http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/horror-the-best-of-the-year-2006-edition/ reading material to get excited about Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/horror-the-best-of-the-year-2006-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-6785 Heart-Shaped Box » Bookgasm Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:50:40 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=681#comment-6785 [...] If the final confrontation is too easy and the ending too abrupt – and they are – you’re still left with a tale of the supernatural that proves worth telling. In short stories and in comics, Hill has emerged as a young writer to watch, and in this full-length debut, he solidifies that reputation. His language is rich, even verging on literary, and many lines are oddly moving. Dad, you may have some serious competition. –Rod Lott [...] [...] If the final confrontation is too easy and the ending too abrupt – and they are – you’re still left with a tale of the supernatural that proves worth telling. In short stories and in comics, Hill has emerged as a young writer to watch, and in this full-length debut, he solidifies that reputation. His language is rich, even verging on literary, and many lines are oddly moving. Dad, you may have some serious competition. –Rod Lott [...]

]]> http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/horror/horror-the-best-of-the-year-2006-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-6374 BOOKGASM’s Best (and Worst) of 2006 » Bookgasm Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:09:54 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=681#comment-6374 [...] Runners-up: Joseph Finder’s KILLER INSTINCT and Brad Meltzer’s THE BOOK OF FATE were two thrillers that just plain annoyed (but Finder sent me a Christmas card anyway), Jeffrey Anderson tried to get all Michael Crichton in SECOND GENESIS and editors John Gregory Betancourt and Sean Wallace’s HORROR: THE BEST OF THE YEAR 2006 EDITION left us thinking, “If that was the best, this genre is fucked.” [...] [...] Runners-up: Joseph Finder’s KILLER INSTINCT and Brad Meltzer’s THE BOOK OF FATE were two thrillers that just plain annoyed (but Finder sent me a Christmas card anyway), Jeffrey Anderson tried to get all Michael Crichton in SECOND GENESIS and editors John Gregory Betancourt and Sean Wallace’s HORROR: THE BEST OF THE YEAR 2006 EDITION left us thinking, “If that was the best, this genre is fucked.” [...]

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