John Saul - Black Creek Crossing

Pros: Very easy to read...
Cons: Plot, characters, setting, lack of originality...

If a scary book doesn’t scare you it can’t possibly qualify as horror. Yet, somehow, John Saul gets away with writing lukewarm suspense and is still classified in the horror section of your local bookstore. Once upon a time he wrote moderately ...

Pros: Umm... well, it is quick and easy to read
Cons: characters; plot

I discovered John Saul about five years ago when I was looking for new horror authors to read. I was still (and still am) a huge Stephen King fan, but I figured there had to be some other decent contemporary horror novelists out there. When I saw Saul’s ...

Pros: a page turner, it reads easy and quick
Cons: none, really!

Black Creek Crossing By John Saul This book, published by Balintine Books, was published in 2004. It is Saul's latest book. It is also offered in large print form, and audio form. John Saul has more than 30 books written and published, and most of ...

Pros: Easy read. A page turner.
Cons: overused words like 'steeling' too many passive sentences predictable and unbelievable characters

This is a great book for those who are not familiar with John Saul. It starts out with a bang(don't worry, I won't give spoilers), and the body of it keeps you turning the pages. I have yet to finish it, but I must point out some obvious disappointments ...

Pros: Compellingly written, likeable characters
Cons: Cliche and predictable plot

John Saul's "Black Creek Crossing" tells the somewhat-cliche story of a family who purchases a house that was previously owned by a series of individuals who seemed to have horribly violent acts befall them. The violence at Black Creek Crossing dated ...

Pros: I like Saul and I like the setting.
Cons: Leave off the overdone antagonism and focus more on the potential for New England horror.

I just finished reading John Saul's latest novel and I realized that I should have read it 30 years earlier when I was 14 years old. It would have struck me far better back then. Reading it now left me with the impression that the writer did this work ...