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Title: The Longest Short Story Ever Told
Review: In short, this book is a bummer. Scott Smith is a talented writer. I recommend his 'A Simple Plan' which details the downward spiral of a seemingly normal guy into a possibly deranged murderer. Its a great read with some surprising twists. But this book is another matter entirely. Although well written, it is essentially a 500 page Edgar Allen Poe short story. It locks onto you like python and never let's go. And that is the main problem. It is relentlessly negative without any real surprises after the first fifty pages. Anybody who has seen a few Tales From the Crypt episodes already knows where this story is going. The only thing missing is the closing screech of the Crypt Keeper.If you love doom, gore and depressing stories, help yourself. Me, I wish I had never picked it up.
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