Blue World by Robert R. McCammon
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buy Blue World by Robert R. McCammon at AmazonAuthor: Robert R. McCammon
Release date: July, 1993
Media: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 0671695185
Is this considered a classic? It very well should be!
This is Robert R. MCammon in top form, without doubt. After a long time I managed to finally get a hold of this book, and I am both happy and sorry that I did so. Because, as soon as I started reading it, I was hooked and couldn't let the book down. Mr. McCammon made me damn uneasy with the reading of "Mine" (it was the second ever book to actually made me consider stopping it for fear it was going to scare the heck out of me- the first was Stephen King's "Pet Sematary")and he repeats his success at scaring me with "Blue World". The novella is the only one I have not read as of yet, but I can say that of the stories which I read, "I Scream Man!", "Makeup" and "Doom City" especially got me turning the pages faster than I could read them. There is a "Twilight Zone" aspect to some of them, and in "Makeup" for instance I could already picture it as a "Tales of the Crypt" episode. Needless to say, I LOVE both Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt, and now have become an even greater fan of Mr. McCammon than I was before, thanks to this collection, scheduled to be (if not already) a classic in its genre. A note for Mr. McCammon: They can do any kind of comparison they want with your work, sir...but you are unique in your field. There is only one Robert R. McCammon out there, and he needs to come back on scene quickly. Hats off and a standing ovation to this man, author of classics such as the mind-numbing, stomach cramping "Mine" and the undescribably fantastic "Swan Song" alongside with seemingly everyone's favorite bedside companion, "Boy's Life" which could very well be re-titled as "An engrossing recollection of memoirs in the life of a 12-year old citizen of Zephyr, Alabama" This is what storytelling in the grand tradition is about, proving that there still are people who care enough to produce stories with the primary intention of entertaining, and not for the sake of a mere contractual obligation. - an Amazon customer review
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