In the Night Room: A Novel Audiobook

" OK, I read popular books to find out what makes a book popular. One thing that makes a book popular is to be written by an author who is already popular. Thus, reading the book is a waste of time. I stopped reading this story (at the big long weird email for those who care) and am not going to bother with it any more. Whatever made Straub famous, this book would have been unpublishable except for that reputation and market access. "

" Slow first half, interesting when Willy n Tim meet up. "

" I do not get this book. Very slow read. Too much going on at once. "

" This is an older book that I picked up at the local library sale for $1. really enjoyed it! "

" This book was terrible, more like three half completed books poorly stitched together. I had to force myself to finish it. Total let down after lost girl lost boy. "

" I never identified with the characters, I never cared what happened to them. Plus, it took me 100 pages just to figure out Willy was one of Tim's characters. "

" I picked this up as an audio book at the library on a whim and wasn't sure I would like it. And I'm still not sure after listening to the whole book. I think I liked it, although I originally had assumed it was a murder mystery and it ended up being much more fantastical. I liked the storyline although I felt at times like I had missed something in the audio but, upon rewinding, found that I hadn't. There were many twists and turns in the plot and many gaps and although I enjoyed the story that was there, I missed the story that wasn't. At the risk of giving away too much, I won't go into the missing details but I was definitely left wanting more of an explanation about many of the events and characters. Basically, this book left me feeling unsure. I do want to read more by Straub after listening to this book but feel cheated by the abrupt ending of In the Night Room as I felt there could be several hundred more pages of explanation! "

" I was expecting something scarier and it seemed like you need to have read one of his other books to really get this one. The entire idea of the book was not very well-developed. "

" Hard to rate. Enjoyed the setup - the disorientation, signs that something was off. When I got the joke, it was cute, but kind of obnoxiously funny. Then, it fizzled out. I guess it was a good tease. "

" I wanted to enjoy this story. It was an interesting concept... A lot of it felt kind of "flat" to me though. & the ending? Not so much. Moving onto Ghost Story. I remember enjoying Peter Straub so much in the past & these past two didn't do much for me. "

" one of the worst books I have ever read "

" Confusing beginning, interesting middle, lackluster end. "

" Confusing and an over-use of analogies. Boring. Not a bad book, just not my style. "

" Better than lost boy lost girl. But, man, I am done with Peter Straub. The ending was just about as bad as lost boy lost girl's ending. "

" This one was less of a jaunt then "A Dark Matter", and contained an interesting concept to play upon with the two main characters. "

" Another book I waited to damn long to review, and any thing I did now wouldn't do it justice, so...if anyone actually reads these things, sorry. "

" Excellent! I wish I had read Lost Boy, Lost Girl first (I didn't realize until now that this was a sequel) but really like it anyway! "

" terrible -- didn't finish "

" ...interesting.... "

" A novel so devastatingly powerful and beautiful that it left me in tears. Quite likely one of the best books I have ever read. "

" Quick summer read. I do not usually read horror but this had a few interesting stylistic elements that made it interesting. "

" Horror fiction at its best "

" this theme of interacting with the characters in the book you wrote is popping up more. i think this was worth reading because the end was good but i didnt follow all the twists and turnss along the way. "

" Confusing and an over-use of analogies. Boring. Not a bad book, just not my style. "

" I found this book interesting because of the premise. Peter Straub is one of my favorite horror/fantasy writers "

" Sequel to Lost Boy, Lost Girl. Good sequel. Hope he continues with the story. "

" It started out well enough, but went downhill all of a sudden... got too cliché and all... "

" A good mind-bender :-) Though Straub tends to be self-referential in his books, the character of Tim Underhill is a brilliant creation. Best Underhill book is still Koko, IMHO. "

" Just finished In The Night Room by one of my favorite authors, Peter Straub, last night. If you liked his collaborations with Stephen King (The Talisman and Black House), then you should enjoy In The Night Room. "

" Confusing beginning, interesting middle, lackluster end. "

" Solid, creepy, and well-stylized. Straub's just a good writer, no matter what the genre. He could've written in any genre. "

" This is an older book that I picked up at the local library sale for $1. really enjoyed it! "

" one of the worst books I have ever read "

" This book was terrible, more like three half completed books poorly stitched together. I had to force myself to finish it. Total let down after lost girl lost boy. "

" I liked this book as a follow up to lost boys and lost girls, but not as much as that book. "

" A novel so devastatingly powerful and beautiful that it left me in tears. Quite likely one of the best books I have ever read. "