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The Lake

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The Lake

By: Richard Laymon
Narrated by: Stephanie Brush
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Leigh is a beautiful girl, 18 years old, headstrong and rebellious. All she wants from her summer by the lake is a chance to relax and have some fun. And that handsome boy she just met certainly looks like fun. But her summer fling will lead to terror. That night in the old abandoned house will haunt her nightmares for the rest of her life.©2006 Books in Motion (P)2006 Books in Motion Horror Scary Summer
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This one was alright but nothing to write home about. 2.5 stars in my opinion. Was predictable at the same time your thinking lifetime movie network here this one comes. It had some high points and then it had some low points that I had to fast forward through. Only worth a listen if you have nothing else waiting in your wish list.

Ehhh.

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Two dimensional characters with unrealistic interactions. Two thirds into the story, new characters are introduced with absolutley no relevance to the story line. Very disappointed.

I love Laymon, but skip this one...

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It's probably my least favorite Laymon book. Not a real great plot, characters continually put themselves into compromising situations with bad decisions bordering on idiotic. Some good, typical Laymon parts that have you squirming. I would not read this again but I'm glad I did as I'm reading all his books.

Not his best buy any means but still good.

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The narrator has an annoying habit of pronouncing words that end with a "D" as "T".
Around becomes arount. Head becomes Headt. It is super annoying and make me wonder how this passes editing or review.

great story despite ultra annoying narrator

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I’ve been reading Laymon books since I was 14 (late thirties now) so I know what to expect… but this one is just bad. So bad I’ve stopped multiple times and I’m only on chapter 3.

The narrator isn’t great. The female characters spend too much time daydreaming and fantasizing about all the gruesome violence that COULD happen to them when in reality absolutely nothing has happened.

I probably won’t finish this one.

This is just bad

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Story 4.5/5
Narration 4/5

Not your typical Laymon story; no hillbillies, monsters, or boobies. But it was a pretty good thriller that will keep you guessing. Lots of twists and turns.

Recommended

Twisty Thriller

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It was a good story though a bit predictable. The one thing that stopped me from giving a solid 5 star review was the narrator. Every male voice she did sounded like the rest. She made them all speak unnaturally slowly and they all came across like Flo's father character in the progressive commercials . Also the narrator can't seem to differentiate between the d sound and the t sound when she finishes a sentence. Had I not been so invested in the story and a huge Laymon fan I would have abandoned the book due to her narration.

not the best Laymon book but...

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This was a great book. I think it was well written. The narrator did a great job.

Good book.

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If you like gratitious violence against women, a completely improbable plot, and absolutely juvenile dialogue, I suppose this is the book for you. Otherwise, save yourself.

Ughh

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Ok, so this was my mistake. I usually always read reviews before purchasing, and I hadn’t read Laymon for 20+ years. Loved him back in the day. Love the genre and gratuitous violence. This is from a female reader. This f’ing book though. Trash from start to finish. The narrator should NEVER EVER be hired ever again. I cannot express this enough. She is terrible. As far as story it’s absolute garbage. Trash. Drivel. WTH was Laymon thinking. OMG so horrible. I won’t lay any spoilers here, but Jebus Christ.

OMFG HORRIBLE

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