Apartment 16
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Meh, not on the same level with his last novels In the second, in some moments I hoped that the story will bring us into a paralel dimension, but The Seth character was kinda of interesting in the begining, but after that, not so much. Definitely not a fast read, I could recomended it only to the fans of the w Meh, not on the same level with his last novels Definitely not a fast read, I could recomended it only to the fans of the writer.
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You, the others, stay away! Sep 28, Michael rated it really liked it. I'm always on the lookout for the next BIG SCARE, more so since the market has been flooded with defanged vampires and domesticated werewolves that have even less bite than my mother's toothless pet poodle. So when I saw Adam Nevill's Apartment 16, I snatched it up with the hopes of getting drawn into a creepy haunted house-type story. I didn't get ghosts. What I got was far worse -- in a good way.
Set in the heart of London, Barrington House is a grand old apartment building with a sinister secr I'm always on the lookout for the next BIG SCARE, more so since the market has been flooded with defanged vampires and domesticated werewolves that have even less bite than my mother's toothless pet poodle.
Set in the heart of London, Barrington House is a grand old apartment building with a sinister secret. When Apryl's great aunt passes away, all of her worldly possessions, including her apartment in Barrington House, are left to Apryl and her mother. It is Apryl's responsibility to come to England and settle her aunt's affairs, sell off the belongings and the apartment, and then return home. When Apryl arrives, she is quite taken with the affluence of the building and quite fancies herself living there.
She soon finds, however, that the beautifully maintained lobby is only a facade. The apartments within Barrington house have certainly seen better days if her great aunt Lillian's place is representative of the other apartments. It's obvious to Apryl that everything she has heard since arriving at Barrington House is true — Great Aunt Lillian was not right in the head. It is obvious that the old woman was a hoarder, and she had an aversion to mirrors and pictures, as the walls are bare.
There is evidence that mirrors and pictures had once adorned the walls as noted by the discolorations on the walls, but they have been taken down and put into storage. When Apryl discovers a series of journals written by her great aunt, it depicts Lillian's descent into madness, but there's more to it. And everything she learns leads her to Apartment Meanwhile, Seth, a porter who works at Barrington House is being haunted by a young boy who has seduced him into entering Apartment 16, an apartment that has stood empty for over 50 years, an apartment that the other residents of the building are convinced is haunted by its former resident, Felix Hessen, an artist who dabbled with the occult.
What he finds within warps his mind and soul. After reading the journals, Apryl is determined to find out exactly what happened to her great aunt, even if it means putting herself in harm's way. Will Apryl be able to discover Barrington House's secret and what happened within Apartment 16, or will she become just another victim? Adam Neville weaves a tightly woven tale of mystery and the occult that is guaranteed to chill you. All the trappings of a typical haunted house tale are here, but Nevill warps it and takes it one step further, twisting it into something you don't expect.
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While I found some of it predictable, there was enough of a new twist to keep me reading. He has created characters that are believable in your typical horror story way in that you know the heroine isn't going to act in her best interest, but you fear for her anyway. Seth is a character you can sympathize with and hope that he can be redeemed before it's too late. Even the characters that you dislike on first meeting, the residents of Barrington House, become sympathetic as the story unfolds and you learn the horror they have lived with for the past 50 years.
As much as I liked Apartment 16, I did have two issues with the book. My first issue was with the pacing of the novel. The first half moved with excruciating slowness, but there were just enough questions raised to keep me moving forward. It's like that long climb on a roller coaster. Once you pass the halfway point, it's down hill at warp speed to a satisfying conclusion that made the first half well worth the journey.
My second issue was with Seth, as you never really know if an incident he keeps reliving in an event that actually happened to him when he was a child or if it is a memory planted by the powers of Barrington House. You get the impression it is an incident that he actually experienced, and if that is the case, he was destined for Barrington House from the time he was a child.
It leaves you questioning long after you've put the book down. If you are a patient reader, I would highly recommend Adam Nevill's Apartment It's a creepy tale that will have you looking over your shoulder and jumping when you catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of your eye. Nov 07, Anthony rated it liked it. The cover of this book had caught my eye a few times when I was logged into Amazon, and the blurb seemed particularly enticing. Having finished reading the novel, I'm ambivalent about the experience.
It's an interesting, and often intelligent, premise for a gothic story: Of course, it's been done before, and is a classic of the mode - Poe, Wilde, M R James, Susan Hill have all explored this idea, wit The cover of this book had caught my eye a few times when I was logged into Amazon, and the blurb seemed particularly enticing. Of course, it's been done before, and is a classic of the mode - Poe, Wilde, M R James, Susan Hill have all explored this idea, with chilling results. Nevill's story is a much more sustained one, and he certainly ramps up the atmosphere, particularly with the alternating narrative chapters told from the perspectives of the two protagonists, Seth and Apryl.
The reader can sense both narratives hurtling towards a collision course with each other, and this is cleverly handled on the whole. As a result of this structural subtlety and some trully chilling set pieces, the novel does generate a satisfying frisson of horror. At the same time, however, Nevill's tone can sometimes be somewhat laboured, and there are strong echoes of Clive Barker in his construction of horror.
This isn't to say Nevill is writing a derivative tale, but the inflections are certainly there, and I sometimes wondered if he was trying a bit too hard to be a genre writer, missing opportunities for more nuanced shading. The perspective seems a little vitriolic, if not downright misanthropic, in places, and I guess it's acceptable for a horror novel to contain nothing but bleakness and sneering dissatisfaction with the world. Still, this can be a little off-putting, and the conclusion was slightly indulgent, if not purposefully sadistic, as well as being somewhat predictable.
All in all, a mixed bag: Jun 11, Markus rated it really liked it Shelves: This is one of those slow burners. I'm not new to the Nevill's style, so i was prepared, but this started really slowly and depressing. There's two main characters, and other one is depressing as shit. Seth works as a night clerk in Barrington House, an upmarket block in London, were the title's apartmert resides, and his work is depressing as shit. All the people he encounters, in and the outside o This is one of those slow burners. All the people he encounters, in and the outside of the job, are depressing as shit.
This depressing athmospere goes on about the half of the book, but all this depressive shit has a point, as it comes clear by the end. And to balance this world of shit, is the other main character, Apryl, her life is not so dark. Apryl's world has a life and her story is to fill the backround, and here we come to the meat of the story: Nevill's world is full of Lovecrafting otherness, old cults, deep history backround: I like to think that all the Nevill's books are connected like the Stephen King world, it adds to the story.
To cap it all: Nov 15, Sharon Hattingh rated it really liked it. My first book by Adam Nevill and I was quite impressed. It touches on many subjects I've read about in other works Shaun Hutson, for instance and names like Alistair Crowley, Frances Bacon, etc.
I remember it has been mentioned in connection with the so-called Hellfire Club and Crowley was infamous in his efforts to gain immortality. This work also includes mention of Nazi Germany and of an artist, Felix Hesse, who supposedly opened a doorway to the afterlife.
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His obsession with My first book by Adam Nevill and I was quite impressed. His obsession with death and dying causes a type of sub-reality where people can 'see' what lies underneath the skin of man; a dual-persona, if you will. The work is very disturbing and the author, although his descriptions got a tad too extravagant at times, definitely created a very sinister atmosphere throughout. People who enjoy Shaun Hutson and John Connelly will like this book. I would definitely like to read more of his books, though. It remains significantly haunting and in the abovementioned thought, I do not mean to criticize - I just observe Oct 11, Siobhan rated it liked it.
I will admit that this book took me a while to get into. I think it was because it was written in a completely different way to the authors I normally find myself reading. That being said I soon managed to get myself into the writing style. In part, I felt as though the writing style changed a little bit after a while and that was what aided me. That being said, once I managed to get into the writing style I really came to love it. The book contain I will admit that this book took me a while to get into.
The book contains so much description that images are just appearing in your mind without much effort. The storyline was great as well, being really unique and leaving you interesting to find out the full story. I was expecting a little bit more at the end to find out what happened to certain characters but as a whole it was a good read once I managed to get myself into it. Jan 18, G. Yeates rated it it was amazing.
Haunting echoes of Blackwood and De La Mare blend into visceral conjurations that could have plagued the minds of a Poe or a Ligotti. The tone throughout expertly evokes the decay and degeneration endemic to London life, turning the city into a melting pot of grotesque phantasmagoria that can only inspire a sense of stomach-churning horror in the onlooker rather than beauty. The American protagonist is an innocent from the New World, as curious and lost as the classical gothic heroines of past c Haunting echoes of Blackwood and De La Mare blend into visceral conjurations that could have plagued the minds of a Poe or a Ligotti.
The American protagonist is an innocent from the New World, as curious and lost as the classical gothic heroines of past centuries, wandering into the midst of an Old World monstrousity waiting to be set free. This is a masterclass in supernatural story-telling that expertly builds, slowly and surely, to a shattering climax and I highly recommend it.
Apartment 16 9 31 Jun 10, Barbican apartment retains character, the avanti group international reviews 1 12 Jun 03, He is the author of the horror novels: His first short story collection, 'Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors', was published on Halloween, Adam L. His second collection of short fiction, 'Hasty for the Dark: Selected Horrors' was published on Halloween Several of his novels are currently in development for film and television, and in Imaginarium adapted 'The Ritual' into a major motion picture. Adam also offers three free books to readers of horror: Adam lives in Devon, England.
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What on earth is wrong with April?! The further the book progressed the more overcooked the prose became. So what is Apartment 16? In Barrington House, an upmarket block in London, there is an empty apartment. Speculative Horizons is a UK-based blog dedicated to discovering the best in speculative fiction. Select everything you want to know more about.