Something Dangerous

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Summary: A great novel.
Review: I adored this book. The story and characters Patrick Redmond created and how the story went was nothing short of amazing. I was a bit overwhelmed after reading 'Something Dangerous' in fact I was moved to tears and felt pyshically ill for a few days.
The ending took me by surprise and there is a part of me that wishes it had ended differently but another half still wishes to understand what really happened. Jonathan and Richard were my favorite characters. Jonathan, the boy who craves love and attention from his father and who had that boyish charm about him that would make anyone fall in love. Richard the disturbed, angry boy who grew up hating his father and refused to let anyone get closed to him after his mother died, that is until Jonathan came along.

It was very refreshing to read a novel like this because of the subtle hints it gives you to the deeper relationships of the characters. I only hope I can find another as amazing as this book.

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Summary: Great character descriptions, terrible ending
Review: I enjoyed this book, well, most of it. The descriptions of boarding school life, degrading teachers, bullies, friendships, were all wonderful and made for great reading. The sinister nature of the main relationship was well spelled out. The plot has been written about before so I wont go there now again. The only problem I have is with how it all culminates. I won't do more to reveal this ending but I do take issue with it. The editorial review which states that the "climax is refreshingly non-formulaic" has really got to be kidding. Do they understand what they are saying by this? Did they like that kind of climax? Why? Every ending does not have to be a happy one but this was way out of line. Another editorial review even downplays the nature of the violence! That is incredible that anyone could think that. I think that the author could have done better with the end result of the plot and could have left the readers feeling a bit better instead of with an empty ache as he has done, to me anyway. I hope people will read this book and write what they think about the ending.

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Summary: british horror
Review: Something Dangerous is set at a british boys boarding school,it is about lonliness, friendships, homosexuality, secrets, aloof parents, cruel teachers,lies,bullies, fear, betrayal, the occult(Ouija board), evil &revenge. Characters that will stay with you long after you read the book, esp the charasmatic richard rokeby, and the shy lead character jonathan palmer.Lots of dialouge between the characters of the school boys, most of adults less interesting.

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Summary: page turner
Review: this book is a real page turner. sheldom I finished a book that thick in one day. I just kept reading and reading. the characters are interesting, the plot was twisted and creepy somehow. we did not exactly know what we feared of. maybe because there was never any explicit mention of how these boys communicate with those dark powers. and it adds the depth of mystery. also the erotic sense, though no scene like hot love making, but it's just there. what mr. redmond wrote make us use our imagination beyond what's read. wonder why there is no other book by him, yet.

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Summary: A CHILLING DEBUT
Review: Youth prone to violence have been much in the news lately, and they take center stage in British lawyer Redmond's chilling debut.

At Kirkston Abbey, a school for boys, kindness, nurturing, and care are not in the curriculum. But rather it is a place where class bullies torment during the night and unforgiving, tight-lipped instructors alternate humiliation with haranguing during the day.

Thus, 14-year-old Jonathan Palmer, is grateful when he is befriended by wealthy loner Richard Rokeby, a student whose power makes him impervious to the cruelty of the instructors or his fellow students.

As Richard takes the younger boy under his wing, Jonathan feels safe for the first time, not seeing that Richard is possessing him as well as protecting him.

Safety, it seems,.has a price as violence spawns more violence and evil takes control. Something Dangerous is a well crafted Gothic tale, not for the weak of heart.

Rating:
Summary: A CHILLING DEBUT
Review: Youth prone to violence have been much in the news lately, and they take center stage in British lawyer Redmond's chilling debut.

At Kirkston Abbey, a school for boys, kindness, nurturing, and care are not in the curriculum. But rather it is a place where class bullies torment during the night and unforgiving, tight-lipped instructors alternate humiliation with haranguing during the day.

Thus, 14-year-old Jonathan Palmer, is grateful when he is befriended by wealthy loner Richard Rokeby, a student whose power makes him impervious to the cruelty of the instructors or his fellow students.

As Richard takes the younger boy under his wing, Jonathan feels safe for the first time, not seeing that Richard is possessing him as well as protecting him.

Safety, it seems,.has a price as violence spawns more violence and evil takes control. Something Dangerous is a well crafted Gothic tale, not for the weak of heart.