- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks (12 Oct 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751514322
- ISBN-13: 978-0751514322
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 152,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From the author of "Spanky", this is a suburban nightmare that delves behind the new curtains to reveal the truth about housewives, bloodstains and the damage you can inflict with a Morphy Richards iron.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This novel is incredible. I picked it up by chance in my local library three years ago, and, after flicking through a few pages, immediately fell in love with Fowler's uncompromising style. Unafraid to tackle issues such as poverty, brutality and victimisation, he allows his characters to speak their minds with a stark, upfront voice, yet deals sensitively with the theme of nostalgia which runs throughout the book. The plot is original and, while the first half of the novel plays upon everyman's childhood fears and insecurities, the second half brings much-desired revenge for both the main character and also vicariously for the reader. The characters are visceral and frighteningly human, while the quotations at the beginning of each chapter add an intellectual depth to the storyline of this 'horror' novel. Indeed, one soon learns that the true horror of 'Psychoville' lies in the fact that the events could actually be lifted straight from one's local newspaper. The crucial thing about this book however, is the way it makes the reader feel. Virtually anyone who samples Fowler's masterpiece will identify with at least some of the characters' experiences, therefore making the text more powerful and the finale more darkly satisfying. 'Psychoville' has affected me personally in a way I cannot describe; it marked a turning point in my life just when I was experiencing a similar hell to which young Billy March suffers in the first part of the novel. The empathy I felt with his thoughts and emotions, and the compelling, disturbing way in which Fowler writes urged me to read the book a further five times (per year!), and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys an intelligently gruesome read.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Probably my favourite novel by Christopher Fowler. The first half will have you in tears, the second cheering. Great story, warped humour and the customary violent deaths. Great stuff. Can this man do no wrong?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Just brilliant would recommend it to anyone. One of those you can't put down and talk about far too much in the pub, to the point that your friends think you are going quite mad, over a book, for god's sake.
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Love this book!
I found this in a store on a school trip when it must have been fairly new out. I was hooked - the characters are great as is the story and it was clearly written with a view to it... Read more
Published 8 months ago by theone&only
fabulous
I love this book. It starts with a bleak Ballardesque view of growing up in the suburbs as Billy March and his family are forced to live in a plastic middle class new town . Read more
Published 10 months ago by cartoon
Fowler hits me on the nose
I am 58 years old now. When I started reading this book, I had the presumption that no writer of fiction could fool me for longer than 30 pages. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Edwin Camerlynck
psychotastic!
A great read - brilliant characters - could not put the book down once started - great twist at the end!
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Mr. J. V. Wall
Simple But Brilliant
Without a doubt this is Christopher Fowler's finest book. Okay the plot is hardly original & the twists aren't hard to guess but the story is delivered with such a satirical punch... Read more
Published on 9 April 2005 by Z. Encaoua
it lacked
I read Psyhcoville after reading one of Christopher Fowlers other books. I found this book shakey. It lacked detale, the author glossed over the killings, missed parts of the story... Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2000
Good read
This is my first book on this author and I am impressed. This book is nicely divided into 2 parts where the first part deals with a family's attempt to fit in a neighbourhood and... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 1999
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