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| Original Title: | The Other |
| ISBN: | 0440167361 (ISBN13: 9780440167365) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Connecticut,1935(United States) |
Thomas Tryon
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 281 pages Rating: 4 | 19472 Users | 667 Reviews
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Entranced and terrified, the reader of The Other is swept up in the life of a Connecticut country town in the thirties—and in the fearful mysteries that slowly darken and overwhelm it.Originally published in 1971, The Other is one of the most influential horror novels ever written. Its impeccable recreation of small-town life and its skillful handling of the theme of personality transference between thirteen-year-old twins led to widespread critical acclaim for the novel, which was successfully filmed from Thomas Tryon's own screenplay.
This edition features original artwork by surrealist artist Harry O. Morris.
Itemize Containing Books The Other
| Title | : | The Other |
| Author | : | Thomas Tryon |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 281 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1987 by Dell (first published 1971) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Mystery. Gothic. Thriller. Classics |
Rating Containing Books The Other
Ratings: 4 From 19472 Users | 667 ReviewsCritique Containing Books The Other
The Other by Thomas Tryon is a 2012 NYRB Classics publication. (Originally published in 1972)For several years Ive added this book to the pile of novels I plan to read for Halloween, but every year it missed the final cut. This year I was determined to read it and boy am I glad did!!Holland and Niles are twin boys growing up during the thirties. As with most twins, they seem to have a certain telepathy between them. However, they have very different dispositions. Holland is the instigator, while3.5 while this one was certainly predictable now a days, I don't think it would've been for the time it was published. I did enjoy the story, the journey and the reveal of who is narrating the story to us and I certainly liked it more then Lady. However, I just don't think Thomas Tryon is right for me.
Ive had The Other on my shelves for absolutely ages because its got an incredible average rating on Goodreads for a horror. While I did enjoy this one, I didnt love it like I thought I would.This is one of those books where Ive finished it half having enjoyed it and half thinking what just happened? Even the afterword couldnt help me grasp this story. Listen, Im not saying I didnt understand the book, I did, I got the main, but there were definitely some underlying messages in there that went
If you plan on reading this novel prepare to plow through the first 90% without much enthusiasm. But beware, this novel is like a deadly spider that is slowly lowering itself down from the ceiling toward the back of your neck. By the time you notice it, it's too late, and the scariest part, (other than the fact that it's just bitten you), is that it has been hanging there ALL ALONG, and you had no idea.
Like The Exorcist and Rosemarys Baby, Tryons book is about an evil child, in this case Holland Perry, a literal evil twin living on a remote farm in the summery New England countryside that is coated in sunlight and honey, a rural paradise right out of Ray Bradbury. His twin, Niles, is the good boy, constantly apologizing for Perrys pranks that turn darker, and darker, and then become murderous. Page 196 contains the novels you must read this twist, which has been worn smooth to modern eyes by a
So I've had to sit on this one awhile before writing a review because I'm just not really sure how to rate THE OTHER. Within this relatively short novel, Tryon presents us with twins Holland and Niles, one being evil and the other being good; of course, this dichotomy is complicated as the story progresses, and there's several instances of truly horrific events that take place (fortunately, for my sake, the majority of it happens off stage). As a good deal of the plot turns on shocking the
Personally, I don't get it. This was supposed to be a great book, one of the classics of horror literature. I'll vote it to be one of the boring books of horror literature. I couldn't finish it. I got halfway and had to dump it. Long prose, no atmosphere, little suspense. Read it if you like but I wouldn't recommend it.
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