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The Ruins

By Scott Smith

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| Hardcover | 9781400043873

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Book Description

Eerie, terrifying, unputdownable—Scott Smith’s first novel since his best-selling A Simple Plan (“Simply the best suspense novel of this year—hell, of the 1990s”—Stephen King). The Ruins follows two American couples, just out of college, enjoying Continue

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Welcome to the Jungle

Scott Smith’s first novel, “A Simple Plan,” published in 1993, told the story of an ordinary, decent Midwestern husband who stumbles upon a crashed plane containing $4.4 million and ends up strangling, shooting and hacking to death a remarkable numbe ... (read full critics)

nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

The Ruins By Scott Smith

The Ruins, Scott Smith's super-scary thriller, set in the Mayan jungle not far from Cancun, could be seen as a cautionary tale from which you will learn that a lazy, hazy, alcohol-infused beach vacation a post-graduation treat before real life begins ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

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My Thoughts

Stephen King gave this book a great review and since I love Stephen Kings books I was very intrigued. I wasn't disappointed. A very good horror novel. Kept me engrossed. I read it in just over 24 hours.

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Stubob72556 said on Jan 19, 2008 | 1 feedback

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As we followed the group throughout the story, I stared to care less and less for them. The book seemed to drag on and on. I was excited at first and really got into the story. The middle lost me somewhere. At the end I was listening to hear what happened, only to be disappointed in the end. The boo ... (continue)

As we followed the group throughout the story, I stared to care less and less for them. The book seemed to drag on and on. I was excited at first and really got into the story. The middle lost me somewhere. At the end I was listening to hear what happened, only to be disappointed in the end. The book had such possibility, but just fell short. All in all, an okay book, but I wouldn't bother reading it unless you have some time to kill.

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cjspock said on Oct 9, 2007 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

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Suprisingly creepy story, I thought the premise would be to odd to pull off but Smith created a very suspensful page turner.

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Icedream said on Sep 7, 2007 | Add your feedback

The Ruins

A little disappointing after having read A Simple Plan. The story is good and it is is true that you can't stop reading it. But the quality of the writing is not so good, and if it wasn't because you want to see how the main story goes on, there are moments when the book is just boring. Through the ... (continue)

A little disappointing after having read A Simple Plan. The story is good and it is is true that you can't stop reading it. But the quality of the writing is not so good, and if it wasn't because you want to see how the main story goes on, there are moments when the book is just boring. Through the story thoughts of the main characters, circumstances and events tend to repeat over and over again.

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Cati said on Jul 3, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Ruined

This story had great potential but I felt it was a little stale. It fell flat. I knew how it would end halfway through the story. I was also disappointed that there wasn't any real explaination of the why's or how's. This of course is just my opinion and many others like it.

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composing cat said on Mar 11, 2010 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

When a group of friends takes a trip to Mexico, they decide they need a little more excitement, so they venture to a spot where some Mayan ruins are said to be located. When they get there, what they find in the jungle is not what they expected.

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Lucca Ita said on May 19, 2009 | Add your feedback