- Paperback
- Publisher: Imprint unknown (4 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 4444402121
- ISBN-13: 978-4444402125
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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'Klavan, cackling all the while, demonstrates again that his ability to make a genre his own is simply...uncanny'
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'As shamelessly thrilling as a rollercoaster'
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i pcked this title up by chance having seen it before and passed over it in favour of other more tried and tested authors. thankfully i was not disappointed. this novel has all the hallmarks of a traditional english ghost story(which is strange coming from an american author) but as the plot develops it begins to transcend that restricting genre and transmutes into an enthralling mystical novel encompassing love revenge violence horror and detection. the characters are beautifully crafted in a strangely cliched sense which makes them all the more accessible and the villain of the piece iago ,although remaining a mystery (and without wanting to spoil the ending) and alive (here comes the sequel), provides a malignant presence which pervades the novel. the only criticism is that the book finishes without any sort of closure and one is left wondering about the futures of the characters particularly the lead richard storm. the plot devices are tightly knit and although the book is relatively short by comparison to the works produced regularly by koontz and king it is densely packed and barrels along at a fine old pace. i would heartily recommend this novel to anyone who reads classic horror in the james herbert vein.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Better than its reputation here....
2 Jun 2002
I'd like to preface this by saying that this is the first of anything that I've read by Andrew Klavan; thus, I'm not burdened by Klavan's other novels. Hey, "True Crime" may be a masterpiece, and "Animal Hour" could be fantastic, I don't know. I did read this novel, "The Uncanny", however, and I was very pleased with it.
I profess a weakness (like Storm in the novel) for English ghost stories, so perhaps the novel spoke to me more so than my fellow reviewers here. Overall, I found the book to be well-written and very interesting. It wasn't scary, as some of the others have pointed out, but I don't think Klavan was trying to upstage King here. What he's written is an interesting and entertaining thriller, filled with some clever supernatural / occult additives, and the result is entirely pleasing.
Recommended.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Pale Ghost
13 Aug 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Andrew Klavan is a talented writer who has given us two really exceptional books: "True Crime" and "The Animal Hour." In those books, Klavan created characters and situations that were complex, puzzling, interesting, and original. With "The Uncanny," Klavan attempts to revamp the traditional ghost story by setting it in modern times and giving us "hip" characters like Richard Storm and Sophia Eberling. Somehow, for me, it just didn't work. The setting at the "Bizarre" magazine was novel, but not all that interesting. The ghost story itself was lame and poorly conceived. Although the book has flashes of brilliance, they are far too few, and overall, you're left with a rather unsatisfying ghost story. Read Peter Straub's "Ghost Story" for better chills!
Michael Butts
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I loved it!
14 Mar 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've read the other reviews here. If a book is called " The Uncanny" I guarantee it's of the horror genre. Why everyone expected a "True Crime-ish" novel is beyond me.
Richard Storm, a horror movie producer,leaves Hollywood on a quest to London to see if any of the old ghost stories bare any truth. Is there really life after death? When Richard falls in love with Sophia Endering,an art dealer, he finds more then he was looking for. It's a rollercoaster ride through nazi art theft, ghost stories and "The Devil himself". To much said will give away the surprising twists in the story.
This was a great horror novel!
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