Review of One Rainy Night (Mass Market Paperback)

Having read this novel last year as an import, I was thrilled to see it on bookshelves here in the US.This book is an excellent example of the writing abilities of this author."One Rainy Night" opens withthe murder of a black student by a bunch of rednecks. Shortly thereafterthe small town is plagued by black rain that continues to fall without end. The townspeople who are exposed to the black rain find themselves becomingincreasingly violent towards each other.Within a couple of chapters thewhole town has become insane.Killings are rampant asdecent people turninto maniacs.At every junction where people meet there are attacks.Theviolence is extremely brutal and raw.What makes it even more disturbingis that all the acts are completely realistic.Laymon has a way ofexposing mankind's ugly side that would make even the most hardened readercringe.This is not gratuitous gore like you find in a lot of hack horrornovels but a glimpse at what happens when good people give in to theiranimal nature.

Another distinction in Laymon's writing is that he takesthe conventional roles of hero, victim, villain and completely turns themaround.It is not uncommon for the hero to become a victim, for the victimto become a villain and so on.In Laymon's books heroes sometimes die andvillains get away.The battle between good and evil rages on, often withinone character.The character's in this book are real people forced intothe most extreme of situations with shocking outcomes.

Without givingaway too much of the storyline, I must add that the ending was a bigsurprise.The twists and turns that occurred within the story kept meguessing through the end.The book was a fast, action packed read thatpulled no punches.I highly recommend itbut be warned it is not for thefaint of heart.

Product Description
A horror novel set in a sleepy backwater where a stark madness invades the inhabitants during a prolonged period of 'unnatural rainfall'.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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