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Hodder Children's Books (1998), 208 pages
Description
A high-school senior gives in to his desire to set fires during a hot, dry autumn in southern California but is overcome by a greater evil.
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LibraryThing member sublunarie
I was a huge Christopher Pike fan as a teenager, but by the time this one was published, I was in my 20s and had kind of forgotten about his books. I found this at a used book store on the clearance rack and decided to see what I have been missing the last 12 years. Not much. I don't remember every
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single Pike book I ever read, but I remember enough to know that this was a very weak entry. The characters are extremely unlikeable and the plot is too adventurous without enough follow through. Show Less
LibraryThing member LynnMPK
***Contains Spoilers***
OMG, this book was bonkers. I swear, like, every 50 pages something absolutely INSANE would happen. Probably one of Pike's weirdest books and I did have fun reading it, but I wouldn't actually consider it a good book. There were too many things that just straight up didn't
OMG, this book was bonkers. I swear, like, every 50 pages something absolutely INSANE would happen. Probably one of Pike's weirdest books and I did have fun reading it, but I wouldn't actually consider it a good book. There were too many things that just straight up didn't
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make sense and then you get to the end and it was all a dream! Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
208 p.; 4.37 inches
ISBN
034068609X / 9780340686096