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Cargando... Chain Letter (1987)por Ruby Jean Jensen
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Fiction.
Horror.
Thriller.
HTML: Youngsters Abby and Brian decided to spend the afternoon riding their bikes to the Speedee-Mart and buying a few treats. However, plans strangely went awry. First, Abby talked Brian into taking along Babs, his six-month-old golden retriever. Without asking permission, Brian put his best leash on Babs and off they went. Abby then wanted to stop and ask Shelly to join them. Shelly agreed, but suggested that they take the short-cut through the woods. That is where things went off-track. Along the way, Babs got loose and led them on a merry chase. Up a big hill to a tall chain-link fence. Then, under the fence and into a huge, abandoned old nursing home. They searched high and low but could not find Babs. What they did find was a torn portion of a spooky chain letter—with spidery words elegantly penned on yellowed paper edged in black. This was unlike any chain letter they had ever seen. The letter plainly stated: Whosoever possesseth this letter and dares to break this chain shall suffer disaster and death . . . It had the feel of pure evil. Over the next few weeks, Abby, Brian and their family and friend's lives came to revolve around that letter. Would they know who had broken the chain letter by who had died? Abby and Brian slowly became obsessed with finding the torn-off portion of the chain letter and learning what is supposed to happen to those who break the chain. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Fortunately not just another chain letter book, the story is primarily through the eyes of the protagonists Brian and Abby, two kids who dare to take the plunge of uncovering the mysteries of the letter. It begins with Brian's dog, Babs, going missing. The poor animal wanders in the old, abandoned Hawthorne Hill nursing home. There three children - Brian, Abby, Shelly - find a piece of the letter. Predictably tragedy soon strikes, but not just through deaths, but in how the children change.
I noted immediately this book is not as cruel int one as Jensen's others. It's lighter and more young adult, maybe dished out quickly, or else when she was in an off mood. The atmosphere is still unsettling, Jensen could never write a book that wasn't, even though the tone is told through the children much of the time. The kiddies themselves aren't annoying. Brian's an adorable (yes, I really said that) little kid who is all innocence with a big heart. He's fun to read through and sympathize with. All other characters are likeable - although I wanted to know more on the bearded "man."
The story starts out a little slow but it's never dull. Jensen's writing style is to par with the best of them . Her choice of wording is, frankly, beautiful and I love the analogues she uses. The writing doesn't get too stuffy, where it crams the rhythm aside.
Chain letter is what it says it is, a little more. It is more complex than the back of the cover lets on. In fact, cover blurb is a little misleading, as it doesn't play out much like the words suggest. Sadly it loses focus in the end, being abrupt and cheesy. I guess they were proposing a 'shocking' moment, but with a revelation like this it was sooo 80's. (not in a good way this time). Overall Chain Letter took me two days to read - if it weren't for distraction like work, food, and humans to take care of, I would have finished it much sooner. With flaws by still worth a read. (