3/12/04
Book
Stir of Echoes - Richard Matheson
Stir of Echoes is written by horror legend Richard Matheson who has also written "I am Legend", "Hell House", "What Dreams May Come" and many more highly acclaimed novels. His works have influenced many other great writers and film makers. Stir of Echoes is about a man named Tom Wallace who is thrust into the nightmarish world of unbelievable and uncontrollable psychic phenomena. As Tom struggles with flashes of what other people are thinking and feeling his world crumbles around him and his own sanity comes into question. The worst is yet to come though, someone is trying to reach him, someone who may be reaching out from beyond the grave. Tom must do something, and fast, because the strain of it is killing him.
Stir of Echoes is a well written thrill ride that is virtually timeless. It could take place any time from the 1920s to the present day, and beyond. Stripped of the few setting details that carry over to the plot the novel could take place literally anytime. It is this spectacular quality that many strive for but so few manage. Beyond that the novel has great depth. The characters are rich and vibrant. The pace builds and builds until the climax almost literally explodes striking raw flayed nerve. The setting details are at once sketchy and evocative. The dialogue is pitch perfect. If there is any flaw to this novel it is that it is too short and though thoroughly satisfying definitely leaves the reader wanting more.
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