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The Messenger
Some age discoloring and spine creasing. Front cover has some creasing a edge wear. Smugging on back cover. Intact and no other marks than stated. Ships very quickly and packaged carefully!
301 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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March 20, 2020
A funky book from the 70s, and while billed as a 'novel of the occult' it is not. Basically, an extended family converges on an island off the Maine coast recently purchased by one of the brothers with the intent to make it a resort. As the novel unfolds, we are introduced to the characters and their dramas. Something is strange about the island, however, for nothing seems to go stale or even die. The mystery deepens as the novel continues to reach a somewhat epic ending. 2.5 stars.
September 3, 2008
A family gathers together on an island where one of the family members has bought a house. The secret of the island is that nothing there ever ages. There is a couple on the island who wants to make sure the family leaves and never finds out the secret. A lot of accidents occur before the family is finally convinced to leave.
This book was okay, but it wasn't very memorable. A couple weeks after I read it, I could really only remember the basic details of it. It was interesting at the time, though.
This book was okay, but it wasn't very memorable. A couple weeks after I read it, I could really only remember the basic details of it. It was interesting at the time, though.
October 6, 2024
not the worst book I've ever read, but not spooky at all and a little boring
April 11, 2016
pretty wierd, especially the ending- - -couldn't put it down!
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