Savage
Written by Richard Laymon
Narrated by Peter Bishop
4.5/5
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Whitechapel, November 1888: Jack the Ripper is committing his last known murder and beneath the bed on which he’s butchering his victim cowers a fifteen-year-old boy. So begins the adventures of Trevor Bentley: a boy who embarked on an errand of mercy and ended up on a quest for vengeance, a boy who will bring the horrors of the Ripper to the New World.
Richard Laymon
A former President of the Horror Writers Association, Laymon has written over thirty novels, more than sixty-five literary short stories (which were published in Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, and Cavalier), poetry, crime fiction, two suspense novels, a Western, and two romance novels. Until recently, his books were unavailable in the US for more than twenty years. His novel Flesh was named Best Horror Novel of 1988 by Science Fiction Chronicle, and both Flesh and Funland were nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. He won this award posthumously in 2001 for The Traveling Vampire Show. Richard Laymon died in 2001 of a heart attack.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story starts in Whitechapel in November 1888 where young Trevor Bentley witnesses the murder of Mary Kelly by Jack the Ripper. This leads him on a wild chase of Jack the Ripper over the Atlantic and across America.Quite readable but in some parts it rushed through things and in some instances lingered a bit too much. Still an interesting twist on the story.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This tale is a fantastic example of laymon proving he can write more than just smut! This seems to be a well thought out and planned novel, from the feel of London to the country side of New York all the way to the mountains of Arizona he really shows his skill as an author. The story is driven the whole time by characters,not guided by the author and feels very natural. A very enjoyable read.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I've read just about everything that Richard Laymon has written, so I feel comfortable stating that "Savage" is quite a bit different than just about anything else that he's created. (First of all, there are fewer uses of the word "rump" in this book than maybe in any other that he's written. :-) Laymon fans will get that reference.) The book is Laymon's takeoff on a historical novel because the subject is Jack the Ripper and it's set in the late 1800s. It's also his homage to Mark Twain which the reader will appreciate as he or she learns more about the actual main character, Trevor Bentley. Trevor is an English teenager who, by happenchance, witnesses one of the Ripper's latest murders. Trevor attempts to thwart Jack's violent action but only ends up being accused of the crime himself. This sets Trevor off on a long pursuit to clear his name and stop the Ripper from future butchery. This pursuit turns into capture as Jack kidnaps Trevor and a new victim and forces the victim's companion to sail them across the Atlantic to America. This is where the book begins to bog down a little because Jack escapes once the boat docks and Trevor loses his trail. Trevor meets up with a kindly American family who takes him in as he weighs his options of pursuing Jack or trying to earn enough money to pay for passage back to England.Without spilling more of the plot, let me just say that it "thickens" as Trevor decides to stay in the country and renew his pursuit of the Ripper. Along the way, he meets two key, and very different characters (and love interests), Sarah and Jessie, who help drive the plot along.Not for the squeamish, there is plenty of Laymon's brand of blood and gore in this story, but if the reader is a Laymon fan, he or she has come to expect that.There's a lot that's very good about this book with only a few draggy and repetitive parts thrown in. Most Laymon fans will want to add "Savage" to their collection.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I love Laymon…he has no issues killing off main characters. Nice little twist on Jack the Ripper and how he met his demise.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Laymon's novels are always fun to read. They aren't necessarily the most rational as some of them are built on some pretty fantastic and amazing coincidences. However, they are still very enjoyable. SAVAGE is one of those books.The story follows 15-year-old Trevor Bentley after a domestic disturbance at home and when his mom tells him to find his uncle, a constable on the London police force. Before we know it Trevor is witnessing Jack the Ripper's final murder, taking action against him, kidnapped aboard a yacht bound for America and numerous other events. The hunt between Trevor and Jack ends up switching around a few times as the two of them both try to eliminate the other.In the end, while the book is about Trevor growing up and about the hunt between the two characters, the book is really about having fun and simply enjoying the events. It can be compared to one of those popcorn movies which you watch and enjoy but which will not be winning any awards. Something that is fun but not serious.