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Night of Broken Souls
A psychiatrist investigates his patients' past-life memories of the Holocaust.
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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January 23, 2018
"Around the globe, people suddenly start having blackouts- and nightmares of a Nazi death camp torturer, a sadistic psychopath called "The Little Angel". Then a psychiatrist, a rabbi and an FBI agent discover that the dreamers are being brutally murdered. Or, rather: they are being murdered again.
For the nightmares are desperate screams by millions of broken, butchered souls, trying to warn the living; The Little Angel has found a path back from the abyss of the damned, and is opening the world to history's most demonic monsters. And he can be stopped only by those he had already slaughtered." Thomas Monteleone had created a gripping tale with a very unique premise involving the reincarnation of souls. I could not put this book down once I started, and am looking to see if he has any more works out there. His style is a bit rough, but it works well with this storyline.
My Rating: 4.25/5 stars
For the nightmares are desperate screams by millions of broken, butchered souls, trying to warn the living; The Little Angel has found a path back from the abyss of the damned, and is opening the world to history's most demonic monsters. And he can be stopped only by those he had already slaughtered." Thomas Monteleone had created a gripping tale with a very unique premise involving the reincarnation of souls. I could not put this book down once I started, and am looking to see if he has any more works out there. His style is a bit rough, but it works well with this storyline.
My Rating: 4.25/5 stars
October 18, 2015
Ordinary people are experiencing lucid nightmares about Nazi death camps filled with such intense detail that the dreamers are haunted by them even when awake. Psychiatrist Dr. J. Michael Keating becomes immersed in unraveling their stories. Focusing on topics such as past-life regression and reincarnation, Thomas F. Monteleone offers a unique spin on the oft-told Holocaust/Nazi story that is both well-thought out and intriguing - the mention of Edgar Cayce gave the story an extra dose of authenticity.
The downside, for me, was the story's reliance on telling (instead of showing). This novel starts very slowly and a little repetitively; eliminating the unnecessary telling would have condensed it and allowed the pacing to speed up, giving the beginning of this book the can't-put-down suspense it has at the end. The use of italics also seemed unnecessary; I'm a firm believer that the story should implicitly emphasize itself.
Overall, Night of Broken Souls is well-researched and a fun horror read. Each of the victim's stories felt both real and individual; the nuances of the ending gave the story strength: .
The downside, for me, was the story's reliance on telling (instead of showing). This novel starts very slowly and a little repetitively; eliminating the unnecessary telling would have condensed it and allowed the pacing to speed up, giving the beginning of this book the can't-put-down suspense it has at the end. The use of italics also seemed unnecessary; I'm a firm believer that the story should implicitly emphasize itself.
Overall, Night of Broken Souls is well-researched and a fun horror read. Each of the victim's stories felt both real and individual; the nuances of the ending gave the story strength: .
April 21, 2011
The story was excellent, and emotional with a fantastic ending. I loved it. My only criticisms are that there was too much telling and not enough showing at times, some of the characters could have been done better, and some of the sub stories could have been more complete or perhaps done differently. For example, the romance seemed arbitrary, didn't contribute much to the plot, and felt unfinished. Still, the main story was just great. Overall, a really good read.
May 14, 2017
Got about 15% into the book before I decided to put it down. Just couldn't get into this book. None of the characters interested me and something about the writing just didn't work for me.
December 17, 2013
3.5 stars. It was really good, and really enjoyable. I have not seen many authors take on the task of telling a story about the holocaust. But this was amazing. It was interesting, suspenseful, and just well written.
My problem with this book (and it's a big problem by my standards) is that the first half of the book gets repetitive to the point where I almost had to put the book down. Basically, here's what happens. (no spoilers here, but still...) It starts off with random people having terrible dreams. They see a therapist, the therapist hypnotizes them, and then everything seems normal. This happens in almost every chapter for the majority of the book. It was really tough to struggle through. After that, it got better. Much better.
I am looking forward to reading more by Tom Monteleone.
My problem with this book (and it's a big problem by my standards) is that the first half of the book gets repetitive to the point where I almost had to put the book down. Basically, here's what happens. (no spoilers here, but still...) It starts off with random people having terrible dreams. They see a therapist, the therapist hypnotizes them, and then everything seems normal. This happens in almost every chapter for the majority of the book. It was really tough to struggle through. After that, it got better. Much better.
I am looking forward to reading more by Tom Monteleone.
June 7, 2012
Seemingly ordinary people are having very lucid and scary dreams...
In these dreams they are jewish victims of the Nazi Concentration camps.
But none of the dreamers are jewish
What is the significance and reson of these dreams?
...and what happens when a goverment secret agent starts also having dreams...but in these he is NOT the victim...
A great Read!!!
In these dreams they are jewish victims of the Nazi Concentration camps.
But none of the dreamers are jewish
What is the significance and reson of these dreams?
...and what happens when a goverment secret agent starts also having dreams...but in these he is NOT the victim...
A great Read!!!
March 6, 2008
Very haunting book as people relive lives of those in the Holocaust. Was an excellent read!
June 18, 2013
An enjoyable, creepy, over the top romp with history and the supernatural. I found this made a good pairing with Simmons "Carrion Comfort", reading them at about the same time.
August 4, 2014
hard to digest and understand, especially the first half is so boring. overall an average book.
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