Madhouse: A Suspenseful Horror....Review.
By Sherry Smith
@morgoodie (2645)
United States
June 21, 2018 2:13pm CST
This is a short story by Miguel Estrada. I downloaded this book to my Kindle app for free. I am a little torn about whether I liked it or I didn't. When I started reading it, I thought that it was written for young kids. The English is very simple and easy to read. I found out that English isn't the authors first language so this is why it is written like that. There is bad language in it, so if that deters you from reading a book then this isn't one for you. However, I could probably count the number of swear words on my hands.
The story is about an 11 year old, who is faced with the fact that his parents aren't getting along and threatening divorce. He decides the way to keep them together is to run away from home. However, he then gets kidnapped and the rest of the story is about his escape from the house and his kidnappers. There is a twist at the end that I didn't see coming. This was a very fast read and there was enough action to keep you reading. When I started it, I didn't realize it was a short story. I don't pay too much attention to length of books.
Have you heard or read anything by this author? If so, what did you think about him?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Jun 18
The name sounds familiar but I am not sure. The book almost seems like something you would see on a subreddit that I sometimes visit. It's an interesting read and I like the twist that it has in it. The fact that it's a short story intrigues me because I wonder just how much he has jam packed into it.
There was something else I was going to say but it slipped my mind, maybe I'll remember by the time you comment back.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
21 Jun 18
It did seem fast paced and it didn't drag out like some stories can. In ways, the shortness of the book makes it hard to get involved with the main characters. It was almost like entering the story into the middle of it and there is the event leading up to the main event already before you get introduced to the characters. Of course, a short story doesn't have much time to get you involved with the characters I suppose. It was just a weird start.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Jun 18
@morgoodie A measure of a good author is one that can make a short story seem like a long novel. I"ve dabbled in writing, it's a lot harder than it looks to get things just right.
I don't know how I feel about stories that start you off in the middle. Sometimes they are good, other times they just seem to drone on and one and on.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
21 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I just didn't feel close to the characters, so I didn't feel the boy's fear and other emotions like I usually will in a longer novel. I think it is still worth the read though.
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
23 Jun 18
This looks like the kind of book I would enjoy but I haven't heard of the author. I am more likely to read stories that are short.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
23 Jun 18
I had never heard of the author either. It was free, so I said why not. It is only like 58 pages I think it said. Won't take you long to get through that.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
24 Jun 18
@morgoodie It might as I fall asleep after I have read one or two pages!
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
27 Jun 18
@sprite1950 Oh dear...well in that case it may take you quite a while. Good thing it is a short book then.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
22 Jun 18
It sounds like a good story. I'll take time to read it. Thank you for sharing.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
29 Jun 18
It was a good story overall. Let me know what you think of it, if you do read it.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Jun 18
Never heard of this. A good movie plot.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
21 Jun 18
Most definitely. I am sure someone could do a lot with this book to turn it into the next horror movie. Who knows maybe one day it will happen.
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@porwest (90935)
• United States
4 Jul 18
@morgoodie She's lesser known. I actually did an interview with her recently if you care to have a look. I always like to help writers out there just trying to find their place in a very tough business.
writing as Ivan S. Graves I recently had the opportunity to chat a bit with horror writer R.K. Finnell about her recently released col...
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
4 Jul 18
@porwest Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely check her books out.
@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
4 Jul 18
It was a pretty good read and short. I haven't heard of R. K. Finnell before but I will check out their books. Thanks for the recommendation.
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