A Good and Happy Child: A Novel Audiobook

" A fantastic, riveting, frighting book. This has replaced "Pet Sematary" (yeah) as the most memorably haunting book I've ever read. I could barely put it down. "

" I'm still not sure how I feel about this book. It was both disturbing as hell and entertaining. I really liked the writer's style and rarely found myself skimming (a bad habit I do when I start getting bored with a writer). He's very visual and I have some incredible scenes in my head but the subject matter is so dark and difficult to resolve I'm not sure that the lush style makes up for it. I'll revisit this "review" after I've had time to sit with it for a bit. "

" Weird book, but I could not put it down. "

" This will make a fantastically creepy movie. And I definitely devoured it. I also liked the structure of the therapy sessions. But after a while I kind of got into "give me a break!" mode. I guess it all depends on how much you believe in the possibility of possession. "

" I enjoyed the writing more than I enjoyed the plot, but both were very good. [note to self: write more when life calms down] "

" Book Club Book. Truly freaky. A great scare. "

" Liked it, but it was on the weird-scary side. "

" I only finished this book because I was on vacation and running out of reading materials. I thought it rather silly. "

" Creepy and not usually my type of book, but such good writing. It's been compared to Donna's Tartt's The Secret History, which is another great book. All the exorcisms and hysteria got a bit old by the end, but overall pretty entertaining. "

" This book was fantastic. It's horrific and dark and leaves you wondering just what it is that happened (but in a good way!). It's a great read for horror-fans and it's also fascinating from a psychological perspective. "

" roman polanski should make a movie out of this book... "

" not at all what I had hoped for...disappointing... "

" I don't like scary movies, so I don't see why I would like a scary book. there were parts where i was intrigued, but basically i was bored through most of the book. Not so into this writing style. "

" spooky and disturbing; a psychological thriller or a horrible tale of possession? The unraveling of a human mind under the machinations of a malevolent demon deftly told in straight and haunting prose. Truly creepy. "

" turn out to be worth reading. wasn't sure at first. "

" Not a bad read for the Halloween season. Sustained creepiness. Was gonna give it 3 stars but am feeling generous today. "

" I didn't get it. Well written and clearly "intellectual", but the storyline was just too bizarre for me (devils and demons and exorcisms... oh my!). Was not nearly as compelling as The Secret History, as the jacket suggested. "

" The rather disjointed narrative adds to the creepiness in this tale of exorcism, psychiatry and a deceased father. "

" One of the most frightening books I ever read! And a gripping story too. "

" You MUST read this book, it's very good and a great discussion starter. "

" Very interesting topic! Through most of the book the author had me believing in the demonic world. Toward the end I found myself questioning whether everything that happened was psychological or not. Very open ended and will definitely make you think. "

" Metaphysical, physiological thriller - gripping. Just read about another book that may be in the same vein "Mariette in Ecstasy". "

" Unbelievably creepy. I haven't been this creeped out by a book in a long time. Probably ever, actually. Really really great book, if you're in for being frightened at random intervals. "

" This book was, to quote my sister, "weird as a beard"... I liked it, but it was creeeeepy. "

" The author appears to be trying to write both a supernatural horror story as well as trying to make some sort of statement about dealing with theological concepts of evil in a secular age, with imperfect results on both accounts. "

" Creepy! This story about demonic posession of a young boy who grows up only to discover alot of repressed issues kept my interest right through to the end. "

" Disappointed. I really do not like writers that set up rules at the beginning of the book and then break them in order to accommodate their ending. Maybe the author meant the ending to be clever but it just came about lazy. "

" Didn't like it. The character was just not interesting and the plot never really evolved. "

" A great horror novel. "

" One of the most frightening books I ever read! And a gripping story too. "

" Pretty terrible writing, but interesting from a genre perspective. All the trends in characterizations of evil children are really starting to line up for me. "