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Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters

29/2/2016

 
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At The End.

     I had to post that first.  I found this book by accident and thought, Oh, this is gonna be good!  Do me a favor- .
watch the trailer for a minute.  See why the story caught my eye, then finish reading my book review.  It's cool; I'll wait...
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     So you watched it, right?  What did you think?  Did it come off as a horrifying story?  Chilling to live in this sort of environment?  Well I did too.  The problem with the book trailer and the actual story is: they're two completely different stories!   Did you see that movie called Bug?  It came out in 2006... If you said 'Yes', then you need read no further.   I was excited when I watched the trailer and absolutely had to get the book.  I
waited for the cringe.   I waited for the fear and itchy flesh.  I Kept reading and reading, looking for anything that would creep me out... and never read them!  I was mortified, panicked and paralyzed with regret.  I wasted so much time!  Oh- I'm sorry... I was so caught up in my dislike for this book, I never told what the story was about?
     Alex and Susan wanted a new place to stay but within their budget.  Instead, they found a wonderful apartment that had everything they wanted- even a small 'bonus' room for Susan's painting.  Sadly, the cost was above their budget, their marriage and later, their sanity.  At least Susan's sanity.  She begins to think the $3,500 a month apartment is haunted, then is more than convince the place is infested with - 'Gasp!' - Bedbugs! 
I will say no more.

     The book is a bomb!  I'd describe the story with adjectives like BORING, and ANTICLIMACTIC and a few choice ones... but I don't curse.  Much.  Ben H. Winters, the author, got me, the same way I got you by saying, the book terrified.  Well, it actually did because I was more than scared of the time I'd wasted when I could have been reading a much better title- though I must say, the ending does surprise!  I thought the old lady was off but not to the point of...  Well, you'll have to check it out if you're interested.    

    The narrative was pretty good and I felt I was going through a bit with her, but it wasn't enough to keep me.  Once I'm caught up in a story that's supposed to go one way, if it goes another, I'm done.  The only reason I got through it so fast is because I quickly realized what was going on.  A movie, okay but predicting a book?  I hated the entire experience of Bedbugs and that's saying a lot because I've read a lot of crap books.  

     Sorry for the trick, but this book tricked me first!
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