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Heart-Shaped Box (Unabridged) (CD) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joe Hill
Creator: Stephen Lang
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 536209
Format: Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4.9 x 1
ISBN: 0752897381
EAN: 9780752897387
ASIN: 0752897381
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 Sometimes a book jumps off the shelf and says buy me... November 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...and that was certainly the case here. The story starts quickly, it's only a matter of a few chapters before the ghost appears and then it all kicks off; from then on the story moves at a cracking pace. I was pleasently surprised by some of the twists in the plot, I really wasn't expecting them (in fact had it not been for 1 twist in particular I would have scored it a 3 star). The characters are brought to life wonderfully, I could almost swear that there is an aging rocker knocking about called Jude. Very well done.
I noticed from some reviews that they thought the book to long, I disagree, there were loose ends that needed tying up and had this not happened then the story I feel would definatly be lacking.
 A Bit Too Long August 21, 2008
I did enjoy this book, but I felt that it was a short story dragged out. I don't think the story had enough premise to be a full novel. I think it would have been snappier and more intense if it had been 100 - 150 pages long.
enjoyable read July 29, 2008
Ok, let's get it out of the way right at the start. Joe Hill is Stephen King's son, if there's anyone out there that didn't know it. Unfair to mention this? Well, Hill's gripping debut novel deals in the supernatural and smoothly references King's favourite rock bands, so the comparison seems appropriate.
What is certain is that Hill has inherited his father's talent for ideas and a driving narrative. He sets his premise- an ageing rock star, Judas Coyne, buys the ghost of a dead man on the Internet- quickly and easily and after that the narrative seemingly unfolds itself, the hallmark of a great story. It would definitely not be fair to compare the writing. King's once prosaic prose is now close to genius, winning over the harshest critics in the literary establishment, so there's plenty of time for Joe yet, but his writing is often clunky in places, suggesting that parts of it needed a closer edit or another draft.
Enough of the comparisons; does the novel work on its own terms? That's a resounding yes. Hill draws you into his characters' predicament, delivering a series of ghoulish set pieces which drive the novel forward. He creates a genuinely frightening antagonist and reveals the story to the reader at just the right moments, leading up to a tremendous conclusion. I am not so sure about the rather unsubtle psychological elements to the story. Coyne's backstory seems underdeveloped and ultimately links unconvincingly to the cetral narrative. However, this is a very enjoyable and deeply satisfying first novel from a talented young writer.
Inventive, charming, gripping and damned scary! July 27, 2008
Horror (perhaps more than any other genre) has had to change, adapt and reinvent itself though the ages. From the gothic to the psychological to the supernatural to the unrelentlessly gory horror has had to change in order to fulfil its function - to be scary. As we, as a culture, become more jaded mere ghost stories are hardly enough to shiver our timbers.
It is refreshing then that authors like Joe Hill have no need to reinvent the wheel to create a gripping and chilling page turner.
Heart Shaped Box is a simple (albeit beautifully told) ghost story yet it is so much more than that. A comment on popular culture, a psychological case study, a satire, Heart Shaped VBox has elements of all of these. But it's the relentless chills that keep you turning the pages and the intelligence and originality that keep readers returnign to the book again and again.
Something lacking July 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The premise to this book is exceedingly intriguing - A ghost bought over the internet turns out to be a nightmare. The story itself is quite good and there are some genuinely gripping moments in the story. The main problem I have with the book is the pacing. All the intrigue and suspense that you would expect from a ghost story is non-existent. The Ghost appears immediately and from there the story takes on more of a hunter/hunted story. The action is relentless with the ghost having a 'Terminator' feel to him in the way that he just keeps coming. This is by no means a bad thing but for those expecting a slow, taunt build-up you will be disappointed.
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