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5 out of 5 stars
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Darryl
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04-05-09
Matheson is excellent
One of the subtle things I loved most about "Echoes" is how this starts to affect this man in his everyday life and his family/wife. And the unexpected turns things take. Twists and turns have become in a way cliche, but this is done well and predates so much of this "genre" of "esp" story. And you can see the groundwork for things like King's Dead Zone etc. Looking forward to more Matheson.
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5 out of 5 stars
By
DecemberRain
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12-15-15
The book and movie are NOT the same!
Tom is a regular guy with an active social life. His life is very interwoven with his neighbors and he has a sweet little family.
The book was written in 1958 and it shows in fun little ways like the neighbors knowing all of each others business whether they want to or not, and other little social norms like the husband going to the grocery store for his wife, and all the meals are home cooked .
Sigh, makes me wish I could visit. But not say. Because only white males really had such a fantastic deal in those days, and I'm pretty sure my homemaking skills would get me beat on a regular basis much like one of the women in the book... but anyways back on track.
Tom is your everyday likable guy with a wife and baby who adore him and another baby on the way. One night, at a party at his brother in laws house, he allows his brother in law to hypnotize him for the groups entertainment.
But something must have gone wrong, because now Tom is seeing things, knowing things, that he shouldn't.
There was a movie with this title that came out in the late 90's and the two do have a lot in common. However, the book and the movie are different enough that I still recommend trying the book even if you've seen the movie.
The narrator, Scott Brick, did an excellent job. 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazon Customer
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11-17-14
Scott Brick's brilliant narration of a Great Story
Would you consider the audio edition of A Stir of Echoes to be better than the print version?
Only seen the movie and listened to this
What did you like best about this story?
The descriptions of losing your mind to another power
What about Scott Brick’s performance did you like?
Excellent character voices and superb use of temprement and tone
and very good at first person narrative
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes it is one of the best stories in the ghost story genre
Any additional comments?
I consider the author to be one of the greatest writers.
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