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In The Ruins, there were several times I genuinely had to look up from the pages while grimacing because of just how disturbing it was. It wasn’t that the book was overly graphic or trying to just be disgusting, it was just written in such a way that it put a vividly unsettling picture in my mind, a picture that felt real and plausible ...
When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site ... and the terrifying presence that lurks there. "The Ruins does for Mexican vacations what Jaws did for New England beaches.”…
"The Ruins" is one of those books where I am not sure it is a good thing to be holding it in your hands and now you are getting closer to the end. When the psychology of the characters is based on temporal illusions and the effectiveness of the book depends in part on your ability to imagine suffering along with them, knowing the end is near ...
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- Scott Smith
Smith's bestselling debut novel whose film version received an. Oscar nomination for best screenplay. With a bit of advance. fanfare, he returns with THE RUINS, which may be the first. definitive horror novel of this century. THE RUINS follows two American couples --- Jeff and Amy, Eric and. Stacy --- on a three-week vacation to Mexico as an ...
About the Author. Scott Smith was educated at Dartmouth College and Columbia University. He lives in New York City. Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Published: July 2006. ISBN: 9780307266040. Title: The Ruins. Author: Scott Smith. Imprint: Vintage.
"The Ruins" is one of those books where I am not sure it is a good thing to be holding it in your hands and now you are getting closer to the end. When the psychology of the characters is based on temporal illusions and the effectiveness of the book depends in part on your ability to imagine suffering along with them, knowing the end is near ...
- Paperback
- Scott Smith
Apr 23, 2020 · The Ruins I loved this series which is the sequel set to the 6 book Survivor series. I really loved the realistic outcomes of many of the choices the characters had to make. Sometimes those choices made me sad. The books kept me wanting more, and I just kept on reading.
