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Original Title:	Shrine
ISBN:	0330376225 (ISBN13: 9780330376228)
Edition Language:	English

Shrine

James Herbert

Paperback | Pages: 534 pages

Rating: 3.82 | 2759 Users | 90 Reviews

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Title	:	Shrine
Author	:	James Herbert
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 534 pages
Published	:	April 1st 1999 by Pan Books (first published 1983)
Categories	:	Horror. Fiction. Thriller

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Ok so my horror revival continues - this book (along with the other works of James Herbert) was the next stop after exhausting Stephen Kings prodigious publication list. This story to me at the time was totally different to what I was used to. Where Stephen King concentrated on characterisation and how they dealt with terrible and impossibly situations both physically and ethereal - James Herbert took his characters and put them through hell with all the blood and guts he could find.
** At this point I want to jump in and point out however that along with many other authors, James Herbert's books developed and changed through the years - his early books where very visceral and tactile - sometimes at the expense of characterisation, but as the years went on he would mature and start to take on a more subtle and restrained approach and in some ways even more terrifying style. The Shrine was one of his early books and some of the scenes certainly reflect this.**.
The story once up to speed certainly picks up pace and does not pull any punches - something that shocked and surprised me at the time since it was the first time I had read anything so graphic (it was before the short lived "Splatterpunk" phase and total over the top extremes) and for me as a teenager it was something raw and new. Now I guess I am more cynical and jaded - not to mention desensitised and feel that if anything it is rather dated. That said I think it has dated itself with its view of England and the sleepy community it is set in. However it was not long before I felt the same thrill and tension I did when I first read it all those years ago and quickly got in to wanting to see how it all came to a conclusion. As with all my reviews I will not give the storyline away, I will save that for those who have better reviewing skills than I, just that James Herbert was a British horror treasure and It is a shame he is no long with us.

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Ratings: 3.82 From 2759 Users | 90 Reviews

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I am reviewing the horror novel Shrine by James Herbert which is a very good book which I bought from a car boot sale. The plot is a young girl who is a deaf mute recovers in what is apparently a miracle on land adjacent to a church and there are a string of other apparent miracles. The church initially thinks it's a miracle and decides to buy the land. The young girl claims to have seen the Virgin Mary as well. What they don't realise is in the 16th century people were put to death on the non

For the lovers of the occult James Herbert's "THE SHRINE" is a gripping read from the first page to the very last. If you loved THE OMEN or THE EXORCIST,this book is similar in regards to story but it delves into the psyche of the non believer and the faithful and as with all of Herbert's books gives us a jolt of the truly frightening.It is the story of a young girl who stumbles upon a field and its sole tree only to be transfixed by the vision of a woman in white...what follows is a town thrown

About a deaf-mute child who claims to have seen a vision of Mother Mary, miraculously cured, and cures others. A tale about evil masquerading as good. In its core, an exploration Roman Catholicism; poses some interesting questions about the religion, its icons, and faith. Pace : saunters along for three quarts of the book with short, but rewarding sprints for the tenacious reader. Mildly scary. Whilst the author is lauded as "UK's Stephen King," ardent readers of Steve may find this book as a

I enjoyed this book because it was written well more than the plot(s). I felt there was too much going on, too many insights into characters lives - some of them not important to the story at all. Some parts really dragged for me, as well. Over all a good read, a bit spooky & odd at time but I mainly felt it was a bit of a let down...I liked it but, it's not as good The Magic Cottage!!

A solid Herbert effort, 3.5 stars. Good plot, moves at a good clip, and the characters are memorable. The reporter Fenn was my favorite. Sure, this is a lousy review, but I am tired and not in the mood for anything fancy. If you like Herbert, you will like this. Better than some of the clunkers he did like 'Moon,' but not at the level of his classics like 'Once' and the 'Rats' series, which I still need to finish reading. One thing I like-no really happy ending. Think I will try to find a copy

Great read (if slightly slow, and perhaps theologically questionable in places (but that's good old "artistic licence" for you). Herbert at his best, and refreshing to read a "horror" novel in a Catholic milieu, and one of true Faith, albeit "warts 'n' all"... (any more would reveal "spoilers")... [note to Goodreads: It's just "SHRINE". There is no "The"]

what an evil little inocent bitch