Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Library Edition

from NKSCF

Lost Boy, Lost Girl offered a very slow start, even with the promised suicide of Timothy Underhill's sister-in-law and the disappearance of his nephew following his obsession with a house that has many ties to his family. I learned a little late that Tim has been in several other works of Straub'...

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I've always felt that Peter Straub has never gotten his due from critics and horror fans. He's the Bob Seger of the literary world: a great storyteller as acknowledged by nearly everyone who has read his work, but without the Hollywood-propped household name recognition of a Stephen King or a Nei...

from jjaylynny

This must be the year for rereads. I just love this creepy little story; not sure if it's the setting (a barely-disguised Milwaukee), the strange setup, the recurring character from another of Straub's books. I like this Peter Straub, an effective writer, before he went off the rails.

from Jonathan_M

*Partial spoilers ahead* An interesting premise, though Straub takes his time getting to the point and the reader occasionally may wonder if all the buildup is leading to anything. I enjoyed the vividly spooky phantom imagery borrowed from Henry James's classic ghost story "The Jolly Corner" (se...

from Kotzma

'Lost boy Lost girl' was an interesting read, in which takes the reader for a run-a-round mind boggle. The plot in itself seemed slow (at first) though picked up substantially near the end of Part 1. I'm looking forward to discussing this book with my grandmother, to compare if I am correct in th...