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Den of Shadows
666: The Number of the Beast
This anthology brings together the best of today's horror writers in one spine-tingling collection. All of these stories are guaranteed to terrify!
So lock the door. Turn on the lights. Don't answer the phone. Open the book...if you dare...
336 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2007
About the author
Peter Abrahams
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Peter Abrahams is an American author of crime fiction for both adults and children.
His book Lights Out (1994) was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Reality Check won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011. Down the Rabbit Hole, first in the Echo Falls series, won the best children's/young adult Agatha Award in 2005. The Fan was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro and directed by Tony Scott (1996).
His literary influences are Vladimir Nabokov, Graham Greene, and Ross Macdonald. Stephen King has referred to him as "my favorite American suspense novelist".
Born in Boston, Abrahams lives in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. He is married and has four children including Rosie Gray. He graduated from Williams College in 1968.
Peter Abrahams is also writing under the pseudonym Spencer Quinn (Chet and Bernie Mysteries).
Peter Abrahams is an American author of crime fiction for both adults and children.
His book Lights Out (1994) was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Reality Check won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011. Down the Rabbit Hole, first in the Echo Falls series, won the best children's/young adult Agatha Award in 2005. The Fan was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro and directed by Tony Scott (1996).
His literary influences are Vladimir Nabokov, Graham Greene, and Ross Macdonald. Stephen King has referred to him as "my favorite American suspense novelist".
Born in Boston, Abrahams lives in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. He is married and has four children including Rosie Gray. He graduated from Williams College in 1968.
Peter Abrahams is also writing under the pseudonym Spencer Quinn (Chet and Bernie Mysteries).
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March 29, 2013
This is an anthology of scary stories. Many are written by acclaimed horror authors, some are written by paranormal YA authors, and some are by authors who I don't care enough about to look up. Here's a detailed review of each one:
Channel 99 by Peter Abrahams: 2/5
The anthology opens with one of the worst stories it features. The prose was awful; there were a bunch of sentences that made no grammatical sense, and it was very, very choppy. The story wasn't much better; it was odd and confusing. (Get used to that; odd, confusing stories are one of the most prominent problems in the book.) I will admit this, though: there were some parts that were genuinely suspenseful. Actually, there was one scene, in which the main character tried to stop herself from getting tortured, that gave the most suspense I felt in the entire book. And it did have a good premise. It just didn't do much that was good with it.
The Legend of Anna Barton by Laurie Faria Stolarz: 3/5
While significantly better than the last one, this wasn't great. The prose was good. It could be awkward sometimes, but it was normally passable. And I LOVED the ending. It was genuinely surprising, and exactly the kind of thing that a story like this needed. The main problem, however, is that a lot of the character interaction was unfocused. Characters changed subjects way too frequently, which made it hard to get a real sense of tension from it. This actually ruined the story. (Well that, and the awkwardness in the prose). It took a great premise and story and sucked all of the tension out of it. What a waste of potential; one more re-write, and it could've been great.
Saving Face by Christopher Pike: 4/5
Easily the best so far, and the best for a while. The prose was good, although it was often flat and uninteresting. Additionally, the ending was confusing and nonsensical. However the first 25 pages (yes, 25. This is by far the longest story in the book) were so amazing that I could let it go. This was mainly created by the story's great handling of beauty, jealously, rivalry, ect. The paranormal elements that came in the end were almost unnecessary; I would've been perfectly fine if this was a realistic story. I also liked that the characters were developed. In a story this long, it would've felt weird if the characters were flat and boring, the way they might've been in a shorter story. Fortunetly, that's not a problem; I felt like I knew Jill and Jane quite well. It also had a great premise, and unlike The Legend of Anna Barton, it didn't fall flat. The last five pages weren't great, but everything before it was amazing.
The Little Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates: 1/5
This is by far the worst story here. In fact, looking back, I can't think of anything that I liked about it. The only good thing was that it was short - only four pages. But it was an awful 4. The prose was horrible. It was so incredibly purple and overripe in its attempts to sound authentic to its time period (whenever it took place; the story never says) that it often sounded ridiculous and laughable. For example, there's this quote:
No, really, it actually says that. There's so much wrong with this, I don't even know where to being. This doesn't sound like it belongs in a serious story - it sounds like it's from a parody of one. Not to mention the overly-purple language, the unnecessary and confusing metaphors, and an annoying religiousness that doesn't fit the story at all. This is truly awful prose, some of the worst I'd ever read. And the other elements aren't better. Due to the prose being confusing and annoying, I didn't understand a good bit of the plot. Actually, beyond the narrator's sister disappearing, I didn't understand ANY of the plot. I had no idea what was going on. From what I could tell, the premise was also really, really dump and stupid and pointless. The overall effect? The story wasn't even slightly scary or creepy. It was just pointless. In short, I have no idea what this is, what it's doing in this anthology, or why anyone would show this to anyone without a MAJOR re-write.
If You Knew Suzie by Heather Graham: 2/5
This one had a lot of potential that was ruined by the ambiguity of the prose and the plot. The first half was actually really good, but it didn't really build up to anything that made sense. You could actually pinpoint the specific point in the story where the editor just said, "Screw this, I'm out of here." The second half of the story had awkward prose and a confusing story. It's too bad - the first half of the story has a lot of tension and suspense, and a very interesting look at relationships. But the ending ruined everything.
Slam Dance by Bentley Little: 4/5
This one was a lot better than the last couple were. The prose was sometimes a little awkward, but it normally worked. I also loved that the high school felt realistic, apart from the invention of 'slam books' for this universe. (Unless slam books are real things that I just haven't heard of.) However, this was the only story here that I felt like it should've been something more. It had an amazing premise, (everything Anna writes in the slam book she made comes true, even if it's an exaggeration), but it didn't feel fully developed; magic solved all of Anna's problems. I felt like if this were a whole novel, Anna would've got some consequences for using the slam book (both positive and negative), and we would've learned more about her and why people hate her. This wasn't a bad story (I rated it 4 stars, after all) - it was just an underdeveloped one.
A Trick of the Light by Chet Williamson: 5/5
This was my second favorite story in the book. (We'll get to my favorite in a bit.) The narrator had a nice, believable voice that never felt awkward. I also really loved the premise that showed off not only Williamson's ability to be scary, but an interesting perspective on relationships. It also showed off his amazing ability to avoid the cliches of a dying protagonist. (The narrator's girlfriend is dying in this story.) I don't have any major complaints about the story - it was one of the best.
Erased by Jane Mason: 3/5
This one wasn't bad, but it didn't make a really big impression on me, either. This is probably because the story felt pointless and unexplained. (Getting sick of hearing that yet?) It had pretty good prose, and a good premise, but it felt underdeveloped, underedited, and confusing.
Empire of Dirt by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: 5/5
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes was the only author I was familiar with going into this anthology. That being said, I'm not particularly surprised that her story is my favorite of all the stories here. First off, the writing was amazing. Which it always is, when Atwater-Rhodes is writing, but compared to the rest of the book, it felt very mature and polished. I also loved the application of shapeshifters into the real world. The main character is a hyena shapeshifter, and everyone thinks he's an insane person and a compulsive liar for saying so. I also loved the characters. One of Atwater-Rhodes's talents is creating a very meaningful arc for characters in a short amount of time, and this is on display here. I wish the story had been a bit more explained, but other than that, it was perfect. I've been told that a couple of the characters in this story reappear in Persistence of Memory. I can't wait.
EDIT: Alright, I read Persistence of Memory. And, I have to say, this story was a lot better. I was really disappointed in the book.
Incident Report by Joshua Gee: 3/5
This probably would've been a 4 if I hadn't read it right after Empire of Dirt. After all, the writing was pretty good. But the characters, the world, the story... EVERYTHING felt underdeveloped compared to the last book. And the story was slightly confusing. In particular, I had no idea what was going on for the first third of the story, and the ending was nonsensical. It was a pretty good premise, and Gee obviously knows how to write, but it just fell flat here due to the lack of development.
Scapegoat by Robin Wasserman: 4/5
A lot better than the last one. The writing was great, and it was applied to a good and (gasp) DEVELOPED premise! Because of this, some parts were genuinely scary, in a way that the rest of the book wasn't. I do wish that it had been more meaningful about the relationship between parents and children and between friends. It obviously had the potential to be this. That being said, I think it still worked. The story could've been more explained, but the narrator didn't know any more about the world than I did, so it worked better than in other stories.
Imagining Things by T.E.D. Klien: 4/5
This one was my third favorite in the book. The writing was great, and so was the premise. Not to mention that the ending was very scary and suspenseful. I do wish it would've made an attempt to be more meaningful about loss and schizophrenia (I spelled that right on the first try! Yay!), but other than that, it was really, really good. Unfortunetly, the book goes downhill from here.
Grandma Kelley by David Moody: 2/5
Meh. This one wasn't awful, but nothing about it really stood out. The premise was really weird and stupid - I found it hard to take it seriously. The writing was pretty good, though; it didn't have editing issues, like a lot of the book did. However, the action sequence was confusing and unengaging; it was only the other parts that were well-written. I did, however, like the plot twist that came at the end.
Shelter Island by Malissa de la Cruz: 2/5
Note: This story was later reprinted for The Eternal Kiss 13 Tales of Vampire Blood and Desire.
This one was a very cliched paranormal romance, condensed into a short story. Stop me if you've heard this before: a vampire is watching a the lonely teenage heroine sleep every night for a while, but when the girl finds out about this, she doesn't really mind. She falls in love with him in a matter of days, despite them not really interacting very much, and she readily trusts him and offers him blood, even though she doesn't know anything about him. Hmm... where have I heard a similar premise? Oh, that's right, in almost every paranormal romance on the market today, even the ones I like. The story doesn't develop at all beyond that basic premise, and it doesn't do anything unique with it; it has the too-brave heroine and the insta-love, just like any other story. The only good thing about it was the prose, which worked, even if it was a bit underedited.
La Fleur de Nuit by P. D. Cacek: 3/5
This one had a relatively standard premise that could've been told a bit better. That's not to say that the prose was bad, because it wasn't - it was great. The reason I say that, is because like so many other stories in this book, it's undeveloped. The thing that would've made this story really creepy would've been watching the narrator slowly get more and more obsessed with the ghost that he's seeing. But unfortunetly, we don't see it. And the plot is so predictable, that you have to wonder why not - the story doesn't really have a point otherwise. I did, however, like the accuracy it showed to the time period (the 1700's).
Ever After by Isobel Bird: 2/5
Meh. This one wasn't the slightest bit creepy, and a little weird, mostly thanks to its crappy premise. It's mediocre, and awkward prose didn't help. Sure, there was some genuine mystery, but it didn't add very much to my enjoyment. Not to mention that the mystery is somewhat brought out of focus by the story's circular plot and conversations. Overall, one of the worst stories in the book.
Haunted by Ellen Schreiber: 3/5
This was basically "Shelter Island" with a better premise. Despite the non-sensical plot twist at the end, I could've been invested in the story up until then. This is helped by the story's mature prose that never felt underedited, which at this point, was more than good enough for me. But many elements were hard to take seriously. The guy she meets is somehow perfect for her, and although he's nice, the narrator's instant obsession with him is teeth-gratingly annoying. This is what I meant by it being just like "Shelter Island" - the romance was completely unbelievable and kind of cheesy. The narrator is convinced that this guy is the love of her life, despite barely knowing him. Overall, not a bad story, but most certainly not a good one.
Wolfsbane by Sarah Hihes Stephens: 2/5
Like the story's opening, this wasn't a story I was a fan of. The pacing was easily the worst part - the story consisted of seven pages of exposition and only three pages of things actually happening. It felt very unbalanced and weird. The premise wasn't that good to begin with, but the pacing issues - along with the fact that the plot is somewhat unexplained - kind of ruined it for me. The prose was pretty good, but other than that, there's very little to like in this volume.
Overall, this was a mixed bag, as most anthologies are wont to be. Some of the stories were creepy and successful, and some... weren't. The middle third of the book was definitely the strongest - it features all of my favorite stories in the book. However, the final third was so consistently horrible that they less than balanced out. Standouts: A Trick of the Light, Empire of Dirt, Imagining Things. The worst: A Little Sacrifice, Grandma Kelley, and Shelter Island.
I can't really find a particular reason to recommend or not recommend this book - when I averaged out all my ratings, it came out to exactly three stars. Basically, if you have any authors you like in the story, definitely read it. (Unless you like Joyce Carol Oates. I don't care how much you like her, you will hate her story.) But if not... trust another reviewer. Because I got nothin'.
EDIT: This was the first anthology I've ever read. Since then, I read a couple others, and looking back on this one, it strikes me as badly edited. I say this for two reasons. First, there were tons of instances of bad writing; you might've noticed that my biggest and most constant complaint was underediting (see Channel 99, If You Knew Suzie, Ever After, ect.), and there were tons of premises that were undeveloped and/or blatantly didn't work (A Little Sacrifice, Slam Dance, Erased, ect.). The second reason I say this is that there was no editorial direction. You'd think based on the title that it would be horror. And while some of them were (Saving Face, If You Knew Suzie, Imagining Things), a lot of them felt more like paranormal romance (Shelter Island, Ever After, Haunted). They weren't even all YA - Saving Face, A Little Sacrifice, and Incident Report all felt much more like adult books. And a couple (such as Incident Report and Grandma Kelly) felt more like soft science fiction than fantasy. It was like someone took a bunch of random short stories and threw them together without reading them. A lot of the stories had potential, and with tighter editing, this could've been much, much better.
Channel 99 by Peter Abrahams: 2/5
The anthology opens with one of the worst stories it features. The prose was awful; there were a bunch of sentences that made no grammatical sense, and it was very, very choppy. The story wasn't much better; it was odd and confusing. (Get used to that; odd, confusing stories are one of the most prominent problems in the book.) I will admit this, though: there were some parts that were genuinely suspenseful. Actually, there was one scene, in which the main character tried to stop herself from getting tortured, that gave the most suspense I felt in the entire book. And it did have a good premise. It just didn't do much that was good with it.
The Legend of Anna Barton by Laurie Faria Stolarz: 3/5
While significantly better than the last one, this wasn't great. The prose was good. It could be awkward sometimes, but it was normally passable. And I LOVED the ending. It was genuinely surprising, and exactly the kind of thing that a story like this needed. The main problem, however, is that a lot of the character interaction was unfocused. Characters changed subjects way too frequently, which made it hard to get a real sense of tension from it. This actually ruined the story. (Well that, and the awkwardness in the prose). It took a great premise and story and sucked all of the tension out of it. What a waste of potential; one more re-write, and it could've been great.
Saving Face by Christopher Pike: 4/5
Easily the best so far, and the best for a while. The prose was good, although it was often flat and uninteresting. Additionally, the ending was confusing and nonsensical. However the first 25 pages (yes, 25. This is by far the longest story in the book) were so amazing that I could let it go. This was mainly created by the story's great handling of beauty, jealously, rivalry, ect. The paranormal elements that came in the end were almost unnecessary; I would've been perfectly fine if this was a realistic story. I also liked that the characters were developed. In a story this long, it would've felt weird if the characters were flat and boring, the way they might've been in a shorter story. Fortunetly, that's not a problem; I felt like I knew Jill and Jane quite well. It also had a great premise, and unlike The Legend of Anna Barton, it didn't fall flat. The last five pages weren't great, but everything before it was amazing.
The Little Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates: 1/5
This is by far the worst story here. In fact, looking back, I can't think of anything that I liked about it. The only good thing was that it was short - only four pages. But it was an awful 4. The prose was horrible. It was so incredibly purple and overripe in its attempts to sound authentic to its time period (whenever it took place; the story never says) that it often sounded ridiculous and laughable. For example, there's this quote:
All that day we searched for our little sister, and all that week, and all that month and year we would search for our little sister; and never would we abandon our search for her, for the remainder of our troubled lives. Had cruel fairies carried her off into the Underworld? Had a wild beast made its way through an open window as we slept, and borne her away into the woods, in his jaws? Or had our little sister simply vanished, as dew sparkling like gems will vanish on the grass with the inexorable rising of the sun, transforming the comfort of night into the starkness of day.
No, really, it actually says that. There's so much wrong with this, I don't even know where to being. This doesn't sound like it belongs in a serious story - it sounds like it's from a parody of one. Not to mention the overly-purple language, the unnecessary and confusing metaphors, and an annoying religiousness that doesn't fit the story at all. This is truly awful prose, some of the worst I'd ever read. And the other elements aren't better. Due to the prose being confusing and annoying, I didn't understand a good bit of the plot. Actually, beyond the narrator's sister disappearing, I didn't understand ANY of the plot. I had no idea what was going on. From what I could tell, the premise was also really, really dump and stupid and pointless. The overall effect? The story wasn't even slightly scary or creepy. It was just pointless. In short, I have no idea what this is, what it's doing in this anthology, or why anyone would show this to anyone without a MAJOR re-write.
If You Knew Suzie by Heather Graham: 2/5
This one had a lot of potential that was ruined by the ambiguity of the prose and the plot. The first half was actually really good, but it didn't really build up to anything that made sense. You could actually pinpoint the specific point in the story where the editor just said, "Screw this, I'm out of here." The second half of the story had awkward prose and a confusing story. It's too bad - the first half of the story has a lot of tension and suspense, and a very interesting look at relationships. But the ending ruined everything.
Slam Dance by Bentley Little: 4/5
This one was a lot better than the last couple were. The prose was sometimes a little awkward, but it normally worked. I also loved that the high school felt realistic, apart from the invention of 'slam books' for this universe. (Unless slam books are real things that I just haven't heard of.) However, this was the only story here that I felt like it should've been something more. It had an amazing premise, (everything Anna writes in the slam book she made comes true, even if it's an exaggeration), but it didn't feel fully developed; magic solved all of Anna's problems. I felt like if this were a whole novel, Anna would've got some consequences for using the slam book (both positive and negative), and we would've learned more about her and why people hate her. This wasn't a bad story (I rated it 4 stars, after all) - it was just an underdeveloped one.
A Trick of the Light by Chet Williamson: 5/5
This was my second favorite story in the book. (We'll get to my favorite in a bit.) The narrator had a nice, believable voice that never felt awkward. I also really loved the premise that showed off not only Williamson's ability to be scary, but an interesting perspective on relationships. It also showed off his amazing ability to avoid the cliches of a dying protagonist. (The narrator's girlfriend is dying in this story.) I don't have any major complaints about the story - it was one of the best.
Erased by Jane Mason: 3/5
This one wasn't bad, but it didn't make a really big impression on me, either. This is probably because the story felt pointless and unexplained. (Getting sick of hearing that yet?) It had pretty good prose, and a good premise, but it felt underdeveloped, underedited, and confusing.
Empire of Dirt by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: 5/5
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes was the only author I was familiar with going into this anthology. That being said, I'm not particularly surprised that her story is my favorite of all the stories here. First off, the writing was amazing. Which it always is, when Atwater-Rhodes is writing, but compared to the rest of the book, it felt very mature and polished. I also loved the application of shapeshifters into the real world. The main character is a hyena shapeshifter, and everyone thinks he's an insane person and a compulsive liar for saying so. I also loved the characters. One of Atwater-Rhodes's talents is creating a very meaningful arc for characters in a short amount of time, and this is on display here. I wish the story had been a bit more explained, but other than that, it was perfect. I've been told that a couple of the characters in this story reappear in Persistence of Memory. I can't wait.
EDIT: Alright, I read Persistence of Memory. And, I have to say, this story was a lot better. I was really disappointed in the book.
Incident Report by Joshua Gee: 3/5
This probably would've been a 4 if I hadn't read it right after Empire of Dirt. After all, the writing was pretty good. But the characters, the world, the story... EVERYTHING felt underdeveloped compared to the last book. And the story was slightly confusing. In particular, I had no idea what was going on for the first third of the story, and the ending was nonsensical. It was a pretty good premise, and Gee obviously knows how to write, but it just fell flat here due to the lack of development.
Scapegoat by Robin Wasserman: 4/5
A lot better than the last one. The writing was great, and it was applied to a good and (gasp) DEVELOPED premise! Because of this, some parts were genuinely scary, in a way that the rest of the book wasn't. I do wish that it had been more meaningful about the relationship between parents and children and between friends. It obviously had the potential to be this. That being said, I think it still worked. The story could've been more explained, but the narrator didn't know any more about the world than I did, so it worked better than in other stories.
Imagining Things by T.E.D. Klien: 4/5
This one was my third favorite in the book. The writing was great, and so was the premise. Not to mention that the ending was very scary and suspenseful. I do wish it would've made an attempt to be more meaningful about loss and schizophrenia (I spelled that right on the first try! Yay!), but other than that, it was really, really good. Unfortunetly, the book goes downhill from here.
Grandma Kelley by David Moody: 2/5
Meh. This one wasn't awful, but nothing about it really stood out. The premise was really weird and stupid - I found it hard to take it seriously. The writing was pretty good, though; it didn't have editing issues, like a lot of the book did. However, the action sequence was confusing and unengaging; it was only the other parts that were well-written. I did, however, like the plot twist that came at the end.
Shelter Island by Malissa de la Cruz: 2/5
Note: This story was later reprinted for The Eternal Kiss 13 Tales of Vampire Blood and Desire.
This one was a very cliched paranormal romance, condensed into a short story. Stop me if you've heard this before: a vampire is watching a the lonely teenage heroine sleep every night for a while, but when the girl finds out about this, she doesn't really mind. She falls in love with him in a matter of days, despite them not really interacting very much, and she readily trusts him and offers him blood, even though she doesn't know anything about him. Hmm... where have I heard a similar premise? Oh, that's right, in almost every paranormal romance on the market today, even the ones I like. The story doesn't develop at all beyond that basic premise, and it doesn't do anything unique with it; it has the too-brave heroine and the insta-love, just like any other story. The only good thing about it was the prose, which worked, even if it was a bit underedited.
La Fleur de Nuit by P. D. Cacek: 3/5
This one had a relatively standard premise that could've been told a bit better. That's not to say that the prose was bad, because it wasn't - it was great. The reason I say that, is because like so many other stories in this book, it's undeveloped. The thing that would've made this story really creepy would've been watching the narrator slowly get more and more obsessed with the ghost that he's seeing. But unfortunetly, we don't see it. And the plot is so predictable, that you have to wonder why not - the story doesn't really have a point otherwise. I did, however, like the accuracy it showed to the time period (the 1700's).
Ever After by Isobel Bird: 2/5
Meh. This one wasn't the slightest bit creepy, and a little weird, mostly thanks to its crappy premise. It's mediocre, and awkward prose didn't help. Sure, there was some genuine mystery, but it didn't add very much to my enjoyment. Not to mention that the mystery is somewhat brought out of focus by the story's circular plot and conversations. Overall, one of the worst stories in the book.
Haunted by Ellen Schreiber: 3/5
This was basically "Shelter Island" with a better premise. Despite the non-sensical plot twist at the end, I could've been invested in the story up until then. This is helped by the story's mature prose that never felt underedited, which at this point, was more than good enough for me. But many elements were hard to take seriously. The guy she meets is somehow perfect for her, and although he's nice, the narrator's instant obsession with him is teeth-gratingly annoying. This is what I meant by it being just like "Shelter Island" - the romance was completely unbelievable and kind of cheesy. The narrator is convinced that this guy is the love of her life, despite barely knowing him. Overall, not a bad story, but most certainly not a good one.
Wolfsbane by Sarah Hihes Stephens: 2/5
Like the story's opening, this wasn't a story I was a fan of. The pacing was easily the worst part - the story consisted of seven pages of exposition and only three pages of things actually happening. It felt very unbalanced and weird. The premise wasn't that good to begin with, but the pacing issues - along with the fact that the plot is somewhat unexplained - kind of ruined it for me. The prose was pretty good, but other than that, there's very little to like in this volume.
Overall, this was a mixed bag, as most anthologies are wont to be. Some of the stories were creepy and successful, and some... weren't. The middle third of the book was definitely the strongest - it features all of my favorite stories in the book. However, the final third was so consistently horrible that they less than balanced out. Standouts: A Trick of the Light, Empire of Dirt, Imagining Things. The worst: A Little Sacrifice, Grandma Kelley, and Shelter Island.
I can't really find a particular reason to recommend or not recommend this book - when I averaged out all my ratings, it came out to exactly three stars. Basically, if you have any authors you like in the story, definitely read it. (Unless you like Joyce Carol Oates. I don't care how much you like her, you will hate her story.) But if not... trust another reviewer. Because I got nothin'.
EDIT: This was the first anthology I've ever read. Since then, I read a couple others, and looking back on this one, it strikes me as badly edited. I say this for two reasons. First, there were tons of instances of bad writing; you might've noticed that my biggest and most constant complaint was underediting (see Channel 99, If You Knew Suzie, Ever After, ect.), and there were tons of premises that were undeveloped and/or blatantly didn't work (A Little Sacrifice, Slam Dance, Erased, ect.). The second reason I say this is that there was no editorial direction. You'd think based on the title that it would be horror. And while some of them were (Saving Face, If You Knew Suzie, Imagining Things), a lot of them felt more like paranormal romance (Shelter Island, Ever After, Haunted). They weren't even all YA - Saving Face, A Little Sacrifice, and Incident Report all felt much more like adult books. And a couple (such as Incident Report and Grandma Kelly) felt more like soft science fiction than fantasy. It was like someone took a bunch of random short stories and threw them together without reading them. A lot of the stories had potential, and with tighter editing, this could've been much, much better.
April 12, 2009
There is alot of different stories (bad ones). They each tell something bad that happened in there lifes. like murder, killing them self and other stuff. My favorite storie was when a girl killed her self for no reason.
November 23, 2015
EVIL
Channel 99 by Peter Abrahams
Have you ever had brain fever? You know, when you're sick and you have a temperature and you don't know if you're hallucinating or not? This is what happens to Becky one day as she stays home from school, alone, with a temperature of 101.5 degrees. Her mother couldn't take a personal day off work, so Becky spends the day in bed watching cable television channel 99, what used to be the Mexican soccer channel, by accident. What she sees terrifies her - a realistic, yet, cartoon-like version of herself, Becca, with eyes that aren't quite right and lips that are a little too blue. A man named Malin believes Becca has 'the code' and is trying to get her to give it to him. This is a good story, left this reader wondering if what Becky/Becca experienced was real.
The Legend of Anna Barton by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Kayla is creeped out by a phone call she receives on the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of Anna Barton, who supposedly haunts Schillington Prep. According to legend, Anna ended up killing herself when she found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her with her best friend and no one would console her. Every twenty-five years following Anna's death someone on campus will die. This story is okay. I liked the ending.
Saving Face by Christopher Pike
Jane, who is plain, wants nothing more than to be like her identical twin sister, Jill, who is a successful model. With help from a gypsy named Arleen, Jane takes over Jill's life, while Jill is left disfigured and ugly, presumed dead. With help from the same gypsy, Jill gets her revenge on Jane, but not in the way she had originally intended. Arleen's motive all along was to help her own sister, Sira. Before she met Arleen, Jill thought her life was not worth living if she could no longer be beautiful. This story isn't just about jealousy and revenge; it is about valuing the life you are given. I really enjoyed this one, great ending.
The Little Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates
If You Knew Suzie by Heather Graham
Slam Dance by Bentley Little
Anna is not very popular at school. Nobody likes her except her best friend Jenny. One day in math class class, Jenny hands Anna a slam book. In it, Anna finds nasty things written about her by the popular kids. She, in turn, writes nasty things about the popular kids so they'll know what it's like to be disliked, only, what Anna writes comes true.
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DARKNESS
A Trick of the Light by Chet Williamson
People say go into the light when you die, but it's a trick, the light. It fools people. In the light, suffering doesn't end. It goes on forever. The darkness is where you will find true peace in death. Andy knows this. When his girlfriend Kyle goes into the light, he goes in after her intent on helping her find the shadow. In the the light, the truth about Kyle is revealed to him. This is one of the better stories, so far.
Erased by Jane Mason
Isabel goes for a swim in a black, icy lake and nearly drowns. When she emerges from the lake, her boyfriend, her best friend, even her parents, have no idea who she is. For a brief moment, she ceases to exist. Queue Twilight Zone them song.
Empire of Dirt by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
What would you do if you were institutionalized because you were shapeshifter that turned into a hyena when the moon was full, but no one believed you?
Incident Report by Joshua Gee
Apparently, Sylvia was being trained to kill, and that was the Primary Directive all along? The Diagnostic Manual? Rosalita? The donors in 219? Reading this story was like watching a movie with key scenes cut out, very confusing.
Scapegoat by Robin Wasserman
Imagining Things by T.E.D. Klein
That moment when you realize your crazy little brother, who always saw things that weren't real, isn't crazy, and the things he saw were real, and coming after you. So far, this is my favorite story in this anthology, very creepy.
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BEASTS
Grandma Kelly by David Moody
Don't you just hate it when you find out the end of the world has begun and it's all your fault? I liked this zombie tale.
Shelter Island by Melissa de la Cruz
Hannah befriends a vampire in trouble. His name is Dylan Ward, and he needs her blood. Does she help him? Of course she does! He looks like Johnny Depp. What teen-aged girl wouldn't?
La Fleur de Nuit by P.D. Cacek
Benjamin Thomas heard the story of the Night Flower, the ghost said to haunt the old New Hope cemetery up on Kitchen Hill, eternally mourning her lost love. She's a spirit eater waiting to meet up with a man, to feed on him until she walks away with solid bone and firm flesh, leaving the him in her place. Benjamin, regrettably, thought the story was nonsense.
Ever After by Isobel Bird
If you spied someone plucking the wings of Faeries you might intervene because that's cruel and Faeries are good, right? Wrong!
Channel 99 by Peter Abrahams
Have you ever had brain fever? You know, when you're sick and you have a temperature and you don't know if you're hallucinating or not? This is what happens to Becky one day as she stays home from school, alone, with a temperature of 101.5 degrees. Her mother couldn't take a personal day off work, so Becky spends the day in bed watching cable television channel 99, what used to be the Mexican soccer channel, by accident. What she sees terrifies her - a realistic, yet, cartoon-like version of herself, Becca, with eyes that aren't quite right and lips that are a little too blue. A man named Malin believes Becca has 'the code' and is trying to get her to give it to him. This is a good story, left this reader wondering if what Becky/Becca experienced was real.
The Legend of Anna Barton by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Kayla is creeped out by a phone call she receives on the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of Anna Barton, who supposedly haunts Schillington Prep. According to legend, Anna ended up killing herself when she found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her with her best friend and no one would console her. Every twenty-five years following Anna's death someone on campus will die. This story is okay. I liked the ending.
Saving Face by Christopher Pike
Jane, who is plain, wants nothing more than to be like her identical twin sister, Jill, who is a successful model. With help from a gypsy named Arleen, Jane takes over Jill's life, while Jill is left disfigured and ugly, presumed dead. With help from the same gypsy, Jill gets her revenge on Jane, but not in the way she had originally intended. Arleen's motive all along was to help her own sister, Sira. Before she met Arleen, Jill thought her life was not worth living if she could no longer be beautiful. This story isn't just about jealousy and revenge; it is about valuing the life you are given. I really enjoyed this one, great ending.
The Little Sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates
If You Knew Suzie by Heather Graham
Slam Dance by Bentley Little
Anna is not very popular at school. Nobody likes her except her best friend Jenny. One day in math class class, Jenny hands Anna a slam book. In it, Anna finds nasty things written about her by the popular kids. She, in turn, writes nasty things about the popular kids so they'll know what it's like to be disliked, only, what Anna writes comes true.
____________________
DARKNESS
A Trick of the Light by Chet Williamson
People say go into the light when you die, but it's a trick, the light. It fools people. In the light, suffering doesn't end. It goes on forever. The darkness is where you will find true peace in death. Andy knows this. When his girlfriend Kyle goes into the light, he goes in after her intent on helping her find the shadow. In the the light, the truth about Kyle is revealed to him. This is one of the better stories, so far.
Erased by Jane Mason
Isabel goes for a swim in a black, icy lake and nearly drowns. When she emerges from the lake, her boyfriend, her best friend, even her parents, have no idea who she is. For a brief moment, she ceases to exist. Queue Twilight Zone them song.
Empire of Dirt by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
What would you do if you were institutionalized because you were shapeshifter that turned into a hyena when the moon was full, but no one believed you?
Incident Report by Joshua Gee
Apparently, Sylvia was being trained to kill, and that was the Primary Directive all along? The Diagnostic Manual? Rosalita? The donors in 219? Reading this story was like watching a movie with key scenes cut out, very confusing.
Scapegoat by Robin Wasserman
I saw them for who they were.The movie Frailty came to mind while reading this story, if only because the main character was convinced he was ridding the world of evil.
For what they'd become.
Monsters.
And so I did what needed to be done.
Imagining Things by T.E.D. Klein
That moment when you realize your crazy little brother, who always saw things that weren't real, isn't crazy, and the things he saw were real, and coming after you. So far, this is my favorite story in this anthology, very creepy.
____________________
BEASTS
Grandma Kelly by David Moody
Don't you just hate it when you find out the end of the world has begun and it's all your fault? I liked this zombie tale.
Shelter Island by Melissa de la Cruz
Hannah befriends a vampire in trouble. His name is Dylan Ward, and he needs her blood. Does she help him? Of course she does! He looks like Johnny Depp. What teen-aged girl wouldn't?
La Fleur de Nuit by P.D. Cacek
Benjamin Thomas heard the story of the Night Flower, the ghost said to haunt the old New Hope cemetery up on Kitchen Hill, eternally mourning her lost love. She's a spirit eater waiting to meet up with a man, to feed on him until she walks away with solid bone and firm flesh, leaving the him in her place. Benjamin, regrettably, thought the story was nonsense.
Ever After by Isobel Bird
If you spied someone plucking the wings of Faeries you might intervene because that's cruel and Faeries are good, right? Wrong!
July 13, 2009
day : 7.6.09 finished book .
This book is about diffrent chapters . Ofcourse is scary .
The chapter i enjoyed the chapter called channel 99 , uit was scary because first it was about a girl who was home sick and couldnt go to school because she had a fever so when she would of get over it she would get to go back to school , she couldnt go with her mom to her job because she didnt wanted her to get more sick so she stood home mom said for her to call her if anything relax , watch tv , & eat the breakfast . It was scary when she turned the tv on and she went to channel 97 she didnt enjoy it went to channel 88 was kind of boring so she wanted to click the bottom button to go down to channels likee 96 but instead she clicked up and it took her to channel 99 ! thats were she saw this men saying to her to give him the bardcode she was totally scared so she just tried to turn off the tv couldnt because it wouldnt let her so she tried to unplug it didnt work so then she hears something in the hallways of her house stands up and look to find somebody she didnt . Then she saw a girl in the tv and it looked just like her and he swipped the razar across her face and she felt it like if it was to her that they swipped the razar across her face . It was creepy youy should read it Isabel & Shawniese read it to so you might want to ask her about the book to .
This book is about diffrent chapters . Ofcourse is scary .
The chapter i enjoyed the chapter called channel 99 , uit was scary because first it was about a girl who was home sick and couldnt go to school because she had a fever so when she would of get over it she would get to go back to school , she couldnt go with her mom to her job because she didnt wanted her to get more sick so she stood home mom said for her to call her if anything relax , watch tv , & eat the breakfast . It was scary when she turned the tv on and she went to channel 97 she didnt enjoy it went to channel 88 was kind of boring so she wanted to click the bottom button to go down to channels likee 96 but instead she clicked up and it took her to channel 99 ! thats were she saw this men saying to her to give him the bardcode she was totally scared so she just tried to turn off the tv couldnt because it wouldnt let her so she tried to unplug it didnt work so then she hears something in the hallways of her house stands up and look to find somebody she didnt . Then she saw a girl in the tv and it looked just like her and he swipped the razar across her face and she felt it like if it was to her that they swipped the razar across her face . It was creepy youy should read it Isabel & Shawniese read it to so you might want to ask her about the book to .
April 14, 2009
Ever since John, the servant of God, wrote the Book of Revelation and mentioned the number 666, people have been trying to figure out the meaning of the mark of the beast. The number is mentioned in Revelation 13:16-18.
As time has passed, we have lost the true meaning of the mark of the beast. Even though it is clearly defined as a mark that will be placed upon the right hand or forehead, a number of people throughout history have attached new and even weird meanings to the number 666. The number has become trivialized by its repeated association with its every random occurrence. Some folks have believed the beast’s number was to be a certain year. Because of this, the year 666 AD was at one time considered the date for the advent of the Antichrist. When that date came and went without incident, many began to anticipate the year 1666 with dread.
A number of people have superstitions or phobias about this number. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiacs is the term for people who fear the number 666. I once met a person who refused to ride in a car that had a license plate with 666 on it. Another person I know adds a stick of gum or something to his purchases if his check-out total at the store is triple six in any way. When President and Mrs. Reagan moved out to California, their house number was, you guessed it, 666. They had it changed to 668. Any time a bill numbered 666 is produced by a governing body like the UN or Congress, prophecy watchers give the document a good going-over to see if it has a connection with end-time events.
YOU CAN FIN THIS BOOK AT THE PUBLIC LIBARY.
As time has passed, we have lost the true meaning of the mark of the beast. Even though it is clearly defined as a mark that will be placed upon the right hand or forehead, a number of people throughout history have attached new and even weird meanings to the number 666. The number has become trivialized by its repeated association with its every random occurrence. Some folks have believed the beast’s number was to be a certain year. Because of this, the year 666 AD was at one time considered the date for the advent of the Antichrist. When that date came and went without incident, many began to anticipate the year 1666 with dread.
A number of people have superstitions or phobias about this number. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobiacs is the term for people who fear the number 666. I once met a person who refused to ride in a car that had a license plate with 666 on it. Another person I know adds a stick of gum or something to his purchases if his check-out total at the store is triple six in any way. When President and Mrs. Reagan moved out to California, their house number was, you guessed it, 666. They had it changed to 668. Any time a bill numbered 666 is produced by a governing body like the UN or Congress, prophecy watchers give the document a good going-over to see if it has a connection with end-time events.
YOU CAN FIN THIS BOOK AT THE PUBLIC LIBARY.
June 14, 2011
Like all short story anthologies, it's a mixed bag. Some of the stories are pretty effective, and some are just sort of there.
Here's the big problem with the anthology: the editorial direction. Rather, the lack thereof. There's no identified editor on this collection, and it shows. What's the point of this book? The title is 666, but none of the stories have anything at all to do with the number 666, and few enough have anything remotely demonic in them. The stories themselves have no relation whatsoever to each other. I think it's supposed to be a generic horror collection, but not all of the stories actually try to be scary. So what's the point of this collection? Because there's no editorial direction, I don't know who to recommend it for. Hardcore horror fans? They'll stumble over the paranormal romance. Fans of paranormal romance will be grossed out by Christopher Pike's story, for example. And for a YA collection, there's a strange number of non-YA stories in here. If you have wide-ranging interests, or you're willing to wade through a lot of stories that won't interest you, there are some gems in here. But it's a lot of work to get to what you like.
Here's the big problem with the anthology: the editorial direction. Rather, the lack thereof. There's no identified editor on this collection, and it shows. What's the point of this book? The title is 666, but none of the stories have anything at all to do with the number 666, and few enough have anything remotely demonic in them. The stories themselves have no relation whatsoever to each other. I think it's supposed to be a generic horror collection, but not all of the stories actually try to be scary. So what's the point of this collection? Because there's no editorial direction, I don't know who to recommend it for. Hardcore horror fans? They'll stumble over the paranormal romance. Fans of paranormal romance will be grossed out by Christopher Pike's story, for example. And for a YA collection, there's a strange number of non-YA stories in here. If you have wide-ranging interests, or you're willing to wade through a lot of stories that won't interest you, there are some gems in here. But it's a lot of work to get to what you like.
December 31, 2023
⛧ 666 The number of the beast ⛧
✯ Sacrifice is going on tonight. ✯
✯ Sacrifice is going on tonight. ✯
February 19, 2017
This is a collection of horror stories that are not related to each other whatsoever. Obviously, there are good ones and bad ones, but if you are a huge fan of horror anthologies like me, you're not going to regret reading this. As mentioned here in comment section, "I'd still recommend picking it up as the really good ones make the rest worth it".
When I first read this book I was considerably younger and I enjoyed it more maybe because later I realized that this book's target audience is YA (12-18). This is definitely not targeted at 20+ (but I didn't mind).
The title and cover are a little bit dumb, though, I agree. (They have nothing to do with the actual content of the book.)
Here's my review of each story:
When I first read this book I was considerably younger and I enjoyed it more maybe because later I realized that this book's target audience is YA (12-18). This is definitely not targeted at 20+ (but I didn't mind).
The title and cover are a little bit dumb, though, I agree. (They have nothing to do with the actual content of the book.)
Here's my review of each story:
September 7, 2009
Saving Face
In this part of the story of,666 saving face was the one which really grabbed my attention while kimming through them. Jill and Jane are sisters. jill is a model and jane is a teacher. Jane is jealous about jill because her parents will always pay attention to Jill then jane decided to kill jill and take her job and life. Jane wanted to suffer Jill so she cut her face horriblily and sick. Jane dumpe her in he water but a woman who is an expert at herbs treated her and teach her how to avenge her sister.
Text to world connection. Some sisters and brothers in the also sometimes think that the parents are more focused on her/him then themselves and felt like they are treated unfairly.
i reccommand this book to people who likes Horror, but you have to read this story before going on another this books not only does it scare you but also grabs your attention, so turn on the lights,close the door and open the book...if you dare....
In this part of the story of,666 saving face was the one which really grabbed my attention while kimming through them. Jill and Jane are sisters. jill is a model and jane is a teacher. Jane is jealous about jill because her parents will always pay attention to Jill then jane decided to kill jill and take her job and life. Jane wanted to suffer Jill so she cut her face horriblily and sick. Jane dumpe her in he water but a woman who is an expert at herbs treated her and teach her how to avenge her sister.
Text to world connection. Some sisters and brothers in the also sometimes think that the parents are more focused on her/him then themselves and felt like they are treated unfairly.
i reccommand this book to people who likes Horror, but you have to read this story before going on another this books not only does it scare you but also grabs your attention, so turn on the lights,close the door and open the book...if you dare....
May 12, 2009
This book is awsome..yet some stories are a little boring but still its a great book and it will have its best effects on you when you read it alone in your house, in your room and at night time..
I've tried it once , reading it alone in the dark night and then suddenly there is a startling big noise "BANG" ...it was a errifying experience..for that second i knew iwasn't able too find my breath or voice ..but still when i remember it i always laugh about how horrified i was..
So this is what i experienced with 666 and my advice to those who haven't read this book or are still reading it should try this nighttime thing..you will definitely have fun
"ENJOY".....
I've tried it once , reading it alone in the dark night and then suddenly there is a startling big noise "BANG" ...it was a errifying experience..for that second i knew iwasn't able too find my breath or voice ..but still when i remember it i always laugh about how horrified i was..
So this is what i experienced with 666 and my advice to those who haven't read this book or are still reading it should try this nighttime thing..you will definitely have fun
"ENJOY".....
November 14, 2016
I haven't seen many horror anthologies aimed at the YA market, so I thought I'd give this a try. Unfortunately, it's a lackluster collection of stories that are either predictable, forgettable, or both. A generation raised on creepypasta likely won't find much of a scare here.
July 23, 2008
The title is dumb, but it is actually a very interesting collection of short stories by various authors. It is great to read at work as each story takes about 15 to 20 min to read.
January 29, 2019
I love it
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2022
(disclaimer!!!: this has spoilers to some of these stories so read at your own extent!)
This book is a series of individual short horror stories that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Every story has a different feel to them along with the fact that they all have their own twists and turns. One of my favorite stories was Channel 99 by Peter Abrahams. This story was about a girl who stayed home sick and wanted to watch tv, thinking nothing would happen to her. She came across channel 99, and that’s when the story gets interesting. Becky, who was home sick on the couch, found a channel that wasn’t meant to be found, and was a secret channel. Channel 99 is a channel that brings anything that happens to life. A girl who looked like Becky was in the tv, and when she got hurt by the other person who was there, Becky got hurt in the same exact place as the girl in the tv. The person in the tv is trying to figure out how Becky got the code to the channel but not even Becky knows how she got it, in fact she didn’t even know the channel had a code to begin with! At the end of this story, she found the code, and was petrified of her discovery. Another story I really liked was The Legend of Anna Barton by Laurie Faria Stolarz. This was an amazing story due to the fact that it had to do with a rumor that every 25 years a different student dies with the words “You Shouldn’t Have Left Me Alone!” somewhere near the sight of death. This story takes place on the 100th year anniversary of Anna Barton’s death, which means another student will die tonight. In this story the student who dies is always someone who’s keeping a major secret from everyone, causing Anna to lead them to suicide. The main characters go through dramatic times throughout the night, which ends up in only one of them dying.
This book is a series of individual short horror stories that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Every story has a different feel to them along with the fact that they all have their own twists and turns. One of my favorite stories was Channel 99 by Peter Abrahams. This story was about a girl who stayed home sick and wanted to watch tv, thinking nothing would happen to her. She came across channel 99, and that’s when the story gets interesting. Becky, who was home sick on the couch, found a channel that wasn’t meant to be found, and was a secret channel. Channel 99 is a channel that brings anything that happens to life. A girl who looked like Becky was in the tv, and when she got hurt by the other person who was there, Becky got hurt in the same exact place as the girl in the tv. The person in the tv is trying to figure out how Becky got the code to the channel but not even Becky knows how she got it, in fact she didn’t even know the channel had a code to begin with! At the end of this story, she found the code, and was petrified of her discovery. Another story I really liked was The Legend of Anna Barton by Laurie Faria Stolarz. This was an amazing story due to the fact that it had to do with a rumor that every 25 years a different student dies with the words “You Shouldn’t Have Left Me Alone!” somewhere near the sight of death. This story takes place on the 100th year anniversary of Anna Barton’s death, which means another student will die tonight. In this story the student who dies is always someone who’s keeping a major secret from everyone, causing Anna to lead them to suicide. The main characters go through dramatic times throughout the night, which ends up in only one of them dying.
April 30, 2022
I picked up 666: The Number of the Beast when I was in school. I read a couple of stories back then and forgot about it.
Last week I picked it up again and started reading it.
The book is a collection of stories divided into 3 sections, Evil, Darkness and Beasts. Some of the stories will really give you the chills and some others are just simply fun to read.
Overall this book is a fun read. I picked up horror stories after a really long time! Absolutely loved it!
Last week I picked it up again and started reading it.
The book is a collection of stories divided into 3 sections, Evil, Darkness and Beasts. Some of the stories will really give you the chills and some others are just simply fun to read.
Overall this book is a fun read. I picked up horror stories after a really long time! Absolutely loved it!
October 31, 2022
I really loved some of the stories in this anthology, some were just OK, and a couple I couldn't even finish. This was a fun Halloween read and a couple stories I wish weren't just short stories, but were full-length stories. I would definitely recommend those for people who want to start their journey in horror novels as they aren't very intense, but are definitely a step above more young adult style horror.
May 23, 2018
It was decent. Loved certain stories, hated certain stories, but grammar was totally non-existent with most of these. The editor seemed to edit part of it and then just say, "NOPE," and quit. Some of these were like Wattpad stories (it got that bad at times), but the stories "A Trick of the Light" and "Erased" (there is a bit more but these were my faves) made this book a three-star!
September 5, 2019
Some stories are definitely better than others, and there’s a couple that I just straight-up don’t really get, even after reading this book about 5 times. My personal faves are Laurie Faria Stolarz’s “The Legend of Anna Barton” and Melissa de la Cruz’s “Shelter Island.”
November 4, 2019
Only read the one that Amelia Atwater-Rhodes wrote - a short story about Sassy. I was disappointed in how short it was, even for a short story. He was one of my favorite side character's and it would have been nice to see him with more of a story.
June 22, 2017
I liked nearly all of these stories. I think my favorite section was "ghosts". A great book to take camping and read around the fire!
October 25, 2017
Super Spoopy!
October 21, 2018
Some stories might give you chillls whilst others were too dull to read .. This book if for like novices of the book world!
June 4, 2019
OK OK
May 6, 2020
I was barely a teen when I read it I loved it back then
April 7, 2021
Aside from two or three stories that really got my mind going, the majority of these are very juvenile . . . not because of content, but the writing style.
January 6, 2022
Better not to read this book. It's horrible.
April 21, 2022
Loved it.
January 17, 2017
Some of these are very good, others aren't worth reading. I'd still recommend picking it up as the really good ones make the rest worth it.
January 15, 2017
Was disappointing from beginning to end. Each story read as a small section of a bigger story.
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