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蠈位慰 蟽魏畏谓喂魏蠈 蟿畏蟼 伪魏伪未畏渭委伪蟼. 螕蔚谓喂魏维, 未蔚谓 尉蔚蟿蟻蔚位维胃畏魏伪 魏喂蠈位伪蟼, 伪位位维 蟺苇蟻伪蟽伪 魏伪位维! 7.5/10
September 25, 2016
3/5
The reasoning behind my rating is due to several things that irked me about this book.
For starters, this book starts off extremely slow paced and takes almost the entire first half of the book character building. I think Saul could've clearly eliminated 50-100 pages of the beginning to move the plot instead of boring us with backstories.
The other thing that really irked me was the head hopping. Head hopping is already an iffy thing in the realm of writing, but Saul will head hop within the same paragraph, giving any reader a strong whiplash. You can't just do that and expect the reader to not get pissed off.
I will say, once the plot picks up in the later half of the book, things do get better, but for me the reading never truly got fluid. I don't think I'll read another of his books, but this was a decent read overall.
The reasoning behind my rating is due to several things that irked me about this book.
For starters, this book starts off extremely slow paced and takes almost the entire first half of the book character building. I think Saul could've clearly eliminated 50-100 pages of the beginning to move the plot instead of boring us with backstories.
The other thing that really irked me was the head hopping. Head hopping is already an iffy thing in the realm of writing, but Saul will head hop within the same paragraph, giving any reader a strong whiplash. You can't just do that and expect the reader to not get pissed off.
I will say, once the plot picks up in the later half of the book, things do get better, but for me the reading never truly got fluid. I don't think I'll read another of his books, but this was a decent read overall.
November 28, 2020
Not as shocking as it was in 1992....however still a good thriller! Don't enroll your kids in "The Academy".
Here is a link to my video review of this book from my Youtube channel; AreYouIntoHorror? :
For the 389 pages, this books pacing takes you on a high speed trip into Scientific messed up Child Horror as only John Saul could do, back then! You had to have read this YEARS ago, or really be into science bred horrors dealing with the human brain.....for this to not be too dated to where it effects the storyline. Josh is a young teen age boy, who has lost his twin Adam, and his dealing with this loss is taking a toll on him. With both he and Adam being extremely smart, his parents enroll him in The Academy...a huge old mansion that has been converted on an oceanside cliff into a prestigous school for uniquely smart and very different kids. Upon arrival there is a scene that will stick with you forever.....it is that creepy. Josh notices a very different and strange tropical huge fish tank, where he immediately notices and feels something is not right with it, but he does not know what.
Josh becomes friends with another new student Amy. They hit it off right at the beginning in the lunchroom on Amy's first day.....while she is being tormented by other 'students'. Now, you have to remember that this was released in 1992 at the beginning of what we know now as 'the Internet' and everything computer based, so there are times where Saul is describing 'dial up modems' and what not that just took me out of the plotlines. Now, remember I have not read this in over 25 years. When Josh's mother one day, gets a 'message' from her dead son Adam, all hell at the Academy breaks loose. What is going on there; can the kids communicate with people and students that have suddenly disappeared or committed suicide? The suspense and story is spun like only Saul could do it......it gets a 4 馃敧馃敧馃敧馃敧 rating.....just ignore the dated timelines and you will really be creeped out. This is a classic.
Here is a link to my video review of this book from my Youtube channel; AreYouIntoHorror? :
For the 389 pages, this books pacing takes you on a high speed trip into Scientific messed up Child Horror as only John Saul could do, back then! You had to have read this YEARS ago, or really be into science bred horrors dealing with the human brain.....for this to not be too dated to where it effects the storyline. Josh is a young teen age boy, who has lost his twin Adam, and his dealing with this loss is taking a toll on him. With both he and Adam being extremely smart, his parents enroll him in The Academy...a huge old mansion that has been converted on an oceanside cliff into a prestigous school for uniquely smart and very different kids. Upon arrival there is a scene that will stick with you forever.....it is that creepy. Josh notices a very different and strange tropical huge fish tank, where he immediately notices and feels something is not right with it, but he does not know what.
Josh becomes friends with another new student Amy. They hit it off right at the beginning in the lunchroom on Amy's first day.....while she is being tormented by other 'students'. Now, you have to remember that this was released in 1992 at the beginning of what we know now as 'the Internet' and everything computer based, so there are times where Saul is describing 'dial up modems' and what not that just took me out of the plotlines. Now, remember I have not read this in over 25 years. When Josh's mother one day, gets a 'message' from her dead son Adam, all hell at the Academy breaks loose. What is going on there; can the kids communicate with people and students that have suddenly disappeared or committed suicide? The suspense and story is spun like only Saul could do it......it gets a 4 馃敧馃敧馃敧馃敧 rating.....just ignore the dated timelines and you will really be creeped out. This is a classic.
April 25, 2011
April 2011 Group Read in the John Saul LitGroup. I read this as a teenager and was excited to revisit the story :-)
I really liked this book - it still lives up to my brilliant memories :-) There is a scene early in the book when Josh is first arriving at the academy and sees this pristine fish tank. I love how this is a glimpse of things to come. I had to return my copy of the book to the library or I'd post the passage. I'm giving the book 5 stars. I did notice that there seemed to be more focus on Josh's mom earlier in the book with all her struggles as a waitress and then not so much mentioning of her after Josh gets accepted into the academy. Anyway, I loved the book, it remains one of my favorites.
Link to the discussion thread - feel welcome to join us anytime. We read at least one John Saul book every month:
I really liked this book - it still lives up to my brilliant memories :-) There is a scene early in the book when Josh is first arriving at the academy and sees this pristine fish tank. I love how this is a glimpse of things to come. I had to return my copy of the book to the library or I'd post the passage. I'm giving the book 5 stars. I did notice that there seemed to be more focus on Josh's mom earlier in the book with all her struggles as a waitress and then not so much mentioning of her after Josh gets accepted into the academy. Anyway, I loved the book, it remains one of my favorites.
Link to the discussion thread - feel welcome to join us anytime. We read at least one John Saul book every month:
October 4, 2016
Think Re-Animator, or wiring Frankenstein up to a Commodore 64 and bringing that bastard to life with a dial-up modem.
Classic 80's B-grade, right?
I think that is how you have to read this novel to enjoy it.
My seal of approval is the one thing I rarely bestow on novels that take me a week to complete. I have things to do and usually prefer those books I can finish over the weekend. Shadows took me a while to finish, but not because it's a very thick book. Firstly, I'm a chronic student -- still studying at the age of forty -- and I'm writing exams this month. Secondly, I got a bit annoyed by the dodgy science driving the plot, since the subject explored is actually my field of expertise.
Without spoiling it too much I'll say that John Saul pretty much nailed the weird science of Lovecraft while using his own voice. Like I said, the science doesn't always make sense, but you learn to deal with it. The reason is the character development, where you can see a clear arc for each character. The result is that you tend to look past the ridiculous science because you follow the arc.
The pace is also perfect. The plot doesn't drag and each chapter is a scene, which drives the story all the way up to the denouement, which wraps the story up perfectly.
The one big negative I can draw from Saul's style is the head-hopping, which is not a pun. Sometimes Saul puts you in a character's head for a single paragraph and then jumps to another character in the same room during the same scene. It does throw you out a bit. Narrative voice is pretty easy to understand and he's been in the game for years, so I'm not sure why he keeps doing it.
Nevertheless, this story is engaging enough to get you over the bumps without too much of a headache. It's definitely a weird tale, certainly horror, and I'm sure it's a good novel to start the month of October with before we get to Halloween. John Saul is up there with the best in this genre, and this is probably one of his most kick-ass novels.
Classic 80's B-grade, right?
I think that is how you have to read this novel to enjoy it.
My seal of approval is the one thing I rarely bestow on novels that take me a week to complete. I have things to do and usually prefer those books I can finish over the weekend. Shadows took me a while to finish, but not because it's a very thick book. Firstly, I'm a chronic student -- still studying at the age of forty -- and I'm writing exams this month. Secondly, I got a bit annoyed by the dodgy science driving the plot, since the subject explored is actually my field of expertise.
Without spoiling it too much I'll say that John Saul pretty much nailed the weird science of Lovecraft while using his own voice. Like I said, the science doesn't always make sense, but you learn to deal with it. The reason is the character development, where you can see a clear arc for each character. The result is that you tend to look past the ridiculous science because you follow the arc.
The pace is also perfect. The plot doesn't drag and each chapter is a scene, which drives the story all the way up to the denouement, which wraps the story up perfectly.
The one big negative I can draw from Saul's style is the head-hopping, which is not a pun. Sometimes Saul puts you in a character's head for a single paragraph and then jumps to another character in the same room during the same scene. It does throw you out a bit. Narrative voice is pretty easy to understand and he's been in the game for years, so I'm not sure why he keeps doing it.
Nevertheless, this story is engaging enough to get you over the bumps without too much of a headache. It's definitely a weird tale, certainly horror, and I'm sure it's a good novel to start the month of October with before we get to Halloween. John Saul is up there with the best in this genre, and this is probably one of his most kick-ass novels.
June 12, 2011
This book has single-handedly made me a Saul anti-fan.
I love suspense and horror stories. But something about this story just rubbed the wrong way. It may just be the trouble getting into an out of date technology-driven suspense. I also remember really disliking the prose, specifically the sentence fragment repetition used throughout.
I love suspense and horror stories. But something about this story just rubbed the wrong way. It may just be the trouble getting into an out of date technology-driven suspense. I also remember really disliking the prose, specifically the sentence fragment repetition used throughout.
December 25, 2018
小褌褉邪褏芯褌械薪 褉芯屑邪薪 芯褌 械写懈薪 薪械胁褗蟹锌褟褌 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉 薪邪 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈褟 褏芯褉褗褉. 小褗胁褉械屑械薪薪懈泻 薪邪 小褌懈胁褗薪 袣懈薪谐 懈 褔械褋褌芯 褋褉邪胁薪褟胁邪薪 褋 薪械谐芯 (芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 薪械斜谢邪谐芯褋泻谢芯薪薪芯). 袧芯 蟹邪 褉邪蟹谢懈泻邪 芯褌 写褉褍谐懈褟 邪胁褌芯褉, 泻芯谐芯褌芯 锌褉械泻邪谢械薪芯 褔械褋褌芯 褋褉邪胁薪褟胁邪褌 褋 袣懈薪谐, 袛懈泄薪 袣褍薪褑, 小芯谢 胁谢邪谐邪 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁械褔械 褋屑懈褋褗谢, 锌邪褌芯褋 懈 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈 褉械邪谢懈蟹褗屑 胁 泻薪懈谐懈褌械 褋懈 (褋 褑褟谢芯褌芯 屑懈 褍胁邪卸械薪懈械 泻褗屑 袣褍薪褑).
December 2, 2019
O carte care nu dezamageste, mai ales daca esti fan Saul! Este un thriller psihologic scris cu marele talent al lui John Saul, care, mai ales daca esti parinte, iti va lasa un gol in stomac si o umbra in suflet....
January 23, 2014
孝械卸泻邪 屑懈 斜械褕械 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪, 薪邪泄-胁械褔械 蟹邪褉邪写懈 蟹邪屑械褋械薪懈褌械 写械褑邪. 袧械 褔械 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌懈褌械 褋 卸懈胁懈 褏芯褉邪 褋邪 芯锌褉邪胁写邪薪懈 锌芯 泻邪泻褗胁褌芯 懈 写邪 斜懈谢芯 薪邪褔懈薪, 薪芯 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋邪 褋 写械褑邪, 屑懈 褋胁懈褉褟褌 锌芯 薪邪泄-褌褗薪泻邪褌邪 褋褌褉褍薪邪. 袝锌懈蟹芯写懈褌械 褋 褉芯写懈褌械谢懈褌械 懈屑 屑械 褉邪蟹锌谢邪泻邪褏邪 薪邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌褗褌懈. 校褋械褌懈褏 斜芯谢泻邪褌邪 懈屑 屑薪芯谐芯 写褗谢斜芯泻芯.
袛懈薪邪屑懈褔薪邪 懈 写芯斜褉械 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 懈褋泻邪褕械 屑懈 褋械 写邪 薪械 褟 芯褋褌邪胁褟屑 褔邪泻 写芯 褋邪屑懈褟 泻褉邪泄. 袠 胁褗锌褉械泻懈, 褔械 写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 懈 泻褉邪褟褌 写芯薪褟泻褗写械 斜褟褏邪 锌褉械写褋泻邪蟹褍械屑懈 (屑邪谢泻懈 蟹邪斜械谢械卸泻懈 芯褌 褋褌褉邪薪邪 薪邪 袛卸芯薪 小芯谢 蟹邪 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪薪械 薪邪 锌芯写褏芯写褟褖芯 薪邪褋褌褉芯械薪懈械 懈蟹写邪胁邪褏邪 薪邪泻褗写械 芯褌懈胁邪褌 薪械褖邪褌邪), 胁褋械 锌邪泻 懈屑邪褕械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖懈 芯斜褉邪褌懈. 袧褟屑邪 薪褟泻邪泻胁邪 写褗谢斜芯泻邪 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎懈褟, 褉邪蟹褔械锌泻胁邪薪械 薪邪 械褌懈褔薪懈褌械 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈, 褋胁褗褉蟹邪薪懈 褋 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌懈褌械 胁 懈屑械褌芯 薪邪 薪邪褍泻邪褌邪. 袧芯 锌褗泻 褋械 锌芯褌胁褗褉写懈 械写薪芯 屑芯械 褋褏胁邪褖邪薪械 (屑芯卸械 斜懈 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 褌褗褉褋褟 写邪 谐芯 芯褌泻褉懈褟) - 泻芯谢泻芯 械 胁邪卸薪芯 蟹邪 写械褑邪褌邪, 邪 懈 蟹邪 胁褗蟹褉邪褋褌薪懈褌械 写邪 褋邪 械屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢薪芯 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪懈. 袛邪 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪褌 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褌邪 褋懈, 写邪 褋懈 写邪胁邪褌 褋屑械褌泻邪 泻邪泻 写械泄褋褌胁懈褟褌邪 懈屑 褋械 芯褌褉邪蟹褟胁邪褌 薪邪 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈褌械 褏芯褉邪, 写邪 褍屑械褟褌 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁褟褌 械屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢薪芯 褋 褌褉褍写薪芯褋褌懈褌械. 袙懈褋芯泻懈褟褌 泻芯械褎懈褑懈械薪褌 薪邪 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪芯褋褌 薪械 斜懈胁邪 写邪 斜褗写械 锌褉芯泻谢褟褌懈械, 写邪卸械 懈 褋胁褉褗褏 褍屑薪懈 写械褑邪褌邪 褋懈 芯褋褌邪胁邪褌 写械褑邪 懈 懈屑邪褌 薪褍卸写邪 写邪 懈蟹褉邪褋褌薪邪褌 械屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢薪芯, 锌褉械写懈 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褌 写邪 褋械 褌芯胁邪褉褟褌 褋 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪芯褋褌懈褌械 薪邪 胁褗蟹褉邪褋褌薪懈褌械. 袝写胁邪 谢懈 褌芯胁邪 械 芯褋薪芯胁薪芯褌芯 锌芯褋谢邪薪懈械 薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪, 薪芯 胁褋械泻懈 薪邪屑懈褉邪 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褌褗褉褋懈. 袧邪 薪械芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈 屑械褋褌邪.
袛懈薪邪屑懈褔薪邪 懈 写芯斜褉械 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟, 懈褋泻邪褕械 屑懈 褋械 写邪 薪械 褟 芯褋褌邪胁褟屑 褔邪泻 写芯 褋邪屑懈褟 泻褉邪泄. 袠 胁褗锌褉械泻懈, 褔械 写械泄褋褌胁懈械褌芯 懈 泻褉邪褟褌 写芯薪褟泻褗写械 斜褟褏邪 锌褉械写褋泻邪蟹褍械屑懈 (屑邪谢泻懈 蟹邪斜械谢械卸泻懈 芯褌 褋褌褉邪薪邪 薪邪 袛卸芯薪 小芯谢 蟹邪 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪薪械 薪邪 锌芯写褏芯写褟褖芯 薪邪褋褌褉芯械薪懈械 懈蟹写邪胁邪褏邪 薪邪泻褗写械 芯褌懈胁邪褌 薪械褖邪褌邪), 胁褋械 锌邪泻 懈屑邪褕械 懈蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪褖懈 芯斜褉邪褌懈. 袧褟屑邪 薪褟泻邪泻胁邪 写褗谢斜芯泻邪 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎懈褟, 褉邪蟹褔械锌泻胁邪薪械 薪邪 械褌懈褔薪懈褌械 锌褉芯斜谢械屑懈, 褋胁褗褉蟹邪薪懈 褋 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌懈褌械 胁 懈屑械褌芯 薪邪 薪邪褍泻邪褌邪. 袧芯 锌褗泻 褋械 锌芯褌胁褗褉写懈 械写薪芯 屑芯械 褋褏胁邪褖邪薪械 (屑芯卸械 斜懈 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪邪胁褋褟泻褗写械 褌褗褉褋褟 写邪 谐芯 芯褌泻褉懈褟) - 泻芯谢泻芯 械 胁邪卸薪芯 蟹邪 写械褑邪褌邪, 邪 懈 蟹邪 胁褗蟹褉邪褋褌薪懈褌械 写邪 褋邪 械屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢薪芯 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪懈. 袛邪 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪褌 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褌邪 褋懈, 写邪 褋懈 写邪胁邪褌 褋屑械褌泻邪 泻邪泻 写械泄褋褌胁懈褟褌邪 懈屑 褋械 芯褌褉邪蟹褟胁邪褌 薪邪 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈褌械 褏芯褉邪, 写邪 褍屑械褟褌 写邪 褋械 褋锌褉邪胁褟褌 械屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢薪芯 褋 褌褉褍写薪芯褋褌懈褌械. 袙懈褋芯泻懈褟褌 泻芯械褎懈褑懈械薪褌 薪邪 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪芯褋褌 薪械 斜懈胁邪 写邪 斜褗写械 锌褉芯泻谢褟褌懈械, 写邪卸械 懈 褋胁褉褗褏 褍屑薪懈 写械褑邪褌邪 褋懈 芯褋褌邪胁邪褌 写械褑邪 懈 懈屑邪褌 薪褍卸写邪 写邪 懈蟹褉邪褋褌薪邪褌 械屑芯褑懈芯薪邪谢薪芯, 锌褉械写懈 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪褌 写邪 褋械 褌芯胁邪褉褟褌 褋 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪芯褋褌懈褌械 薪邪 胁褗蟹褉邪褋褌薪懈褌械. 袝写胁邪 谢懈 褌芯胁邪 械 芯褋薪芯胁薪芯褌芯 锌芯褋谢邪薪懈械 薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪, 薪芯 胁褋械泻懈 薪邪屑懈褉邪 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褌褗褉褋懈. 袧邪 薪械芯褔邪泻胁邪薪懈 屑械褋褌邪.
March 6, 2024
..........."4.30 in the morning....... What a miserable time to die'.....
Starting a book with the death of a child is always a good thing... no, that does not sound right. Starting the book with the death of a child always sets the tone. Lets you know what you might be letting yourself in for... and this book does not disappoint.
Set in this school for 'gifted' children (made me think of The Institute by one Stephen King, but that soon faded away thankfully) and kids dont come more gifted than Josh. He is so clever that his previous school kept pushing him up a year - which of course made him prime suspect for some good old bullying..
But this school is different. All the kids are just like him and he loves it, he fits right in and he makes friends from day one. There is this strange 'ghost' story going around the school which kind of throws you off the scent of what is really going on but keeps you interested. We have some strange classes taking place with one poor cat being sort of tortured which was a bit surreal and we get kids committing 'suicide' (quite a bit of that) but I stuck with it........ and just when I started to question where the book was going... WHAM, it takes one unexpected, horrific, terrifying turn and this turns into a sort of twisted horror.
Great Fun!
Starting a book with the death of a child is always a good thing... no, that does not sound right. Starting the book with the death of a child always sets the tone. Lets you know what you might be letting yourself in for... and this book does not disappoint.
Set in this school for 'gifted' children (made me think of The Institute by one Stephen King, but that soon faded away thankfully) and kids dont come more gifted than Josh. He is so clever that his previous school kept pushing him up a year - which of course made him prime suspect for some good old bullying..
But this school is different. All the kids are just like him and he loves it, he fits right in and he makes friends from day one. There is this strange 'ghost' story going around the school which kind of throws you off the scent of what is really going on but keeps you interested. We have some strange classes taking place with one poor cat being sort of tortured which was a bit surreal and we get kids committing 'suicide' (quite a bit of that) but I stuck with it........ and just when I started to question where the book was going... WHAM, it takes one unexpected, horrific, terrifying turn and this turns into a sort of twisted horror.
Great Fun!
October 3, 2018
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January 28, 2023
Novela de terror y ciencia ficci贸n de 369 p谩ginas, publicada en 1992, en la que una serie de sospechosas muertes de ni帽os est谩n ocurriendo en un instituto especializado en ni帽os prodigio. La llegada de un nuevo alumno, Josh, dar谩 inicio a esta tenebrosa historia tras la que se oculta un misterio aterrador.
De lectura 谩gil y amena, vas disfrutando del estilo de Saul, y entiendes porqu茅 censuraron toda su obra. Suicidio de ni帽os, inteligencia artificial, y el fracaso de una sociedad enferma. He vuelto a disfrutar de 茅ste m铆tico y pol茅mico escritor. De muy recomendada lectura para los amantes del g茅nero.
De lectura 谩gil y amena, vas disfrutando del estilo de Saul, y entiendes porqu茅 censuraron toda su obra. Suicidio de ni帽os, inteligencia artificial, y el fracaso de una sociedad enferma. He vuelto a disfrutar de 茅ste m铆tico y pol茅mico escritor. De muy recomendada lectura para los amantes del g茅nero.
May 19, 2019
Ciud膬葲ic膬 r膬u a fost cartea asta, dar mi-a pl膬cut.
Am ajuns 卯n posesia acestei c膬r葲i datorit膬 prietenei mele care este absolut obsedat膬 de scrierile acestui autor 葯i care mi-a f膬cut-o cadou doar pentru a citi 葯i eu ceva de la el. A meritat s膬 citesc aceast膬 carte.
葮coala. Acel loc 卯n care mergi s膬 卯nve葲i lucruri noi, s膬 socializezi cu colegii/prietenii t膬i, s膬 te maturizezi 卯ntr-un stil frumos. Pentru unii este a葯a.
葮coala. Acel loc 卯n care mergi s膬 te plictise葯ti, s膬 mai 卯nve葲i c芒te ceva uneori, s膬 socializezi cu unicul t膬u prieten, dac膬 卯l ai 葯i s膬 fi 葲inta r膬ut膬葲ilor celor care se cred mai buni dec芒t tine. Pentru al葲ii este a葯a.
Josh MacCallum este un copil cu o minte briliant膬, dar cu o viat膬 social膬 redus膬 la zero (familia nu se pune). Fiind mai inteligent dec芒t orice alt copil din micul lor ora葯, Josh merge la ore doar pentru a fi prezent, profesorii nu mai au ce s膬-l 卯nve葲e, deja 葯tie mai mult dec芒t vor 葯ti ei vreodat膬. Fiind un copil genial 葯i mereu apreciat de c膬tre profesori, el devine u葯or 葲inta glumelor proaste a celor din jur, iar ap膬rarea nu vine de nic膬ieri, nici m膬car din partea celor ce ar trebui s膬 卯i ofere siguran葲a.
Plictisit de 葯coal膬, r膬nit de r膬utatea celorlal葲i, sup膬rat pe nedreptatea ce-l 卯nconjoar膬 葯i absolut sigur c膬 a devenit o povar膬 pentru mama sa, care 卯l cre葯te singur膬, Josh ia o decizie care 卯l pune 卯n pericol, dar care 卯l 葯i trimite departe de cas膬, la o academie special膬, perfect膬 pentru copiii ca 葯i el.
Personajul lui Josh a fost at芒t de real 卯nc芒t nu mi-a luat mult s膬 卯l 卯ndr膬gesc pe micu葲ul copila葯 葯i s膬 vreau s膬 fiu f膬pta葯膬 la aventurile sale. 葮i a avut parte de ceva aventuri, crede葲i-m膬.
Academia a fost cea mai bun膬, dar 葯i cea mai rea decizie a lui 葯i a mamei sale. De葯i pare locul ideal 卯n care tinerii supradota葲i s膬 卯nve葲e 葯i s膬 socializeze, el ascunde 葯i multe secrete 卯ntunecate. Secrete 卯ntunecate 葯i periculoase. Cele 葯ase cazuri de sinucidere din trecut pot s膬 v膬 demonstreze asta.
Mama lui Josh, Brenda MacCallum a fost genul de mam膬 pe care eu 卯l apreciez. Mam膬 singur膬 a doi copii, de葯i nu are mai mult de 30 de ani, ea 卯ncearc膬 s膬 le ofere cei mai bun, de葯i lipsa banilor nu o prea ajut膬. C芒nd prime葯te oferta de a-葯i trimite b膬iatul problematic la o academie special膬, unde nu va trebui s膬 pl膬teasc膬 nimic, Brenda este sceptic膬, de葯i 膬sta ar putea fi r膬spunsul la problemele ei. Asta mi-a pl膬cut la ea, faptul c膬 卯n ciuda greut膬葲ilor 卯葯i iubea foarte mult copiii 葯i a fost mereu al膬turi de Josh, chiar dac膬 trebuia s膬 conduc膬 toat膬 noaptea pentru a merge s膬-l vad膬.
Amy Carlson, un alt copil genial 葯i cea mai bun膬 prieten膬 a lui Josh de la academie. Cred c膬 evolu葲ia ei a fost cea mai pl膬cut膬 de urm膬rit. Mi-a pl膬cut enorm de mult modul 卯n care a ajuns s膬 ac葲ioneze Amy dup膬 ce 鈥瀘amenii鈥� r膬i i-au r膬pit totul cu for葲a.
Pentru mine, aceast膬 carte a fost ceva nou, nu am mai citit nimic de la John Saul p芒n膬 acum 葯i nici nu am mai 卯nt芒lnit ideea asta nebun膬 卯n alt膬 lectur膬.
A fost o lectur膬 u葯or de parcurs, cu personaje pe care le-ai 卯ndr膬git imediat sau le-ai ur芒t de la prima 卯nt芒lnire, cu multe secrete aflate pe parcurs 葯i cu un sf芒r葯it oarecum dubios.
Evident c膬 recomand cartea. Nu se poate s膬 nu vre葲i s膬-i 卯nt芒lni葲i pe Amy 葯i Josh.
Am ajuns 卯n posesia acestei c膬r葲i datorit膬 prietenei mele care este absolut obsedat膬 de scrierile acestui autor 葯i care mi-a f膬cut-o cadou doar pentru a citi 葯i eu ceva de la el. A meritat s膬 citesc aceast膬 carte.
葮coala. Acel loc 卯n care mergi s膬 卯nve葲i lucruri noi, s膬 socializezi cu colegii/prietenii t膬i, s膬 te maturizezi 卯ntr-un stil frumos. Pentru unii este a葯a.
葮coala. Acel loc 卯n care mergi s膬 te plictise葯ti, s膬 mai 卯nve葲i c芒te ceva uneori, s膬 socializezi cu unicul t膬u prieten, dac膬 卯l ai 葯i s膬 fi 葲inta r膬ut膬葲ilor celor care se cred mai buni dec芒t tine. Pentru al葲ii este a葯a.
Josh MacCallum este un copil cu o minte briliant膬, dar cu o viat膬 social膬 redus膬 la zero (familia nu se pune). Fiind mai inteligent dec芒t orice alt copil din micul lor ora葯, Josh merge la ore doar pentru a fi prezent, profesorii nu mai au ce s膬-l 卯nve葲e, deja 葯tie mai mult dec芒t vor 葯ti ei vreodat膬. Fiind un copil genial 葯i mereu apreciat de c膬tre profesori, el devine u葯or 葲inta glumelor proaste a celor din jur, iar ap膬rarea nu vine de nic膬ieri, nici m膬car din partea celor ce ar trebui s膬 卯i ofere siguran葲a.
Plictisit de 葯coal膬, r膬nit de r膬utatea celorlal葲i, sup膬rat pe nedreptatea ce-l 卯nconjoar膬 葯i absolut sigur c膬 a devenit o povar膬 pentru mama sa, care 卯l cre葯te singur膬, Josh ia o decizie care 卯l pune 卯n pericol, dar care 卯l 葯i trimite departe de cas膬, la o academie special膬, perfect膬 pentru copiii ca 葯i el.
Personajul lui Josh a fost at芒t de real 卯nc芒t nu mi-a luat mult s膬 卯l 卯ndr膬gesc pe micu葲ul copila葯 葯i s膬 vreau s膬 fiu f膬pta葯膬 la aventurile sale. 葮i a avut parte de ceva aventuri, crede葲i-m膬.
Academia a fost cea mai bun膬, dar 葯i cea mai rea decizie a lui 葯i a mamei sale. De葯i pare locul ideal 卯n care tinerii supradota葲i s膬 卯nve葲e 葯i s膬 socializeze, el ascunde 葯i multe secrete 卯ntunecate. Secrete 卯ntunecate 葯i periculoase. Cele 葯ase cazuri de sinucidere din trecut pot s膬 v膬 demonstreze asta.
Dup膬 de H. plec膬 din birou, E. rev膬zu dosarele lui. D膬du 卯ncet din cap. Erau perfec葲i pentru seminar.
John MacCallum inten葲ionase deja s膬 se sinucid膬.
Dac膬 o va face din nou, nimeni n-ar avea nimic de comentat.
Mama lui Josh, Brenda MacCallum a fost genul de mam膬 pe care eu 卯l apreciez. Mam膬 singur膬 a doi copii, de葯i nu are mai mult de 30 de ani, ea 卯ncearc膬 s膬 le ofere cei mai bun, de葯i lipsa banilor nu o prea ajut膬. C芒nd prime葯te oferta de a-葯i trimite b膬iatul problematic la o academie special膬, unde nu va trebui s膬 pl膬teasc膬 nimic, Brenda este sceptic膬, de葯i 膬sta ar putea fi r膬spunsul la problemele ei. Asta mi-a pl膬cut la ea, faptul c膬 卯n ciuda greut膬葲ilor 卯葯i iubea foarte mult copiii 葯i a fost mereu al膬turi de Josh, chiar dac膬 trebuia s膬 conduc膬 toat膬 noaptea pentru a merge s膬-l vad膬.
Amy Carlson, un alt copil genial 葯i cea mai bun膬 prieten膬 a lui Josh de la academie. Cred c膬 evolu葲ia ei a fost cea mai pl膬cut膬 de urm膬rit. Mi-a pl膬cut enorm de mult modul 卯n care a ajuns s膬 ac葲ioneze Amy dup膬 ce 鈥瀘amenii鈥� r膬i i-au r膬pit totul cu for葲a.
-N-ar fi trebuit s膬 faci a葯a ceva, 鈥� , rosti ea cu o voce dur膬. Doar 葲i-am spus c膬 nu mai doream s膬 vin la cursul t膬u. Dar tu nu ai vrut s膬-mi dai drumul. Ar fi trebuit s-o faci 卯ns膬, c膬ci, pun芒ndu-m膬 aici, n-ai reu葯it dec芒t s膬 m膬 faci mai inteligent膬 dec芒t am fost eu vreodat膬.
Pentru mine, aceast膬 carte a fost ceva nou, nu am mai citit nimic de la John Saul p芒n膬 acum 葯i nici nu am mai 卯nt芒lnit ideea asta nebun膬 卯n alt膬 lectur膬.
A fost o lectur膬 u葯or de parcurs, cu personaje pe care le-ai 卯ndr膬git imediat sau le-ai ur芒t de la prima 卯nt芒lnire, cu multe secrete aflate pe parcurs 葯i cu un sf芒r葯it oarecum dubios.
Evident c膬 recomand cartea. Nu se poate s膬 nu vre葲i s膬-i 卯nt芒lni葲i pe Amy 葯i Josh.
October 3, 2014
Great concept, unique book, but overall some aspects do not hold up well to time.
Without spoilers, this review is nothing, so I'll just say that it was well-written, naturally paced, and super unique.
The biggest thing that dates this book, however, is the talk of computers from the 1990s. It's hilarious to hear about C:/ command prompts, cable modems connecting a phone line to the internet, and "text boxes" and images forming on the screen. It is really funny, but takes me out of the story. I bet that in 1992 when this book was published, it was really cutting edge, but now with modern technology, the book is antequated. That said, it wouldn't work in today's society, so I'm glad it was written in the 90s.
Overall, definitely worth a read. It's a quick 392 pages but feels shorter.
Without spoilers, this review is nothing, so I'll just say that it was well-written, naturally paced, and super unique.
The biggest thing that dates this book, however, is the talk of computers from the 1990s. It's hilarious to hear about C:/ command prompts, cable modems connecting a phone line to the internet, and "text boxes" and images forming on the screen. It is really funny, but takes me out of the story. I bet that in 1992 when this book was published, it was really cutting edge, but now with modern technology, the book is antequated. That said, it wouldn't work in today's society, so I'm glad it was written in the 90s.
Overall, definitely worth a read. It's a quick 392 pages but feels shorter.
April 27, 2014
What a fantastically unnerving story, the best John Saul I've read yet.
The characters were sound, the descriptions were good, the imagination concerning the ability of computers was great considering the impossibilities of the future and the relentless killing typical of his work was awesome, as usual. You just never know who will make it, if anybody, with this guy.
The story moved at a quick pace and I tore through the entirety in only four or five sittings.
Quality shit for sure.
There is something about the loss of senses that rattles me, it's one of my horror soft spots and when Amy awoke in the void, the black vacuum... oh shit yeah!
Great. Great. GREAT!
The characters were sound, the descriptions were good, the imagination concerning the ability of computers was great considering the impossibilities of the future and the relentless killing typical of his work was awesome, as usual. You just never know who will make it, if anybody, with this guy.
The story moved at a quick pace and I tore through the entirety in only four or five sittings.
Quality shit for sure.
There is something about the loss of senses that rattles me, it's one of my horror soft spots and when Amy awoke in the void, the black vacuum... oh shit yeah!
Great. Great. GREAT!
March 18, 2012
One of the worst translations I have ever read. Almost ruined the reading experience.
The book was filled with cringe-worthy cliches, but I could forgive it for trying to go into too many technical details for 1992.
Reinforces my opinion that Stephen King is The King.
The book was filled with cringe-worthy cliches, but I could forgive it for trying to go into too many technical details for 1992.
Reinforces my opinion that Stephen King is The King.
November 4, 2023
In zijn genre best te pruimen, maar helaas ietwat gedateerd. Een boek over AI uit de jaren 90 kan ook niet anders dan dat zijn. Verrassend dat er al over VR wordt gesproken... Een boosaardige professor gebruikt hoogbegaafde kinderen om hun hersenen aan te sluiten op een computer (anno 1996). Klinkt slechter dan het is: de personages zijn aardig uitgewerkt en je bent als lezer wel mee met Josh en Amy, de twee buitenbeentjes die elkaar vinden op school voor hoogbegaafde kinderen.
Zelfs het 'hersenen-aan-computer'-concept werkt beter dan het zou moeten en de over de mogelijke consequenties heeft de auteur goed nagedacht. Over de morele dan toch, want hoe hij het internet ziet en hoe computers werken daar zijn toch wat vraagtekens bij te zetten (wat mensen medio de negentiger jaren wellicht niet deden).
Ook de uiteindelijke boodschap is twijfelachtig: de hoogbegaafde/gepeste/ongelukkige jongen keert uiteindelijk terug naar zijn oude omgeving en is daar nu plots wel tevreden (en sociaal vaardig). Alsof het probleem (onvoldoende uitdaging op school, kinderen die hem uitsluiten omdat hij een jaar voorop zit,...) bij hemzelf te zoeken was. Over victim blaming gesproken... En nog het vreemdste is dat Josh uiteindelijk zijn computer aan de deur zet omdat er iets gebeurt wat hem niet zint (en wat niet opgelost kan worden door gewoon het toestel uit te zetten - struisvogeltechniek lijkt me niet echt eigen aan hoogbegaafde jongens). Zijn moeder/de auteur concludeert dat her wel goed zal komen met hem, nu hij de pc heeft afgezworen... Is dit het equivalent van ouders in de jaren 2000 die de gameconsoles afzweren en ouders die nu sociale media vingerwijzen?
Kortom: leuk vertier in deze Halloween-periode, maar gedateerd en weinig memorabel.
Zelfs het 'hersenen-aan-computer'-concept werkt beter dan het zou moeten en de over de mogelijke consequenties heeft de auteur goed nagedacht. Over de morele dan toch, want hoe hij het internet ziet en hoe computers werken daar zijn toch wat vraagtekens bij te zetten (wat mensen medio de negentiger jaren wellicht niet deden).
Ook de uiteindelijke boodschap is twijfelachtig: de hoogbegaafde/gepeste/ongelukkige jongen keert uiteindelijk terug naar zijn oude omgeving en is daar nu plots wel tevreden (en sociaal vaardig). Alsof het probleem (onvoldoende uitdaging op school, kinderen die hem uitsluiten omdat hij een jaar voorop zit,...) bij hemzelf te zoeken was. Over victim blaming gesproken... En nog het vreemdste is dat Josh uiteindelijk zijn computer aan de deur zet omdat er iets gebeurt wat hem niet zint (en wat niet opgelost kan worden door gewoon het toestel uit te zetten - struisvogeltechniek lijkt me niet echt eigen aan hoogbegaafde jongens). Zijn moeder/de auteur concludeert dat her wel goed zal komen met hem, nu hij de pc heeft afgezworen... Is dit het equivalent van ouders in de jaren 2000 die de gameconsoles afzweren en ouders die nu sociale media vingerwijzen?
Kortom: leuk vertier in deze Halloween-periode, maar gedateerd en weinig memorabel.
March 12, 2025
I've yet to read a bad Saul! Shadows was spectacular, and in today's world... kinda relevant with AI. Definitely had classic scifi as well as the expected horror and suspense! Won't forget this one for a while
March 17, 2021
It was good. A typical John Saul, people doing bad things to children, this time in the name of science. I did see it coming though, what happens to the kids and the ending, was not a surprise.
August 21, 2024
A bit slow to start but ultimately a pretty good read. Not sure how I feel about the ending but it was fun if nothing else. Solid 3 star.
January 15, 2025
This book is a dick-grabber ... for sure.
This book had a bit of a slow start but then it got really eerie. You feel for the main characters Josh and Amy and only wonder why no one found out about Dr. Engersoll and his experiments as the number of the dead is rising. It clearly shows that science has to be controlled otherwise it gets out of hand as it is shown with this academy for extremely gifted children. An interesting subject and topic to write/read about. When you're interested in artificial intelligence and aren't offended by animal experiments on cats (poor little kitties) or theft of organs, this book is recommended. It's a science thriller and not a ghost story or a story with superhuman content. Some passages were not for the faint hearted, so don't be surprised if your dick gets grabbed ... if you're male that is.
This book had a bit of a slow start but then it got really eerie. You feel for the main characters Josh and Amy and only wonder why no one found out about Dr. Engersoll and his experiments as the number of the dead is rising. It clearly shows that science has to be controlled otherwise it gets out of hand as it is shown with this academy for extremely gifted children. An interesting subject and topic to write/read about. When you're interested in artificial intelligence and aren't offended by animal experiments on cats (poor little kitties) or theft of organs, this book is recommended. It's a science thriller and not a ghost story or a story with superhuman content. Some passages were not for the faint hearted, so don't be surprised if your dick gets grabbed ... if you're male that is.
August 13, 2013
Summary: The Academy was created for children that were extremely smart and didn't fit in any where else. OR at least that's what Dr. Engersol and Head Mistress Hildie wanted their students and their parents to think.
THey have been experimenting with artificial intelligence. Their objective is to try and keep only the brain alive with out it's body. Transferring the brain to a tank and hooking it up to a computer.
The first student they used died shortly after they moved his brain to a tank. But then they found Adam. He is classified as a "nerd" and never had many friends, mostly just his twin brother Jeff.
He had never been happy anywhere and that's why he was sent to the Academy in teh first place. But even there he didn't feel like he fit in. So when he found out about the doctor's experiment he wanted to do it.
They put him to sleep and removed his brain. They took his body and placed it on the train tracks staging a suicide. Jeff was the only one who knew the truth besides Engersol and Hildie.
But soon Many got tired of the school and wanted to leave. They didn't want her to go so they killed her and placed her brain in a tank as well. But she wasn't as easily controlled as Adam. And when the doctor threatened to shut down the tank she said she would kill both Adam and herself along with destroying all the data.
Josh, Amy's best friend figures out what is going on and tries to stop it. They order Adam to kill him and make Amy obey. Amy kills Hildie in order to protect Josh. Adam scares Amy into a coma but once the doctor discovers that Josh knows whats going on and will surely tell he informs Adam that he must stop the program and therefore kill both Adam and Amy.
Adam doesn't want to die and the power he has gotten makes him too strong to stop. He kills both the doctor and his mean twin brother before they smash his tank and he dies.
The police come and Amy wakes only to tell her parents that she's going to kill herself before she becomes corrupt like Adam did. Everyone thinks she's gone until Josh leaves the Academy with his computer and she contacts him at home. She tells him there's another experiment going on somewhere else and she is lonely and wants him to join her. He throws out his computer. He doesn't want that, she has changed.
Thoughts: Pretty crazy to think that technology could ever allow such a thing. Perhaps Saul was beyond his time in thinking it was possible when this book was written but I wouldn't be surprised if it were possible now or in the future. To even think that, is the most interesting part to me so I really enjoyed this book. Creepy as it was, I'd definitely recommend it to others to judge for themselves.
THey have been experimenting with artificial intelligence. Their objective is to try and keep only the brain alive with out it's body. Transferring the brain to a tank and hooking it up to a computer.
The first student they used died shortly after they moved his brain to a tank. But then they found Adam. He is classified as a "nerd" and never had many friends, mostly just his twin brother Jeff.
He had never been happy anywhere and that's why he was sent to the Academy in teh first place. But even there he didn't feel like he fit in. So when he found out about the doctor's experiment he wanted to do it.
They put him to sleep and removed his brain. They took his body and placed it on the train tracks staging a suicide. Jeff was the only one who knew the truth besides Engersol and Hildie.
But soon Many got tired of the school and wanted to leave. They didn't want her to go so they killed her and placed her brain in a tank as well. But she wasn't as easily controlled as Adam. And when the doctor threatened to shut down the tank she said she would kill both Adam and herself along with destroying all the data.
Josh, Amy's best friend figures out what is going on and tries to stop it. They order Adam to kill him and make Amy obey. Amy kills Hildie in order to protect Josh. Adam scares Amy into a coma but once the doctor discovers that Josh knows whats going on and will surely tell he informs Adam that he must stop the program and therefore kill both Adam and Amy.
Adam doesn't want to die and the power he has gotten makes him too strong to stop. He kills both the doctor and his mean twin brother before they smash his tank and he dies.
The police come and Amy wakes only to tell her parents that she's going to kill herself before she becomes corrupt like Adam did. Everyone thinks she's gone until Josh leaves the Academy with his computer and she contacts him at home. She tells him there's another experiment going on somewhere else and she is lonely and wants him to join her. He throws out his computer. He doesn't want that, she has changed.
Thoughts: Pretty crazy to think that technology could ever allow such a thing. Perhaps Saul was beyond his time in thinking it was possible when this book was written but I wouldn't be surprised if it were possible now or in the future. To even think that, is the most interesting part to me so I really enjoyed this book. Creepy as it was, I'd definitely recommend it to others to judge for themselves.
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