This was an interesting book. Horror written back in the early 70s has the feel of the time. Typical religious type horror that revolves around demons and the Catholic church. The back cover compares this to The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby and it does have that sort of feel. I really enjoy novels from that era and this one doesn't disappoint. I can not tell too much as it would give away too much plot and this one is to be savored. The story itself is really just so-so, but the delivery of the story by Konvitz is what makes this one superb. Atmosphere and characters are key here and he pulls it off quite well. Short novel, but so much story. There is a sequel to this novel which I've heard isn't quite as good as this one, but it's on it's way to me and I look forward to digging into it.
Friday, June 4, 2010
The Sentinel - Jeffrey Konvitz
This was an interesting book. Horror written back in the early 70s has the feel of the time. Typical religious type horror that revolves around demons and the Catholic church. The back cover compares this to The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby and it does have that sort of feel. I really enjoy novels from that era and this one doesn't disappoint. I can not tell too much as it would give away too much plot and this one is to be savored. The story itself is really just so-so, but the delivery of the story by Konvitz is what makes this one superb. Atmosphere and characters are key here and he pulls it off quite well. Short novel, but so much story. There is a sequel to this novel which I've heard isn't quite as good as this one, but it's on it's way to me and I look forward to digging into it.
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