Following the main character in the book, James True, who stars to experience OBE'S (Out of Body Experiences) at a very early age of 7 - where he saw himself choking on a hot potato. Happening more and more throughout his life, he begins to learn much about his ability, with the most noticeable incident happening when he was 17 in a motorcycle incident; the great amount of detail the author used for describing the scene was brilliant, particularly because of the first person viewpoint that the book is written in. This first person narrative was particularly interesting, giving us an insight into Jim's (James) thoughts, feelings, and emotions. We then start ...  Read the complete review

?I wasn?t there when I died. Really. I wasn?t. And finding my body dead came as a shock. Hell, I was horrified, lost, couldn?t understand what the fuck had happened.? James True is one third of the True, Guinane, Presswell enterprise that operates in the hurly burly world of advertising. Having discovered the strange ability to leave his body at the age of 6, out of body (OBEs) experiences have been a regular feature ever since passing out in a Bournemouth boarding house having swallowed a hot piece of potato. Married to Andrea with a young daughter called Prim, James True tells the ..  Read the complete review

I have read several James Herbert books in the past and this one has been knocking around on my bookshelf for some time and taking the train up to my parents gave an ideal reading opportunity. It is 394 pages in length so it will take a while to get through it but a 6 hour round trip by train just about covered it. Whilst over the past few years I have gone off horror stories slightly I have always found that James Herbert isn't quite as graphic in the plots as say Stephen King is. He tends to lean a bit more on the suspense side of things rather than out and out shock horror. This book wasn't in my opinion one of his best offerings as really it appeared to ...  Read the complete review

Nobody True - James Herbert - No price taken out of library Nobody True is the story about a young man, James (Jim) True who throughout his life suffered from Out of Body Experiences. During one of these experiences (OBE's) he is murdered and mutilated... But he doesn't feel dead, he doesn't act dead.... So what's going on? I'll stop with the plot spoilers there as I don't want to ruin it; yes I want you to go read it yourself! (Or check out the Amazon reviews, I almost spoiled the ending myself there) I want to start with Herbert's style of writing, I love it, I am a big fan of first person style novels as I feel it draws you even ...  Read the complete review