Nobody True - James Herbert

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

?Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.? Few authors can write about life or death in such a dramatic and all encompassing way as James Herbert has in Nobody True. For this reason I number him amongst my favourite writers in the mystery and thriller genre with the sure knowledge that when I pick up one of his books I know I?m about to go on a dizzying journey filled with passion and heartache in fairly equal measure, Herbert really is the very best of British authors. ?Birth and Death are the two noblest expressions of bravery? James True was a slip of a lad when he first had an out of body ...  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

Take a big dollop of Fluke, a spoonful of Others, a pinch of The Dark and the tiniest drop of The Jonah, stir it up and you may well have James Herbert's new book 'Nobody True'. Or perhaps I'm being a little unfair on the whole thing, lets take a peek. Nobody True, (don't make the same mistake as I did calling it Nobody's True, sounds easier) is the newest output of Britain's greatest horror writer James Herbert. Although I'm sure that I'd call him a horror writer anymore, supernatural, that's more the word. But even so he's moved away, like Stephen King into other directions. 48' and Others show that perfectly. ...  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