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The House: Lush and deceptively tranquil, with its pristine beaches and blossoming vegetation, the island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast. Here, where sudden storms unleash the murderous rage of wind and sea, stands the Devereaux mansion, a once-great plantation house now crumbling amid ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss. Here, Marguerite Devereaux, fifty and childless, has cast off her dreams to care for her aged, demanding mother.
The Family: Now, for the first time in twenty years, Kevin Devereaux has returned home to this secluded place with his wife and two children. They have come to visit Kevin's mother - hated, frightening Mother, with her slash of red lipstick, mask of bone-white powder, and a tongue that has always cut to Kevin's heart...and into his darkest nightmares. She said she was ill - but is that the real reason the old woman summoned the son she has not seen in so many years?
The Horror: Suddenly, horribly, Mother dies inside the locked nursery. And now there will be no escape. For now, all the secrets of this once-proud southern family emerge like tortured spirits from the sinister past to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of this decaying old house, they learn the true terror of The Unloved.
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Posted April 9, 2012
Why do people tell the story of the book when giving a review? Note to all people that do this. A REVIEW is to say wether u liked the book, not to ruin it for us readers, who dont want to know what happens before we read the book!
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Posted September 30, 2011
This book will surprise and shock you. I love John Saul. His books always keep me on the edge of my seat and leave me wanting more.
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Posted July 8, 2009
"The Unloved" is by far one of John Saul's best novels ever written! What starts out as sort of a slower, character developmental little tale, quickly plummets into true terror and insanity, leaving readers on edge till the last, chilling page. I, myself, could hardly ever put the book down, especially after getting towards the end when the horror turns into a thriller full of chases, death, and carnage. Don't miss out on this little gem of Saul's, you won't be disappointed!
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Posted April 19, 2004
I have every John Saul book except for the Presence and the new one, which I do plan to get. The Unloved is one of my favorites. Anyone else notice that this is one of the only books where the main character named Jeff actually survives to the end? Did Saul have a bully named Jeff in his past? Does he kill most of his Jeff characters as a writer's revenge sort of thing? Just a thought.
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Posted September 24, 2000
This was the first book I read by John Saul and at first I thought it wasn't going to be that good. Up to the part where the wife dies I thought 'This is no different from Stephen King' and I put a bookmark in it and didn't read any more for about 3 weeeks. Then one night when I was bored to death I started reading and then I couldn't put it down. Every chapter got better and better with Maugerite Devereaux killing everyone and Emmaline revealing the story of Maugerite's insanity. The storm that came and trapped the children inside and the spirit of their evil grandmother being resurrected. After I read this, I didn't sleep for a few days, but that's what I like about reading something as horrifying as The Unloved. John Saul instantly became my favorite author after I read The Unloved. This book is a must for any John Saul fan
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Posted August 24, 2012
I have read most of John Saul's books and the "The Unloved" is one of his best in horror and psychological thriller. His character development is terrific and the "unexpected" happens all through the book. Great premise for a "movie!" Be prepared to read it cover-to-cover without wanting to stop!
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Posted July 26, 2012
His books gets better and better
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Posted October 29, 2007
The plot didn't really know where to go, and the writing was a bit kitschy. It tried valliantly to be scary and suspenseful, but it ended up sounding a bit pretensious.
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Posted April 9, 2004
Leave it to gifted voice performer Sandra Burr to deliver an appropriately chilling, suspenseful reading of this enduring tale by a master of the thrillers, John Saul. On what could be but definitely is not an enchanted island off the South Carolina coast is a once prosperous plantation. It is now inhabited only by the family matriarch, Marguerite Devereaux, and her middle-aged daughter who has discarded her personal dreams to care for the troublesome and sometimes frightening older woman. Suddenly Marguerite Devereaux summons Kevin, the son she has not seen in many years. Accompanied by his wife and two children he returns for the first time in two decades to see a mother for whom he feels nothing but acrimony. The older woman had said she was ill, but it begins to appear that was not her real reason for asking Kevin to return. When Marguerite Devereaux dies a dreadful death long held secrets are revealed which may shatter once tranquil lives forever.
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Posted December 18, 2003
I have read two books by Saul (Sleepwalk and The Unwanted) and I quickly became a big fan! The Unloved is one of his bests. I'm sure I'll read it again and again!
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Posted August 6, 2003
Not my favorite John Saul book, but still a great read. A very captivating plot, with an even better climax. John Saul can keep anyone reading more and more.
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Posted July 5, 2002
Over the past 2 summers (the only time I really like to read) I have become a huge John Saul fan. I am determined to read all of his books. This one, 'The Unloved' has got to be one of the best Saul books I have read as of yet. It takes place in the South and reunites a man and his family, with his mother and sister who have many skeletons in their closets. One by one his family comes to know the truth of the family legacy ... and, with that truth comes imminent danger.
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Posted July 10, 2001
This is a very interesting story of phsycological suspence and terror. I found the book terrificly horrid, and I do believe I had tears in my eyes as I finished the last page. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the secret world of phsycologial horror, murder, and a little mystery.
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Posted May 7, 2001
I have read a couple of John Sauls books and everyone gets better. I couldn't find a book to fit my liking until I read John Saul and now he is my fav. author.
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Posted June 21, 2000
This was the first John Saul book I read and since then I have read almost every book he has written (except for the 2 newest which I plan on doing). I couldn't put the book down for a minute. This is a gripping novel that had me on the edge of my seat.
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Overview
The House: Lush and deceptively tranquil, with its pristine beaches and blossoming vegetation, the island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast. Here, where sudden storms unleash the murderous rage of wind and sea, stands the Devereaux mansion, a once-great plantation house now crumbling amid ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss. Here, Marguerite Devereaux, fifty and childless, has cast off her dreams to care for her aged, demanding mother.
The Family: Now,...