Faces of Fear: A Novel by John Saul
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Book Reviews of Faces of Fear: A Novel
Book Review: Pretty Darn Good for a John Saul novel!
Summary: 4 Stars
Saul's 35th Novel! Plastic surgery, My Space and homosexuality, oh my! Other themes in this book include: wealth, perfection, teens, online predators, self, perception, image, change and ego. This was not bad for a John Saul novel, not bad at all! Right away I found the story intriguing and Saul was able to keep my interest throughout the book, although as the story went on, it became just a little unbelievable. The one thing I am impressed with more than anything is this book's ending! I've been a Saul fan for over a decade (since I first read The Blackstone Chronicles: The Serial Thriller Complete in One Volume (Blackstone Chronicles) as a teenager), and this ending was not typical off the wall John Saul; the ending was normal with a nice conclusion to the story.
This book was originally "The Face of Fear" but Saul changed the title slightly so it wouldn't be confused with a Dean Koontz book by the same name. I would still rank The Homing and The Manhattan Hunt Club higher on the list of Saul's best, but I think fans will enjoy this story of "The Frankenstein Killer"!
Book Review: Reviewed for Midwest Book Review
Summary: 4 Stars
15-year-old Alison Shaw enjoys her middle-class life with her parents, a real estate agent and a TV production manager. However, her world is turned upside down when her parents' marriage dissolves after her father reveals he is gay. Alison's mother marries acclaimed plastic surgeon Conrad Dunn, whose wife committed suicide after a boating accident left her perfect (albeit surgery-enhanced) face permanently scarred. Alison moves with her mother to Dunn's mansion and has trouble adjusting to an affluent lifestyle with friends who think nothing of paying thousands of dollars for clothes and indulging in plastic surgery to fix perceived flaws. Meanwhile, a demented murderer named the Frankenstein Killer is harvesting parts of women's faces, as well as their adrenal and thymus glands, leaving behind mutilated corpses. As the killer picks up the pace, Alison and her mother are peripherally aware of the frantic search by the police, although unaware that Alison may be the motive behind the killings.
Faces of Fear, Saul's 35th novel, has mystery, suspense, characters wholesome and likable and those adroitly portrayed as evil and maniacal. Although slow to start, the book does pick up speed, yet savvy readers will figure out the mystery well before it is revealed.
Book Review: Storylines right out of current events.
Summary: 4 Stars
Avid reader of John Saul found this book to be among the best of his modern works, Yes, sometimes predictable but is still enjoyable. Gore hounds will probably love it. I've read some very bigoted reviews regarding a few gay characters, such as, "pushing the homosexual agenda" (?!?) Some of these "reviewers" (bigots) actually try to insult Mr. Saul by claiming he must be "coming out". Well NEWS FLASH... JOHN SAUL IS GAY. To claim he's "pushing an agenda", is idiotic. The man has written over 30 novels and this contains his first true gay characters. So lets move on. This book also contains some great political shots which also are rare in a Saul novel, there a great subtle one regarding FOX news. To me this book seemed that Saul was finally feeling courageous enough to throw a little personal points of view into his work. I would not recomend this to a first time Saul reader, for that it would be "THE UNLOVED", "SECOND CHILD",SUFFER THE CHILDREN","NATHANIEL". But a fun read none the less.Book Review: I actually liked this book
Summary: 4 Stars
I normally do not read horror, but John Saul slips in a good "thriller" from time to time. This book actually kept my interest. Although, I pretty much knew where the plot was going, it still had an interesting journey to get there. I would read another of John Saul's "thrillers".Book Review: Very good but predictable
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a big John Saul fan and have read everything he has written up to now. This was a good story but a bit predictable. I knew from the beginning how it would pan out. It is a great read and very entertaining just the same.