Book Review
By Kallion Carcione
The book “What Are You Afraid of” by Michael Hyde was an interesting set of stories. It is a set of horror/scary stories each having there own little story.Set in and around the Pennsylvania town of Sinking Springs, these excellent stories are thrillers in the traditional sense.
Rather, they tell of ordinary people searching for spiritual answers in a material world, a process all the more terrifying because of its familiarity. The beginning story is called "Her Hollywood" its about a girl named Connie a teenager who wants to be a murderer's victim in an attempt to draw attention to herself. She start’s to talk about and wonder how a murdered girl named Mary Alice Bunt felt while she was being raped and than killed, while trying the actions her self.
The ten stories that make up this debut collection are every bit as gripping as the book’s provocative title suggests.
I really enjoyed the stories in this collection! They are imaginative, sometimes creepy, and very well written. The characters are quirky and memorable. The stories in this book are genius and made this book my favorite. All of these stories are perfect for fans of literature and short stories alike.
Appropriately, the common thread that links these sometimes very different stories is the nature of life itself. Illusion effects reality. What people fear they also can’t help but desire. One character who finds himself suddenly attracted to a woman he despises show more expresses his resignation to this paradox with surprising eloquence.If too much of a good thing were poison, could too much of a bad thing be anything else than undeniably good.
So i recommend this story because i really enjoyed it because its not that long but it isnt that short either. Tt is a great set of short stories both fascinating and that will keep you on the edge of ur seat thirsting for more. So if u like thrillers,mysterys,and horrors this is the book for you. show less
By Kallion Carcione
The book “What Are You Afraid of” by Michael Hyde was an interesting set of stories. It is a set of horror/scary stories each having there own little story.Set in and around the Pennsylvania town of Sinking Springs, these excellent stories are thrillers in the traditional sense.
Rather, they tell of ordinary people searching for spiritual answers in a material world, a process all the more terrifying because of its familiarity. The beginning story is called "Her Hollywood" its about a girl named Connie a teenager who wants to be a murderer's victim in an attempt to draw attention to herself. She start’s to talk about and wonder how a murdered girl named Mary Alice Bunt felt while she was being raped and than killed, while trying the actions her self.
The ten stories that make up this debut collection are every bit as gripping as the book’s provocative title suggests.
I really enjoyed the stories in this collection! They are imaginative, sometimes creepy, and very well written. The characters are quirky and memorable. The stories in this book are genius and made this book my favorite. All of these stories are perfect for fans of literature and short stories alike.
Appropriately, the common thread that links these sometimes very different stories is the nature of life itself. Illusion effects reality. What people fear they also can’t help but desire. One character who finds himself suddenly attracted to a woman he despises show more expresses his resignation to this paradox with surprising eloquence.If too much of a good thing were poison, could too much of a bad thing be anything else than undeniably good.
So i recommend this story because i really enjoyed it because its not that long but it isnt that short either. Tt is a great set of short stories both fascinating and that will keep you on the edge of ur seat thirsting for more. So if u like thrillers,mysterys,and horrors this is the book for you. show less