by Richard Laymon
As Richard Laymon novels go, Island is definitely one of his lesser works. It's a shame, because it seemed to have so much potential for the patented Laymon brand of bloody carnage and lustful insanity. I mean, here we have one sexually frustrated young man and four scantily-clad women, all of whom ...
One of my favourite books from Richard Laymon!
What would be worse than being forced to read a 14-year old girl's entire diary? Perhaps being forced to read a 14-year old boy's entire diary? Ah, I know! Being forced to read Rupert's entire diary!This book is so slow-moving and vapid in places that one finds oneself skimming through pages with...
Island is incredibly offensive, bizarrely interesting, and often a lot of frenetic, fast-paced fun. sleazy, escapist enjoyment; i felt guilty. the novel is reprehensible and often terribly written. but like i said: fun! horrible fun. a bunch of survivors of a suspicious explosion on a private yacht ...
This book disturbed me. Not by the violence or situation. It bothered me how Rupert could only think of bedding any of the women on the island. Then he would write about it. I found it strange/bizarre how that aspect of the story kept coming up. Overall the premise was good but I had a hard tim...
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