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The Resort by Bentley Little
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The Resort (edition 2004)

by Bentley Little

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Fiction. Horror. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:??Master of the macabre?* Bentley Little is back with an irresistible invitation...Welcome to The Resort.
 
The Reata is an exclusive spa isolated in the Arizona desert??a perfect getaway from the city for people like Lowell Thurman and his family, booked for a relaxing five-day retreat. But what unfolds is anything but tranquil...unnerving encounters with strange employees, wild parties in empty rooms, something unspeakable in the pool. Then one by one, guests begin disappearing. The Thurmans are afraid??because out in the middle of nowhere, with no escape, and no one to hear them scream, they??re left with only one terrifying choice: unlock the dark secrets of The Reata themselves before the real carnage begins.


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Member:JimV
Title:The Resort
Authors:Bentley Little
Info:Signet (2004), Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:Horror

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Bentley Little. His books are savage, gory, fun and completely entertaining. No thinking required.

I've combed through all of his books trying to figure out which ones I read back in the 1990s, but I'm coming up blank. I just don't remember. That means I have more reading to do. I'll figure it out eventually. ( )
  rabbit-stew | Jun 26, 2022 |
Wow, just wow. What a crazy ride. more disturbing than scary, I had knots in my stomach for most of the book. ( )
  readingover50 | Jun 11, 2019 |
I've now read enough of Bentley Little to realize I've read enough of Bentley Little. In Bentley Little-ese, this would translate as follows -- The Review: I've read enough of Bentley Little. The Opinion: I've read enough of Bentley Little. The Critique: I've read enough of Bentley Little. And just to shake things up: The Evaluation: I've read enough of Bentley Little. I'll be tempted because he's a compelling writer but his body of work amounts to little more than The Formula. If this is your first Little novel (and you're not off-put by an amped-up brutality) you will likely enjoy it. Just don't expect the next one to be better or different. ( )
  Lemeritus | Apr 23, 2018 |
I've said this at least a few times and I'm sure I'll say it more as I read more of Bentley Little's books, nobody does batshit crazy like he does. This one is not an exception to that either. You've got an amazing resort, weird activity directors, people missing, a fountain of youth, murder and mayhem. Be warned this book has triggers galore. However if you don't have any triggers give this one a shot. Just don't book a vacation any time soon. ( )
  Tiffy_Reads | Mar 19, 2018 |
Little continues to do a great job with his "one word title" novels. And as an extra incentive for this book, Penguin Books (Signet's owner) gave the book a Great Read Guaranteed. Basically if you aren't happy with the book for whatever reason, send it back to Penguin and they'll refund your money. No questions asked. I have no idea how many people returned it but I know I didn't. It was a great read.

We get to follow the Thurmans as they go on vacation at this resort in the middle of nowhere. Almost from the start, little things start happening to make them uneasy and worried. And then the little things become big weird things that are very disturbing. In order to avoid the "why don't they just leave?" question from appearing to the readers, Little preempts it with a fog that overcomes the guests of the resorts. It actually addresses the guests leaving issue and is given a source of the resort needing to keep people there reason. Very deftly handled.

About the only thing that I wasn't too pleased with was the final confrontation and how the emotional depth wasn't handled as well as it should have been. By that point, I had a lot of involvement with the characters and the actions unfolding and things were tied up a little too quick for the emotion to hit. You'll know what I mean when you read it. And you should read it as soon as you get a chance. I too will guarantee your enjoyment! ( )
  dagon12 | Sep 1, 2017 |
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"Where is this place?" Lowell wondered aloud, but Rachel, tiredly fanning herself with the AAA map as she sat next to him, did not respond, and the kids in the back were too busy fighting to even listen.
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Fiction. Horror. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:??Master of the macabre?* Bentley Little is back with an irresistible invitation...Welcome to The Resort.
 
The Reata is an exclusive spa isolated in the Arizona desert??a perfect getaway from the city for people like Lowell Thurman and his family, booked for a relaxing five-day retreat. But what unfolds is anything but tranquil...unnerving encounters with strange employees, wild parties in empty rooms, something unspeakable in the pool. Then one by one, guests begin disappearing. The Thurmans are afraid??because out in the middle of nowhere, with no escape, and no one to hear them scream, they??re left with only one terrifying choice: unlock the dark secrets of The Reata themselves before the real carnage begins.


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