The House

Give it a try!

I read this book beacuse a friend recommended it and claimed that it would scare the stuffing out of me. I read it, and although i wasn't completely terrified, i did enjoy the book though. It may not be no holds barred 'horror', but it'll shock you nonetheless, infact, if you arent freaked out by the lude stuff that little girl does, then you need help. All in all, its definitly worth it and its got captivating characters that you get pretty attached to. Give it a try, i did and i certainly liked it!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

A failure, through and through.

I had heard this book, The House by Bentley Little praised from many sources, it was supposed to be terrifying and shocking, revolutionary horror. The only thing I found shocking was that it got published. It's a failure through and through and I have no idea why Bentley Little didn't throw the manuscript in the trash after he read it-- it's elemtary school stlyed bad. All good horror starts off in the seemingly real world, which is why The House falls flat on its back when, during the first 20 pages a woman is blungeoned to death by an army of midget clowns. The characterization is beyond poor, some of it starts off decent but only falls and fall, spiraling downward. You just don't care for the characters. Nothing makes you like them, and for the whole thing I was routing for them to get killed. The graphic pedophila most all of them participate in doesn't help you like them either. Some subjects, like pedophila, do require a deal of sobreity while handling them, and Little has none and executes his "story" terribly. And the story, God the poor excuse for a story. It's really bad. Aside from characters remembering, quite off-handedly, that a girl they see reminded them of the same one who decapitated and cooked their parents when they were young, too much happens at once. For the atrocity to be considered an actual novel, a bad one but a novel, characters can't have 5 or 6 major ephiphanies in a matter of two lines. The characters just aren't believeable. The story, and "scares", are ridiculous and laughable don't waste your time with Mr. Little's The House. It stinks. And do not DO NOT compare this to books like Stephen King's Bag of Bones or The Turn of the Screw; both of which are brilliant and could never be in the leauge with this awful "book".

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

total mindf@&k

this book is the scariest book i have ever read in my life. and the strangest because no book has ever had the effect on me that this one did. it was like i was in it. and i couldn't get out. i felt like i was trapped. it was a good and bad feeling. all i know is that i was relieved when i finished it but not because it was bad, just because i was so scared and i wanted to get out if that makes sense. just..read it and see what i mean.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Takes you into a tornado

The book keeps you guessing what will happen next, but it changes so quickly from one character to the next and does get a little confusing.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

The horrible book!

It took me forever to finish this novel. Sheer boredom. I enjoyed Daniel's character. I was a bit sickened with the young girl and the explicitness of her and her interactions with some of the other characters. Pass this one up. I don't think I will be reading any of this authors other books. Into the trash this one goes.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Poor offering from a mostly good author.

Poor offering from a mostly good author.

Scary, adult themes

Truly horrifying. Like other Little novels, I felt it could have been longer. But I enjoyed the varying viewpoint characters: they were well rounded, and the echoes of the spooky theme in their different but similar experiences amped up the chill factor. Great for fans of edgy horror without excessive gore.

Cannot seem to get into this one....

This is a very SLOOOOWWW moving book. I cannot seem to get into it. IT really hasn't "GRABBED" me yet. Will keep reading to see what happens. I really hate buying books and NOT reading them. We will see how much longer I can torture myself with this one.

Don't bother

Not his best. I had a hard time finishing this book. Usually love his stuff.

highly recommended

This book was very strange and captivating at the same time. From the very start I didnt want to put it down!

Stop Before It's Too Late

This was absolutely, without a doubt, the worst book I've ever read! There was so much extraneous writing. At one point the author mentions that a character drank water to clean crackers from his teeth. Who cares! Get to the point. God this book dragged. It's as if the author was being paid by the word. Something happens and the character doesn't understand why. Then again and they don't understand. Fine. We know the character is confused. Who wouldn't be? It's not necessary to state the obvious. Move on. Show, don't state. Scared to death? More like bored to death. At best, this was a short story. At best! I could complain much, much more, but who's going to read this far.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Not one of his better works

I first read 'The Store' and, being one of the multitudes who have worked in a retail store I found that novels touch of reality more than a little chilling. But this one is weak, the story is haphazard at best and completely confusing at worst. While I have read many of his novesl that were well worth the time spent, the one was not one of them. Don't bother, pass it up for 'The Mailman,' 'The Associate' or 'The Policy'

Scared the sh*t out of me!!!

I thought this was the freakiest book I've read so far.The part with the strange and somewhat crazy little girl was kind of bizairre,but what really scared was those little freaky demented clowns! Just to imagine those 'things' made me shudder.I felt like they were going to pop up somewhere and grab me.So if your in for a good scare, read this book!!!

( Warning) Do not read this book alone ,!!

This book is a positive must have. a page turner.. I could not put this book down til I finished it.I.m a long time horror book reader. I am very hard to scare., But this book had me turning on lights.!

Fast-paced, perverse, and intriguing

This book gets you from the very beginning, and never lets up with the horror and suspense. Little is thoughtful, terrifying, and bold. The House is a great read.

Total waste of time....

I was very disappointed by this book. I just can't understand what the Prologue had to do with the story...it made no sense at all. I did start to get into the character Laurie, but that was about it. The ending was a TOTAL disappointment!!! I was pissed off because I spent almost 2 weeks of my time on this book. So overall, I give it 2 thumbs down!

Amazing

If icould I would give this book all the Stars in the world. An amazing and exciting book. The best book I have ever read. I would recommend this book to everyone. Except for the young and the squimish.

18 year old who loves shocking horrror

Whe I bought this book I heard that it was shocking and had to read it. I was not mistaken, it is shocking to the extreme, it has things which I would have never imagined. But if you are sensitive to taboo shattering scenes, this is not the book for you, but if you love taboo shattering fiction, you'll love this.

Wow!!

This is the most original haunted house novel I have ever read--and I've read quite a few. Little completely reworks the haunted house mythos and brings this dusty musty overdone subject kicking and screaming into the 21st century. A work of genius.

For the older teenager

Great book if you never received a well rounded education, if your vocabulary is that of an 8th grade student. I wouldn't waste any more money or time on his books.