by Sara Gran
This was a quick, entertaining read. This is not a novel that you can skim over, as you would undoubabtly miss something important as event happen quickly and every detail is vital. I enjoyed the novel and thought the story was interesting and it definitely drew me in. Had the author slowed things d...
This book creeped me out. That coming from someone who lives on a steady diet of horror. If you love horror, you have to read this one.
Come Closer Hardcover, 169 pages Soho Press, July 1, 2003 (first published January 1, 1973) I initially chose this book to host for my book club with more than a little trepidation. While I love a good horror story, especially the tale of "creeping dread" you expect from Alfred Hitchcock or Shirle...
This book hit so close to home, it scared the sanity out of me. Everything about Amanda reflected major aspects of my life onto the page, pulling me in like an invisible lead on a collar. I couldn’t help but fall in love with her. Some people might call her plain, or boring. I, however, found her “n...
This book hit so close to home, it scared the sanity out of me. Everything about Amanda reflected major aspects of my life onto the page, pulling me in like an invisible lead on a collar. I couldn’t help but fall in love with her. Some people might call her plain, or boring. I, however, found he...
Classified as part thriller and part horror, Come Closer is an enjoyable read for lovers of those particular genres. At 168 pages, it isn't going to take long to read, but the action starts on page one and does not let up until the last sentence. It is an intense psychological thrill ride that has...
Protagonist may be possessed, or may just be going crazy. The first chapter is the most striking and shocking, just because of the abrupt intrusion of malice and psychological violence, and the rest of it veers away from the examination of the pressures of the workplace on contemporary women into m...