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Billy (Paperback)

by Whitley Strieber (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Twelve-year-old Billy Neary is abducted from an Iowa mall and driven toward L.A. by violent, 40-ish Barton Royal, a man obsessed with pubescent boys. This is "by turns gripping, plodding, truly horrifying and, finally, falsely sunny," said PW .
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3.0 out of 5 stars Overall a good read., Jul 6 2004
By A. Hansen "AH Booklover" (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews
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I was not AMAZED by the book but it was an overall good book. Billy was a very smart child. He tried his best to manipulate Barton. Although it took a lot out of him he was very brave in this story. The only problem I had was the last 60 pages or so. The story just got weird. Then at the very last chapter Billy wanted to go somewhere (I don't want to give anything away) and I just thought as a parent that was a little to weird. Overall a pretty good book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Child killers, Mar 31 2004
By Vagabond77 (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Billy (Hardcover)
Whitley Strieber's "Billy" is a very dark serial killer novel, centering around a child abduction. The boy in question is Billy Neary, a normal 11 year old suburban kid who is targeted by Barton Royal, a truelly creepy psycopath in a clown suit. At the end there is an incedent in the "black room", a torture chamber that Royal has taken other children and killed them, that you must read to believe. If you ever need a reminder of how sick this world can be, just pick up this book. Barton Royal is indeed a sick individual, reminecent of Freddy Kruger, Norman Bates, John Wayne Gacy, and just any local urban legend. The cause of his insainity is clear, though never explained. It has a lot to do with his needing to be the "perfect father". Billy is pretty well drawn out as well. He is smart, and scared, and it is written believably. Be warned, though; this book is not for the weak at heart (or stomach).
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5.0 out of 5 stars BILLY BY WHITLEY STRIEBER, Mar 1 2004
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This review is from: Billy (Hardcover)
NOT ONLY DOES "BILLY" QUALIFY AS A TALE OF HORROR, BUT IS THE TYPE OF CRIME THAT OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS IN THIS COUNTRY. SOME
IMPORTANT POINTERS CAN BE OBTAINED BY OBSERVANT PARENT READERS OF
THIS BOOK. IT DOES PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THE CRIMINALITY OF AN ABUSED PERSON AS A CHILD AND SOME OF THE MOTIVATING FACTORS FOR HIS ACTIONS LATER IN LIFE. WHATEVER THE LEGAL PUNISHMENT FOR
THIS TYPE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVES, IT COULD NEVER SUFFICE AS PUNISHMENT FOR ALL THE PAIN AND ANGUISH HE CAUSES. THUS, THE CLIMAX FOR "BILLY" WAS ONLY AS IT SHOULD BE IN REAL LIFE.
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