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The Pines (2008)

by Robert Dunbar(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0843961651 (ISBN13: 9780843961652)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Leisure Books

review 1: For about the first third of the book, I thought of it as an 80s horror movie. It had a really scary opening scene with a girl out in the woods at night being stalked by something. As it progresses, the story really gets interesting. I have to say, the ending really surprised me! The author is good at writing a creepy setting, and I could clearly imagine it with all my senses. The descriptions of the people, "the pineys," really portrayed them as being creepy in a "Deliverance" kind of way, but I also felt sorry for them. I mean we're talking some really rough people! I honestly didn't know who the monster would be-- the pineys, the Jersey Devil, Bigfoot? Its a good book. The only thing that I had trouble with is suddenly out of nowhere the scenes change, so I go... moret confused a few times. I wasn't always sure who the characters were, either. Overall, I enjoyed it!
review 2: As someone who grew up not far from the Pine Barrens (they arent anywhere near as backward today as this book portrays but thats part of the fun of setting in horror) this was the best modern fiction portrayal of the Jersey Devil I have yet come across. There are some technical problems with sub-chapter spacing in the kindle version, especially at the start, but it flows and builds to a great final act. Lots of characters, but all played a good role in the story coming together even if the ensemble is a bit intimidating to start with. less

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