Hide and Seek
by Jack Ketchum
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Author: Jack KetchumEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-05
ISBN: 188736899X
Number of pages: 173
Publisher: Gauntlet Pr
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Book Review: Urbsan Myths - perhaps Mythos in hiding?
Summary: 4 Stars
The follies of youth - sometimes they lead people to do the strangest things. Sometimes that means impressing people by shouldering less-than-bright ideas that we come up with, and sometimes that means trying to put on lifestyles that we know nothing about. Enter our lead in this story, sitting in his tourist town and noticing how much life is passing him by, and enter our distraction and the friends she courts. Also enter a tale of a house that has a haunting history when we are told about it, and enter Hide and Seek.
As far as Jack Ketchum is concerned, I have to credit him with being one of the most stable character developers I have ever read. When his ideas hit the proverbial blackboard of thought, I can see the people and the little things they bring to the table. Whether they have a nervous tick or some sort of unmentioned OCD that causes them to do some of the oddest things, they have a clarity about them. I also have to credit him with being one of the best set-up men in the business. Many people can place a thing before you and the linearity of it makes you say that it was alright, but Ketchum's paths are anything if straight and the development a reader follows is a beauty to behold. I personally find the way he builds his worlds inciting.
In Hide and Seek, the dance of the characters is nice to watch and the thing they are building up to is something you see coming out of the corner of your eye, and that is good. I personally thought the time spent developing the characters were a beautiful thing, and the temperament of the people involved --- it was honest in its own way. I also liked the own and the way it was defined; a thing rotting from the inside and supported only by tourists, giving it a feeling that does not scrub off easily. The run-down homes and the position of nature - sometimes it feels as if there is a statement involved in that and not just a set-up for things to come. The downside of the whole thing is the "what" that happens, or perhaps the briefness of the "what" that happens. You have an event that transpires, people trying to be better than the best they know how to be, and then, ummm, conclusion (?) I personally did not like that, thinking the ending was a bit rushed for my tastes. Still, I did like the book and thought it was a god read/
If you are a fan of Ketchum, these are the days to pick up books that you would otherwise never see. When Hide and Seek used to look at me it looked from a place I could not reach, and that dollar monument was a scary place. Now it, as well as many of his and Edward Lee's works, are being released once more and it is fabulous. Were it not for this, I would not even be allowed an opinion on the book. If you do not know Ketchum, try out books like "The Lost," "Off-Season," and anything else that catches your fancy. I personally recommend Peaceable Kingdom as a starting point for the short story reader, citing "The Box" and the Stoker Award it won.
So, this is reluctantly recommended, getting gold stars for some of its play and silver stars for others. Regardless, it is a good tale and nice to see back in-print.
Summary of Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek is a book about games. Reckless, dangerous games. Games you might even want to play yourself if you're with the right people. But shouldn't. Not ever. In a small Maine town, a group of thrill seeking college kids finds a game of hide and seek in an abandoned house turning into a reality of stark terror.Horror Books
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