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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780843957525
ISBN number: 0843957522
Label: Leisure Books
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 301
Printing Date: February 26, 2008
Publishing house: Leisure Books
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I love Richard Laymon. Not like that. I love his writing. This book espcially. Orignially it was a hard to find, expensive, hard-cover but Leisure books has done everyone a favor and re-released it.
It is two stories put together (i.e. "No Santuary, "Into the Fire"). One story focuses on Albert Prince and his cross-country kiling spree, which is reminiscent of "Endless Night" in which how the Prince manages to avoid detection.
The other story is not so typical Laymon. It is the story of the trials and tribulations of a group of teachers and their spouses in California. It may come off like a cheesy soap opera at very first but as the story unfolds and the two stories converge it is everything you love about Laymons and you remember why in the very first place why he is one of the Masters of Horror.
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Of all of Laymon's books that I have read, this is by far my least favorite. It sounded entertaining enough; I like serial killer books, all of the reviews on here made it out to be a great read... I haven't been this bored reading a book in a long time.
Short summary: There's a 17 year old serial killer on the loose, armed with a switchblade. He successfully manages to evade the cops on a cross country killing spree even though he's not at all a bright individual. Meanwhile a pack of teachers who all teach at the same school have more drama going on between them then all of their students combined. Most of the teachers are cheating on their spouses, complete alcoholics, obnoxious, pretentious and violent. Of course there is one who isn't, his name is Ian and he's the quiet silent type - our obvious good guy. Then we have the girl fresh out of the bad relationship and just trying to find a nice guy - our obvious heroine. The young serial killer makes it with amazing speed across the country to our pack of teachers and well, that's the rest of the story.
The biggest problem I had with this book is that I didn't buy into it at all. Our serial killer is such a weak character that he's completely uninteresting. The majority of the book follows him across the country killing people as he goes... but there is no motivation, no quirks or fun things for the audience to get to know him. Perhaps he is supposed to be the epitome of evil, but in reality he just comes across as a dork with a knife that gets lucky. I don't have a problem with the main character of the book being a bad guy, but he's missing anything at all to attract me to the character, for example: the suave brilliant evil of Hannibal Lecter, the sheer insanity and maniacal genius of the Joker, the sinister apathy of that guy in Shindler's List... MAKE THE BAD GUYS INTERESTING. This bad guy was just so boring, and from there we cut back to the teachers. Everyone is miserable; they all quote famous novels and spout off philosophical BS at each other while cheating on their spouses, screwing their students, and whining about this or that. Now there are a lot of interesting characters mentioned on the back, most of them however are only bit players.
Like all Laymon books, love at very first site is complete and unwavering. There are quite a few large plot holes, and I personally had a real issue with our leading female character who makes such a huge deal about being pregnant and how much she wants and loves the baby, then proceeds to drink alcohol and coffee on every page she's on. Add to that the realization that Laymon has no idea how women's clothing works (sorry Laymon, but raising your hands in a mini-skirt doesn't have the same effect as raising your hands in a short dress - try one on and you'll figure it out)
In the end what we have is 304 boring pages of empty characters having sex, dying, or lusting over one another. It's really rather sad... There are plenty of other Laymon books to read for a fun time, this is not one that I would recommend.
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This isn't necessariy a Cuts Review . While Laymon was banned in the US , I read all dean k , stephen king , and peter straub . Missed him until I walked in a bookstore lookin for maybe a good new horror author . Because let's be honest , most of them stink . Well , read 10 pages in the store and bought it . Read probably 10 , in a row since . I know that will destroy my reading expectations after having read them all , but as dean koontz wrote " nobody writes like Laymon ". Used to read a ton , old koontz , straub etc . Nothin beats Laymon . Well , maybe they tie but as for fun factor they are great .My excitement over reading has been rekindled again . Word of advice , Kirkus reviews says fans of laymon must be thinking I'm sick , very sick to be enjoying this (Quote) . Not because of the violence or grotequeness , mind you . Because the guy writes so , well , great . This isn't his best book but it's good . Just the very first book I came across on amazon . Do yourself a favor and check out one of his books . If you don't like it , call me sick .As Kirkus reviews have . Have fun , and remember " Kill em all , let God sort em out ". As Laymon says . Heck , I'm thinkin about gettin a Laymon tattoo .
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As a Laymon Fan, I was thrilled to see this one come out in mass market. What was not too thrilling was the story. Out of all the Laymon books, I'd say this ranks toward the bottom. Yes, it has the Laymonish characters and their sick twisted minds, but the story itself was just "off." If your looking for a Laymon book to really "THRILL" you try ISLAND, THE BEAST HOUSE, SAVAGE...or many others, just not this one!
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Cuts is a different kind of novel. In an eerie way, we are somehow able to relate to Albert--the main character that drives the plot--even if it's in a strange in unnatural way.
The plot revolves around a string of murders, which are committed by our very own Albert after he is told that he can have sex with the girl he picked up for twenty bucks. He's furious, and after the very first dog, his lust for power drives him to kill several women and a few men.
Our other main characters include Janet, a young pregnant woman, Lester, who's in a complicated relationship, and a man named Ian, who's a writer that's managed to get stuck in the middle of all of it.
Cuts is a different kind of novel. Obviously, Laymon is a literary genius and has paved his way with several other books. I had picked up Cuts because the name Laymon sounded familiar, and I was not a bit disappointed by my choice in reading Cuts. It's a book that will make you rethink the serial killer genre of books.
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