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From the Bookshelf of Horror Reading Challenge…

The Ruins

Scott Smith

Start date: June 4, 2016

Finish date: June 30, 2016

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Jul 08, 2016 Tiffany rated it liked it · review of another edition

I saw the film adaptation years ago, so it kind of ruined an surprises in the book. However, Scott Smith's The Ruins is still a must-read horror novel. Five young people travel to the Mexican jungle in search of one of their brothers, who was visiting a friend at an archeological site. When they arrive, the friends discover an old abandoned pyramid in the middle of the jungle. As they explore the ancient ruins for signs of their friend, they wind up in the midst of a terrifying situation.

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Sep 11, 2011 Michelle Stockard Miller rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned, horror-have-read, favorites

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Jun 17, 2023 Paul C. Stalder rated it liked it

Shelves: hard-copy, 2000s, literature-and-fiction, mystery-thriller-horror

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Would be much better if it wasn't so bloated. Coming in just over 500 pages, it could have easily been under 300. You would read 30-50 pages of nothing - fluff, filler - and then get back to the narrative. When Smith is writing well, your eyes fly over the words. His writing style allows you to see exactly what is happening, even when you don't want to. But damn are the parts in between bad. The first 50 or so pages of this book should be used as an example of why writers are encouraged to "show ...more

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Mar 03, 2010 GracieKat marked it as kindle-to-read

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Oct 25, 2016 Darlene marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: bought, books-i-own, horror

Aug 06, 2013 Cobwebs-in-Space-Ice rated it it was amazing

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Mar 21, 2016 Tiffany marked it as to-read

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Jan 19, 2016 Troy Thompson added it

Shelves: 2016-ha-top-101-challenge, read-2017

Nov 11, 2016 Matija marked it as to-read

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