The Sixth Sense

Unlike most of you that read this book, I never did see the movie, so when I picked this up I knew virtually nothing about the story. Although it does have its suspenseful moments, I would not classify this as a "horror" story. Not a slasher tale, but a VERY emotionally moving tale about the preciousness of life. I found it extremely well written with some rather unexpected plot twists. As you probably already know, the story is of a young boy named Cole, who claims, "I see dead people", and his therapist, Malcom who believes at first that he is only treating an emotionally disturbed young boy. As a side part of the story Malcom has a wife he deeply loves and is trying to rescue their marriage that he feels has grown cold due to the fact that he has been consumed with his work and not been there for his wife as he was in the early part of their marriage. Any more details and I would spoil the book, so enough said.This book was published by Scholastic, which would lead one to believe it is a children's book. I am 40 years old and enjoyed it immensely. It kept me up until 2am to finishing it off and now here I sit with bloodshot tired eyes typing this review the morning after.All ages will enjoy this one.Thanks for reading,TRW

I Love this book so much.I started to see dead people in the end.I like when he's hiding in his red draped tent.This book is way beter that the movie,because the movie had some flaws.C.O.O.L.!

If you love scary books and u love the movie The Sixth Sense this is the book for you! It is a boy who needs help he doesn't have many friends and he has a secret he wants to tell you! The only way to figure out his biggest secret is to buy this book! You will read this book over and over again .I know i did! This is a exellent thriller and it will leave you thinking if you have The Sixth Sense ! Three Words : Buy This Book! It is the best!

Novelizations are tricky. Most are cold marketing ploys worth less than the paper they're printed on. But a rare few are labors of love --- created for fans of the film. Lucky for us, Peter Lerangis of Scholastic Books has made a small, quiet masterpiece that honors the film it adapts, and acts as a wonderful supplement. It's also a breezy, absorbing read. The descriptions of the characters' thoughts and feelings ring very true. Particularly Lynn Sear. She is positively heroic in her devotion to her troubled boy. And Cole's love for her is as profound as his desire to protect her from the horror of his secret. Their story is powerfully rendered here, just like the movie. In fact, the book reads much deeper because you get to "hear" Lynn's inner conflict throughout. And poor, sweet Cole? We understand him even better when we learn what a good Catholic boy he is. He can't lie to his mother. So he throws up a fortress around his worried heart.Though Lerangis is judicial in what deleted scenes he chooses to adapt, there are some very nice compromises between the script and the finished film. He opens a chapter with an expository but emotional description of the dead men that two of Cole's toy soldiers represent to him. Shyamalan shot this scene with Cole telling Malcolm the story of these two real soldiers but it wasn't seen until the DVD's release. But the best example of Lerangis' economy comes in the hospital scene after Cole has reveals his secret to Malcolm. Shyamalan originally scripted the scene to end with an overhead shot of Cole in bed with oodles of ghosts all around him. It would've been a cool shot, to be sure. But it was forced perspective, too literal. It would've pulled the rug of denial right out from under Malcolm and destroyed the audience's suspension of disbelief. It would have completely nullified the exceptional chill factor of the following sequence where we get our first taste of Cole's terror in the late night invasion of his home by the suicide ghost. Luckily, thanks to Lerangis' deft expository touch, the essence of Shyamalan's idea remains. When Malcolm finally believes Cole and tells him to listen to the spirits that haunt him, Cole tries. But when faced with his most disturbing encounter ever, the poor little girl who's mother made her violently ill until she died, Cole thinks what Dr. Crowe asked of him is impossible. His instincts always told him to run, to get away from the ghosts as fast as possible. He has never stood his ground with one of them before. But we believe that he can draw up his courage and do. Gotta give props to the writers at Scholastic Books. They get no respect. Kinda like child actors. It's disappointing that Peter Lerangis is not involved in the upcoming book series. I trust him with these characters. He certainly wrote a balanced, entertaining book here. He hit all the movie's high points beautifully. And he fl