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Title: Should have been a short story...
Review: Sorry, but I have to weigh in on the side of the disappointed. There was nothing "horrifying" about this novel, other than its length. Paragraph after paragraph of mind-numbing narrative, when simplicity would have had much greater impact. So disappointing because Mr. Smith's "A Simple Plan" was exactly that--a great story, plainly told. "The Ruins" should have been edited by about 95% and published as a short story.
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