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Title: Pointless and cheap scare tactics...
Review: This is the first review I have ever posted on Amazon, and I am compelled to do so because of the rot this novel is. It is basically one cheap and disgusting act after another - the author trying to one-up himself over and over and over again. Talk about being hit in the head repeatedly with the proverbial frying pan!!! There is no back story and no context to the events that occur in "The Ruins". I felt totally manipulated by each event - each more disgusting and unpalatable than the event before it. After a particularly detailed and pointless surgical procedure on one of the characters, Pablo, I began to skip ahead - and finally determined that I would not waste one more second of time on this book. I cannot believe Stephen King, an author whom I adore, recommended this book. There is no subtlety or nuance to the book. It is totally pointless, unless the point is to see if the author can out-gross himself. I would give this book ZERO stars if I could.
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