I've noticed two different types of books by Bentley Little. The first are where Little takes something normal and mundane and twists it into something creepy and horrific. The second type are the ones where he just tells a story, but without the twist of the first type. This is the second type. While the story isn't bad, it didn't have that twist of making an everyday thing evil. This just told a story and while interesting just didn't hold my grab me like a lot of his novels do. Little's books also tend to have endings that can at times seemed forced. The ending to "The Walking" just ended too nicely, everything wrapped up too cleanly with little fanfare. If you're a Little fan then by all means read this, but this may not be the best choice to introduce yourself to his work.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Walking - Bentley Little
I've noticed two different types of books by Bentley Little. The first are where Little takes something normal and mundane and twists it into something creepy and horrific. The second type are the ones where he just tells a story, but without the twist of the first type. This is the second type. While the story isn't bad, it didn't have that twist of making an everyday thing evil. This just told a story and while interesting just didn't hold my grab me like a lot of his novels do. Little's books also tend to have endings that can at times seemed forced. The ending to "The Walking" just ended too nicely, everything wrapped up too cleanly with little fanfare. If you're a Little fan then by all means read this, but this may not be the best choice to introduce yourself to his work.
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