whatkatyreads's reviews
445 reviews

I think this is one of the weirdest books I have ever read (America Is Me being the weirdest) - and I loved it. I knew the basic story because I have already seen the film but I liked the book just as much. I'll definatly be looking out for more of Chuck's books to read.

When I first picked this book up, I didn't realise it was based in Warrington which is where I live. I have read Brass by Helen Walsh when it first came out and I really enjoyed and have read it several times since. When I opened the book and came across "Orford, Warrington" which is exactly the place I grew up I became half excited and half apprehensive. Just like I thought, she painted Orford to be a horrible place that's full of danger and somewhere you wouldn't walk about in the daytime never mind the evening. The part of Orford where they are living isn't that nice but its not as bad as it was presented. To be honest, the first part of the book I was quite annoyed by the whole example that Orford had been given.

I carried on with the book because I was intrigued by what would happen next and I couldn't put it down. I loved every part of it and even overcame the little annoyance I had with the first part of the book. I loved the switch between each character - the children Ellie and Vincent becoming a big part in the story. The childhood bullying of Vincent was quite uncomfortable for me to read but that was the point of it. It was supposed to be not very nice and she really brought it across well.

I can't wait for her next book. I do prefer this to Brass but I'll be re-reading Brass again soon as its brought back my love for it since reading this. Definitely one I'll be buying soon and I don't know why I didn't buy it in the first place.

From start to finish I was waiting for something to actually happen. I picked it up as a thriller and I wasn't thrilled at all. Some woman comes into this couples life and starts sleeping with them both while she's living with another lad and having a thing with the couples friend. That's pretty much it. Oh, apart from the fact that this woman had a thing with the female part of the couple when she was a child which in itself was quite disturbing.

Honestly? Don't bother. I couldn't wait to get it finished and back in the library.

This is the first horror I've ever picked up as it was recommended by a friend and although I was sickened in places, Chuck Palahniuk has made me feel worse. If this was a film, I wouldn't have even looked at the case. A ghost intent on revenge? No thank you! But as a book I really enjoyed it. I loved all the characters and the journey they took to escape the ghost. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because I wasn't scared enough. There were some points where I wondered if it was a good idea to be reading it in bed but nothing that made me want to stop reading.