Product Description

When Neal rescues a woman from a vicious assult, she gives him a magic bracelet, which allows him to step inside other people to experience their feelings. But the woman's attacker is out for revenge, first on her, then Neal, and Neal must use the gift to look inside the would-be killer's head.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192717 in Books
• Published on: 1996-08-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 501 pages

Customer Reviews

Simply a Great Book
Having read around 20 of Richard Laymons novels I now know what to expect and this one is no different. The book centres around Neil Darden who is simply going around minding his own business, returning a video to the video store when he comes across a woman in trouble, a lot of trouble. He manages to save her from the clutches of an evil man who is intent on killing her and so begins the story. In thanks for saving her she gives Neil a bracelet, a magic bracelet.
Now when I read the premise for this story I must admit that even though I had read countless books by this author, I wasn't entirely sure whether I would enjoy it or not. I really didn't see how it was going to work or how it would hold my attention. However I must have temporarily forgotten just how good Richard Laymon is. This book is simply brilliant and certainly held my attention and even made for some very late nights. To be honest he is so good at writing I think Laymon could probably take the most boring story ever and still make it interesting it's just a pity he is longer with us. I hasten to add that this is not in the least a boring story. Laymon does what he does best and puts people in simply frightening situations and certainly keeps you on the edge of your seat through the entire length of the book. Alot of authors find it hard to keep a constant pace up but Laymon has no problem with this, it just never slows down. The more you read it the more you want to read it. You want to know what happens next, you want to know what the characters are going to do or how they are going to battle with their inner selfs to reach their goal.
Anyway if you have read Laymon's novels before and are not sure if you would enjoy this story then as a Laymon addict I can tell you, you won't be disappointed. Also if you haven't read any of his books before this would be a good place to start as you will be introduced to the greatest Horror writer of our time.

body rides
I have read several books by Richard Laymon. I have found most to be exciting, the kind of books you just can't put down. However, in the case of Body Rides, I found it lacked that certain something. The idea of the bracelet was good, but I feel he could have made more of this novel. The book was overly far fetched and long drawn out at places. At times it seemed to go off on a tangent. I wouldn't recommend this book to someone who hadn't read any Richard Laymon before. I would recommend reading either, In The Dark, Island, or Midnight's Lair, first.

Great Idea - A bit long winded though...
Like the other disappointed readers of this novel, I was intrigued by the idea of riding in another persons body and experiencing their thoughts, emotions & pain. However, Laymon did not really expand on this idea and the novel ended up being a not too thrilling chase down the bad guy story (with a magic bracelet thrown in). This is the 1st Laymon book I've read but I won't let this put me off reading the rest of his books as I've heard he has written some excellent horror.