Others (Others - James Herbert)

Member Name: mickm9

Product:	Others - James Herbert
Date:	18/12/00 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Thought provoking story

Disadvantages: Once you know the ending the mysterys gone forever

Believe it or not I read this one from start to finish on a beach in Jamaica and I got so immersed in it that I practically lost 2 days of my holiday, I could just not put it down.

It does start off sort of weird but you soon forget about that as you end up practically getting inside the main characters head and experiencing the events from his perspective. I wont spoil it for you because to give you anything other than the vaguest outline of the story would really give the game away but I will tell you that the book was inspired by an elderly friend of James Herbert who used to work at a hospital in London. She apparently entered an unmarked ward and was confronted with numerous cots containing very badly deformed babies but nobody could give her any explanation as to who they were or what happened with them.

The book goes on to examine and flesh out one particular gruesome and sickening explanation which also has an unexpected sting in the tail which will have you saying to yourself ..... "so thats what the start of the book was all about"

This is one of James Herberts better books as far as I'm concerned although I dont know whether it's one which I'll be able to read again with as much enjoyment because a lot of it's mystery goes after the first reading, that may sound a bit strange when you think how some of his earlier books could be read over and over again but once youve read this I think you'll agree, still a very good book though and well worth hunting out.

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