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Afraid to Death (Paperback)

by Marc Behm (Author)
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  • Paperback: 183 pages
  • Publisher: No Exit Press (2 May 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1901982653
  • ISBN-13: 978-1901982657
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.3 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 805,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but not up to Eye of the Beholder, 1 Jan 2006
By Rivercassini "Rivercassini" (London) - See all my reviews
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I've just finished reading my second Marc Behm novel of the month - Afraid to Death. I'm really not sure what to think of this quirky thriller. It has an intriguing premise: a young boy thinks he has seen the angel of death and spends the rest of his life fleeing from her. The idea of the Angel is well-worked and believable. But there are large sections, especially in the middle where I was left thinking "so what? - why was that part of the novel". I'm pleased to have read it - especially as it provides an interesting compliementary contrast to Eye of the Beholder - but the premise doesn't quite work. The protagonist is unsympathic and the series of incredible co-incides which shape the patterns of his travels across America are just that, incredible. Worth a read but ultimately a little unsatisfying.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Where's the beef?, 16 April 2001
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I read this book because it received a rave review in one of the Sundays. Although it wasn't a bad book, I was left thinking, "so what?" Man spends his life on the run trying to escape what or might not be the Angel of Death. I think the main problem is that the prose style is such that I couldn't give a damn about the protagonist. Thus one is left with a slightly skimpy thriller. On the plus side, it's short and very readable, and would be a good read for a short journey.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Tale Of The Unexpected, 21 Jan 2001
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I bought this book purely on the basis of its title which suggested a gripping story, dripping with fear. Whilst unsettling throughout, it revealed its true fascination in a way I'd not expected.

The plot is a straightforward one. Man spends his life on the run from an apparently ageless woman whose presence almost always coincides with someone's death. Who or what is she? Death personified? The devil incarnate? A figment of the character's imagination? A deep-rooted psychological scar manifesting itself as an irrational fear? If you're hoping for a categoric explanation you may finish this book disappointed. But not to worry, there is another strand which almost relegates the main plot to secondary status.

With the hero constantly fleeing his pursuer, moving from place to place, from woman to woman, there is an unrelenting sense of (Bukowski-like) anything may happen. It is as thrilling as The Thirty Nine Steps, with almost every chapter presenting a new backdrop for an array of larger-than-life characters.

Make up you're mind about the ending, but wallow in the adventure that leads you there.

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