And, as mentioned in the Afterward, the loss resonates with the loss we all experience when we hit adulthood, and the world of our childhoods starts to be inexorably dismantled, plank by plank.I'm really glad I gave it chance, even though the premise - oh, not the Evil Twin thing again, ho-hum - struck me as a cliche, and one not particularly interesting to me. It caught the idyllic and unique beauty of this time, place, and the people inhabiting it - this world - which made you feel the loss like a physical blow when someone destroyed it all. Stephen King's 'Dolores Claiborne' is hard to beat as a literary tour de force, but this one really made me *feel* something, quite apart from the horror and suspense. Where does The Other rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?ĭefinitely one of my favorites. Transcends the genre - haunting and atmospheric PLEASE READ THESE IF YOU WANT TO BE ENGROSSED AND SURPRISED. WHAT A GREAT SURPRISE TO SEE BOTH BOOKS SUDDENLY AVAILABLE WITHIN 2 DAYS!! I SNAPPED THEM UP IMMEDATELY. I CAN NOT SEE WELL ENOUGH TO READ ANYMORE-I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS BOOK ALONG WITH HARVEST HOME FROM THE TIME I JOINED. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? ANYWAY, HE WAS GREAT FROM BEGINNING TO END. MAYBE EVEN OTHER BOOKS AS HE MITE READ THEM DIFFERENTLY. THIS READER WAS SO PERFECT FOR THIS BOOK. What does William Dufris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?Ī WHOLE LOT. I SUPPOSE THIS COULD HAPPEN AS IT WAS A HORROR STORY, BUT NOT ABOUT MADE UP THINGS LIKE VAMPIRES OF SPIRITS. WHEN I FOUND OUT JUST WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON HERE, I WAS SHOCKED.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Other? Would you consider the audio edition of The Other to be better than the print version? It is a landmark of psychological horror that is a worthy descendent of the books of James Hogg, Robert Louis Stevenson, Shirley Jackson, and Patricia Highsmith. Thomas Tryon's best-selling novel about a homegrown monster is an eerie examination of the darkness that dwells within everyone. As the summer goes on, though, and Holland's pranks become increasingly sinister, Niles finds he can no longer make excuses for his brother's actions. Perry still hasn't recovered from the shock of her husband's gruesome end and stays sequestered in her room, leaving her sons to roam free. The Perrys live in the bucolic New England town their family settled centuries ago, and as it happens, the extended clan has gathered at its ancestral farm this summer to mourn the death of the twins' father in a most unfortunate accident. Holland is bold and mischievous, a bad influence, while Niles is kind and eager to please, the sort of boy who makes parents proud. They are close, close enough, almost, to read each other's thoughts, but they couldn't be more different. Holland and Niles Perry are identical thirteen-year-old twins.

The Other by Thomas Tryon