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4.0�toiles sur 5 A Kiss Before Dying, Juil 9 2004

Par	Cherita "Sunshine" (Baltimore, MD) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: A Kiss Before Dying (Paperback)

I have read several of Ira Levin's books. I have really liked them all. Ira has a style of writing that engages you and makes you feel like a friend is telling you the story. If you have seen "A Place in the Sun" (Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters - a fabulous movie) then you pretty much are going to guess most of the story. It doesn't differ too much from that, HOWEVER you will be engrossed absolutley even though you THINK you know what's going to happen :) I was a little disappointed with the ending-the rest of the book was so exciting that the end seemed a little too neat and pretty - pretty. I really don't think you can go wrong no matter which Ira Levin book you read (or can manage to find..most are no longer in print-part of the attraction). Devious actions and thoughts make his characters memorable. I think the real horror lies in his ability to take a mundane thing and find the dark side of it.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 a terrific, very readable story ... one of Levin's best, Jui 9 2003

Par	lazza (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: A Kiss Before Dying (Paperback)

Ira Levin is one of my favorite writers. While his stories are a bit far-fetched (as with "Rosemary's Baby", "The Boys From Brazil", and "The Stepford Wives") they are always entertaining. His first book, "A Kiss Before Dying", is now largely forgotten (..it was written nearly 50 years ago) but seems remarkably fresh.

In "A Kiss Before Dying" we have a a rich college girl and her gold-digging boyfriend in a dilemna. The girl is pregnant and the choice ahead is grim: either get married and lose daddy's money, or risk an illegal abortion (remember this book takes place circa 1950). She prefers the former, he the latter. The outcome of this dilemna is unexpected (no spoilers here), and the story then really kicks into gear. Yes, in true Levin form the plot is a bit contrived. But it is deliciously readable.

Bottom line: strongly recommended.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Disgusted, Oct. 20 2002

Par	Vernon L. Newhouse (Rosemont, Pennsylvania USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Kiss Before Dying (Hardcover)

I am digusted with the meanness of some of these reviews.
Although this identifies me as a naive and simpleminded reader, I must admit that I found the book impossible to put down, and speed read it in about four hours. The plot concerns a money hungry student who attempts to marry three sisters in succession, all of whom stand to inherit a lot of money. Because of some plot complications however, our protagonist is forced to murder two of the sisters. He is caught and gruesomely punished however before being able to marry and kill the third sister. (Sorry if this gives away a little of the plot.)

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5.0�toiles sur 5 full of suspense, not dated at all
'A kiss before dying' was written in the fifties, and apart from some very non-essential aspects it is not dated at all. Read more

Publi� le Ao� 26 2001 par Linda Oskam

4.0�toiles sur 5 A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying follows a man who decides he wants to kill his girlfriend when he finds out she is pregnant with his son. Read more

Publi� le Mai 29 2001 par Nicole Beers

4.0�toiles sur 5 Excellent beginning and middle section. Weak ending
The first two parts of this book are excellent. Part One is chilling because of its depiction of what is now known as Anti-Social Personality Disorder. Read more

Publi� le Oct. 18 2000 par Matt C. Stedman

3.0�toiles sur 5 Good but runs out of steam
I had heard about this book and its great twists so I was eagerto read it at once. As I had hoped, A KISS BEFORE DYING delivered twounbelievable surprises that shot me out of my... Read more

Publi� le Juil 3 2000