Rough Beast

I made the mistake of reading the first chapter of Gary Goshgarian's Rough Beast at work. This is NOT a book one puts down lightly. The Hazzards, the family caught up in an environmental tragedy, are sympathetic and believeable. Matty, the son who goes through horrific changes as the result of the pollution, is drawn with compassion, but also a clear-eyed look at the torture of his condition. And Jerry Mars, the consummate assassin, is a wonderfully shivery bad guy. I highly recommend this book.

An incredibly entertaining read.. this book was attached to my hand for a couple of days because i couldn't put it down. gary goshgarian is an extremely talented writer and should be put up there with the best.. i recommend this book to everyone and those that read it.. thank me.. if you like this book.. read "elixir" by gary braver (new pen name for gary goshgarian). his work is brilliant.. simply stated.

Gary Goshgarian should be right up there with Stephen King!I could NOT put this book down. It was exciting/disturbing, yet intelligent. Lots of twists.

One major element in Goshgarian's writing that surfaces time and again is his amazing capacity to create real charcters that real people can identify with. Instead of letting action determine characters, in Rough Beast and others by Goshgarian, he creates tense situations one can't wait to see the characters react to. Another thing: few male authors write convincingly from the female point of view, but Rough Beast's main female character exemplifies the female perspective when confronted with the calamity circumstance brings upon her family. His scientific explanations also further the book's frightening edge by avoiding a plummet into psuedo-science. Goshgarian's eventual scientific explanations suggest real possibilities for a very real dilemma. Rough beast IS a cautionary tale. And this book keeps you guessing -- none of the predictablity typical of suspense thrillers. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I did Goshgarian's latest, and recommend it to anyone interested in a page turner. I read it in two days!

Rough Beast was an exciting book to read with plenty of horror and suspense wrapped into this great book. This book will have you believing there is such a town in Mass. If you like John Saul's Creature or any Stephen King, this book is for you. Goshgarian really comes through in this fantastic book. I also recommend his "The Stone Circle." Both books are a must read for New Enlgand horror lovers!