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As I Die Lying (2010)

by Scott Nicholson(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1452419027 (ISBN13: 9781452419022)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Smashwords Edition

review 1: I actually read As I Die Lying several months ago, and in my haste to find more books like it, I forgot to give a review. Late has to be better than never, because this book deserves a review!I was pinned to this story, from the beginning, as the main character took us through his back story, and all the way into his own unique madness. It was dark and clever and I was sad when it ended. Not because the end wasn't what I was hoping for, but because I wanted to continue reading about Richard Coldiron. His past, his present, his future, it didn't matter, I just wanted more.Five stars, and a recommendation to read for anyone that enjoys a little darkness.
review 2: As others have noted, the beginning was great. I got pulled into the tragic story of this abused... more child who develops multiple personalities to help him get through tough times. When he reaches adulthood, however, the book loses all momentum and just drags on. You can't tell who is speaking, or if they're speaking out loud or just to each other inside his head. I get that Loverboy was supposed to be a sex-obsessed jerk, but it just came off as trying too hard. You'd think that once the Insider, an ancient evil entity, joins the crew, that things would pick up again, but sadly, it does not. There was also too much meta-writing that interrupted any flow I managed to find.It took me a long time to finish this, and I only read to the end because of my weird guilt about not finishing books I've started. I'm going to have to work on that so I don't waste time on stuff like this when my To Read list is overflowing with potentially amazing books. I will say that I actually liked the writing itself and will read other books by this author. I just really could not get back into this story. less

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