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The Kansas City Star hailed it as "one of the best and most disturbing books" in recent memory, commending Flynn's skillful blend of tragedy and suspense. [6] The Plain Dealer also praised the novel, describing it as "a sad, horrifying book" with characters that "will worm their way uncomfortably beneath your skin".
It includes the books: Savage Stone Age, Awesome Egyptians, Groovy Greeks, Rotten Romans, Cut-Throat Celts, Smashing Saxons, Vicious Vikings, Stormin' Normans, Angry Aztecs, Incredible Incas, Measly Middle Ages, Terrible Tudors, Slimy Stuarts, Gorgeous Georgians, Vile Victorians, Villainous Victorians, Barmy British Empire, Frightful First World War, Woeful Second World War and Blitzed Brits.
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
To celebrate the books' 30th anniversary in 2011, HarperCollins re-released the books with new illustrations from Brett Helquist. The new illustrations were generally regarded as kid-friendly and not as disturbing as their previous illustrations, resulting in widespread criticism from fans of the original.
Selby described the critical reception of the book as "the greatest reviews I've ever read in my life", although in reality it was not well received. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The novel was regarded by Selby as the most disturbing book ever written, and Selby stated that he himself was unable to read it again for 20 years. [ 2 ]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. Published 25 years ago, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a seminal classic of young adult literature. In a series of letters to an unknown ...
The 13 Most Terrifying Horror Stories by R.S. Hadji, is a list of horror (short) stories that was published in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine [1] in the July-August 1983 edition. The list [ 2 ]
The book was described by J.K. Potter as "the most disturbing book I ever worked with". [1] In Michael A. Morrison's review of the book in Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual 1988, he regarded the collection as "something special", and that Cambell had "gained entry to a vein of nihilism darker than any he had heretofore tapped". [1]