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Annie Wilkes: meet Mary Terror. I think you two are going to be good friends!
Wow. Just ... wow. What a relentlessly twisted and ruthless monster of a woman. Mary Terror is one of the most terrifying and despicable villains I’ve come across on the printed page. This book offers a fascinating dual character study: an in-depth look at the inner workings of an utter psychopath, and a woman who goes from living a life of comfort to being completely thrown into a nightmarish cross-country life-or-death mission to find her baby at all costs. This was easily some the strongest character work I’ve seen from Mr. McCammon so far.
The pacing was another strong suit in this novel. The plot moved along at breakneck speed and never gets stale. This book is full of compelling, adrenaline-inducing moments, seamlessly combining thriller, horror and action elements. SO well done.
Honestly, I can’t really point out too many flaws in this book at all. I can totally see how this won the Stoker Award. If it weren’t for Swan Song and Boy’s Life, both of which I consider to be masterpieces, this would be my favorite McCammon book to date. Strongly recommended, but be forewarned that this story goes into some extremely dark and violent territory. If you are up for that, you will definitely enjoy the ride.
Wow. Just ... wow. What a relentlessly twisted and ruthless monster of a woman. Mary Terror is one of the most terrifying and despicable villains I’ve come across on the printed page. This book offers a fascinating dual character study: an in-depth look at the inner workings of an utter psychopath, and a woman who goes from living a life of comfort to being completely thrown into a nightmarish cross-country life-or-death mission to find her baby at all costs. This was easily some the strongest character work I’ve seen from Mr. McCammon so far.
The pacing was another strong suit in this novel. The plot moved along at breakneck speed and never gets stale. This book is full of compelling, adrenaline-inducing moments, seamlessly combining thriller, horror and action elements. SO well done.
Honestly, I can’t really point out too many flaws in this book at all. I can totally see how this won the Stoker Award. If it weren’t for Swan Song and Boy’s Life, both of which I consider to be masterpieces, this would be my favorite McCammon book to date. Strongly recommended, but be forewarned that this story goes into some extremely dark and violent territory. If you are up for that, you will definitely enjoy the ride.
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May 24, 2020
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May 24, 2020
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July 20, 2020
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"Had every intention of taking a break from McCammon. That lasted a good five minutes lol."
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"Good God this book is twisted. Mary Terror and Annie Wilkes must be poker buddies."
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"An easy five star so far without even breaking a sweat. I’m completely hooked."
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"Man. So eager to see how this ends. What a twisted, violent, disturbing ride. Mary Terror is definitely up there on the list of most terrifying and despicable human villains ever."
July 28, 2020
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Finished Reading
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Jul 28, 2020 12:47PM
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Fantastic review. If that doesn't make you want to read this book nothing will!
Thought of a flaw. That cover art is pretty bad lol
I quite like that cover! I'm assuming that's the infamous Mary Terror looking through the rip.
It’s very 80s/early 90s horror book cover art
This Mary Terror sounds like my type of girl!
Hi guys. Now I'm officially on goodreads!Great review, Dan.
It's about time Rick! Welcome aboard mehartey!
Thanks, Rick. Been toying with the idea of starting a horror group on here. Just haven’t really gotten around to doing it or naming it. It would be a cool place to get recommendations.
No way. You can do groups on here??
Indeed. You guys have any ideas for a good name? We could be like the founding fathers lol
Oh I'm liking this. Compile a list of names and we can pick the best one. Gunslingers would be cool, Winners Club lol
This could be pretty fun. Gunslingers is cool. I’ll try to think of a few today. Any ideas welcome. Doesn’t necessarily need to be a King reference, but no complaints if it is lol.
That name is giving me some baaaaaaddd vibes
Ha ha ha knew you would hate it
How about the Rose Madders?
Needful Knockers lol
Rose Madders???? Might as well call it the Wizard's Glasses!
Theres always DT stuff like The Wastelands or Thunderclap
I was completely joking about that lol. I just knew you weren’t a fan. The Thunderclap sounds a bit like an STD
Hahaha yeah an especially vicious variety as well
I'm actually ashamed of myself for never making that association before lol
