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Little does it yet again with University, . . although unfortunately there are more flaws here than some of his other works,
Two students going to a college begin trapped in a desperate struggle to unwrap a mystery that's killing their fellow students and threatening their existence.
I don't wish to give away more of the plot than that, as it may put a hamper on the story if you read it yourself.
The atmosphere is cold, dark, and depressing, Brutality is evident all around, and Little does not play around with subtlety's, Jim Parker is a great character, He's three dimensional and focused, It was interesting for me, an adult woman, to see through the eyes of a college student male.
He appeared stable and reacted the way I figured most would, His life was interesting and that made it even more fun, He had his own classic sets of internal struggles,
Faith Pullen's life comes off a bit harsher but she has that strong sense of self that I admire.
She's enjoyable to read about because, not only does she come across as genuine, she comes across as a survivor.
Yucky about her mom and what the woman does with sodas!
The pace wasn't boring or uneven and it came across as well orchestrated overall.
Again Bentley Little is dark, Except this time he's a bit too unbalanced for my tastes, Some the gore was a bit too excessive, the violence a little unnecessary to where they became the focal points more than the story itself.
University is worth a read but it's nothing as shattering as his other works, Many books leave a taste in my mouth when they are unpleasant and usually this is a good aftertaste.
This one, however, didn't agree with my taste buds as well, It just came across a little too senseless and exploitative, not concentrating as much on story and shock factor.
This book is very wild and crazy, I really loved the the vibe and spookiness of this one, Be warned there is a lot of violent sexual assaults which will turn some people off, But for me the overall creepiness and wildness of The University keep me locked in from start to finish.
Im still thinking about this story, Good stuff! UNIVERSITY
By Bentley Little
Genre: Horror
WOW!
Bentley Littles story, University, is one heck of a ride.
Let me tell you what I liked about this book:
It DEFINITELY has the spooky/creepy/scary vibe going!
The main characters wereDish.
In other words, they were relatable, empathyworthy and real, ISH. I liked them all. However, some of the responses to stimuli were, for me, a little odd, But, just a little.
The action hit quick and stayed ampedup through the whole book, Very few lagging or slowpaced scenes, I personally like that Im not a fan of roller coaster rides, especially in my fiction world, A quick breather now and again is okay, . . But, I dont want the action to be delayed or stopped for a romantic interlude or deep thoughts moment.
I want to keep
that excitement going, Maybe thats just me.
Bentley Little has always been a favorite of mine, His horror stories are wild and outthere and totally NOT like anyone elses,
Now, let me tell you what I didnt like about this book,
As state above, I love “outthere” storylines, This one is just a little too OUTTHERE, Just a smidge. The basis for the whole story is this: The state University is alive! It has become a living, breathing, moving, sentient BEING, capable of acting in its own selfinterest and its capable of causing all kinds of mayhem.
You see, not only have the buildings, and the land surrounding the campus all come to life like some freakish cartoon, its an EVIL freakish cartoon.
The University, as it so happens, can cause the humans on campus to do evil and selfharming things.
Violent murders, rapes, beatings, suicides and more
SOME of the violence depicted is a little too gory and just a tiny bit hyperbolized and maybe even unnecessary.
Again, that may just be me, however,
There is no real reason given for this series of unfortunate events, This University is alive. So is one in Arizona and Texas and so on and so on, Its catching! But, author, Little never really explains why, It just is what it is,
Overall, this is an entertaining and fun horror story, I read the whole thing in one late night binge, It kept me up for another hour, maybe, thinking about it, “What ifs” and “I wonders” abounded, I would recommend this book, UNIVERSITY, to any devoted fan of horror,
Reluctantly returning for another semester at UC, campus editor Jim Parker and library assistant Faith Pullen are alarmed by a series of bloody accidents that seem to be linked to an eerie and sinister force.
I'm a big fan of Bentley Little, but I really did not like this book, It isn't suspenseful or scary or smart or funny, unlike many of his other books, I remain a fan, and I know that his stuff is really love it or hate it, and I happened to hate this one.
I'll continue to read him, but this book stunk, Man, what a wild book, We have to kill the university, Before it kills us.
Bentley Little seems to be a beloved author among horror fans, though this book left me scratching my head as to why.
Early on, one of the characters mentions that it's possible to become inured to violence and horror.
Then Little sets out to prove it by cranking out scene after scene of vile activity for no other reason than to shock and titillate.
Something happens on almost every page in addition to orgies on the lawn, we have a professor who invites his party guests to partake of his amazingly flexible wife's charms, a couple swims in a pool of blood, there are race riots, murders, suicides, and I lost count of all the rapes.
. . There's so much that indeed, I did become inured, And bored. Yup another page, another atrocity, By the time we get to the author's BIG AWFUL THING I was saying, "Yeah.
Whatever. Let's just get this over with, "
It's really hard to be moved by and concerned about someone's death when that character was introduced only a few sentences earlier.
Say "Hi!" to Betsy everyone! And now we're removing her skin, Seriously. The whole book is like that, There's not a lot of rhyme or reason here, On the one hand, you've got the university inside the heads of kids who are already unstable, making them do all sorts of disgusting things to, and with their fellow students.
Then you've also got killer vines and attacking squirrels, Uhhuh.
Squirrels.
It's a shame, because there are some genuinely creepy moments to be had, If Little had chosen suspense over gore and gotten rid of the marauding squirrels, who knows what kind of book this might have been.
I was curious enough to want to see how it ended , and that's the only reason it gets two instead of one.
The good thing about reading a book like this is that it will make the next one seem that much better.
Plus, no dogs were raped,
So, there's that,
I guess. .