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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780061091315 ISBN: 0061091316 Label: HarperTorch Manufacturer: HarperTorch Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 544 Publication Date: December 15, 1993 Publisher: HarperTorch Release Date: January 25, 2005 Studio: HarperTorch Editorial Review: Product Description: The Perfect Place To Raise A FamilyFrom the bestsellig storyteller Orson Scott Card comes a gripping story of terror within a small town. Step Fletcher, his pregnant wife DeAnne, and their three children move to Steuben, North Carolina with high hopes. But Step's new job with a software company turns out to be a snake pit, and eight-year-old Stevie's school is worse. As Stevie retreats into himself, focusing more and more on a mysterious computer game and a growing troop of imaginary friends, the Fletchers' concern turn to terror. Young boys whose names match a list of Stevie's nonexistent friends have mysteriously vanished from Steuben. And as evil strikes out from the most trusted corners, it's suddenly clear: Stevie's next on the list. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Best book I have ever readThis is, by far, one the best books I have ever read! I couldn't put it down, didn't want to put it down! The way everything kind of wove together was just awesome. Rating:  - EhLost Boys is sublimely mediocre. A bland family moves into a bland town in North Carolina where a bland mother stays at home and martyrs herself in a bland, predictable way while superhero breadwinner dad goes to the blandest job of all--computer programming. And yes, we get to hear (sigh) all about it. Perfect Son Who Never Lies, Stevie, sees imaginary friends. Actually, pretty much the whole book is encapsulated on the back cover, and there's not much more than that to the book, save ... Read More Rating: - Don't read this book if you don't want to cryThat's all I have to say. If you don't like reading books that cause you to care deeply about the characters and to wind up sobbing at the end, never ever ever pick this book up. Rating:  - InterestingWow. Other than the fact that I was listening to the audiobook at work (very repetitive work that does not require a lot of thought) and was crying at the end, it was pretty good. Others have explained very well the nature of the book. I agree that it started a little slowly at first, but OSC's ability to carve out such detailed and interesting characters made it easy to keep reading. The foreshadowing was subtle at first, then as the book continued, built the suspense nicely. The end ... Read More Rating: - Too implausible The story of an average family and their sensitive son had its eerie moments. The end was a major disappointment, which left me unable to tie up all the loose ends. |
