- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Pan; New edition edition (9 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330370529
- ISBN-13: 978-0330370523
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 339,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Shaun Hutson has positioned himself as the king of the dark, urban novel' Big Issue
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A gang of teenage youngsters is running riot on the streets. Responsible for a number of burglaries and car thefts, the police are at their wits' end trying to put a stop to the gang's activities. Terror and hatred have become part of everyday life for local residents and, just when it seems things cannot get any worse, the gang targets Shelby House - an old people's home. Supervisor Veronica Porter, her two staff and the nine elderly residents become the gang's most vulnerable victims yet as the thugs conduct a hate campaign against them, sending abusive mail, daubing graffiti on walls and shattering windows. The intimidation escalates until Veronica's own father is dragged into the scene of terror when, disturbing some of the gang members burgling his house he is put into a coma. But enough is enough. The senior citizens of Shelby House decide to take the law into their own hands and fight back...
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Yup, he's managed to make me pretty much read a book from cover to cover in one sitting (not quite, but damned near). Pretty different to his previous works this one, but still with the same style. I really did want to jump into the book and throttle the kids.
A word of warning though. I've always been able to read his books without a problem, but don't eat anything while you read this one. You'll choke a couple of times. There's some pretty good twisty bits, and it's as dramatic as hell. Shaun Hutson will never win a Pulitzer, but his books are good eye candy. My eyes now have to get a filling. enjoy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After picking up Compulsion on the 14th of August, I was a little sceptical on what to expect as I wasn't too impressed with Exit Wounds (Shauns previous novel), sorry Shaun!
Compulsion is about teenage crime. It follows a group of young adults in their bid to make everyone's life around them a complete and utter misery. This includes violence, vandalism and harassment.
As everyone knows, in real life, the police do absolutely nothing to stop these situations, other than perhaps slap their hands, or send them to the Bahamas for "rehab".
Imagine yourself being terrorised by a group of youngsters until you reach breaking point, they hurt people you love and they damage your property. The police cannot and will not do anything to help and still their harassment continues. Then, one day, you catch the culprits. What would you do? How would your anger manifest itself?
Everyone loves to see scum get they're comeuppance. Compulsion gives you the opportunity to experience the primitive, sweet human emotion of revenge.
Shaun's style of writing is as usual very fast moving. I love the short action packed chapters. The characters are well defined and the scenario is different to any other I've read before.
The moral of this story: respect your elders.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is extremely hard to put down once you start reading because the story captivates you from the first chapter. Hutson describes some of the gory parts to great detail which makes it a bit squeamish in places but still a good read. I can recommend this book to anyone who has a taste for horror or thriller because Compulsion contains both. Another excellent title from an interesting author.
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Brilliant!
A GREAT read. Not what you expect ending but a perfect ending nevertheless. Gruesome and dark a highly recommended book. I LOVED it!!
Published 16 months ago by Chirpy
Getting back
Well Hutson has written a novel that is many a persons fantasy, getting back at the yobs. I did read this book in one sitting as I do with most of his books. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2008 by Mr. Colin A. Jacobs
Complusion...to continue reading
This is the first book by Shaun Huston that I have read - and it deffinatly won't be the last!
Very exciting and fast-paced, I was hooked from the start and found it... Read more
Very exciting and fast-paced, I was hooked from the start and found it... Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2008 by marky77
Compulsion
I love Shaun's books and I've read them all, this one however I felt a bit disturbed by and only a quarter of the way though the book and had to put it down, sorry Shaun... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2005 by eileen molloy
Simply Gripping
After reading an article recently about how a remarkably high percentage of adults dont read, i felt horrified as i was one of those people, i asked a friend to recommend something... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2005
Compulsively great
Compulsion was the first (and at the time of writing the only) Shaun Hutson book I've read. What more can I say than it won't be the last! Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2005 by "jonpapa_uk"
The best Shaun Hutson book ever!
This book had me gripped from start to finish. I just couldn't put it down. It's a fantastic storyline and the characters are incredibly believable. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2004 by LithiuMart
Youths vs The Elderly
Once again, Shaun Hutson has not failed to impress and amaze. The characters in Compulsion are believable to the point of perfection. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2003 by "sean_coldplay"
Outstanding, as always.
How do you deal with nuisance youths, well, I agree with the pensioners of shelby house.
This book was an immediate draw, youths against the old folks....let battle commence. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2003 by Isen
Very gripping-but be warned!
Being a great fan of Shaun's novels I couldn't wait to get to grips with his latest offering(may I just point out that is was up to the old standard of bloody scary!!! Read more
Published on 10 April 2002
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