![]() And it isn't just the living who want to share their secrets with Tom. The hypnotism goes successfully (in a strange way) and Tom spills out all sorts of revelations about his life, impressing the group, however it doesn't end there as Tom awakens out of the trance to find everyone has unknowingly and very suddenly become an open book to him, even in their futures. Anne's Brother is learning Hypnotism and, since Tom is the hardline-skeptic of the group, her brother encourages Tom to be hypnotised. The neighbours and the Wallace family are close-knit and they have frequent get togethers, and one in paticular will stand out in Toms mind forever. ![]() Tom Wallace lives with his wife Anne and their young son Richard, a perfectly normal family in a perfectly normal, friendly neighbourhood. However, I can't help feeling a little let down by this. Its hard to believe this was written in 1958.Īfter seeing the brilliant Film of this story, I was super excited to read the book, I imagined it to be as scary and thrilling as the DVD was. You can't put the book down, not only because it's thrilling but because you feel a real connection to the protagonist. Matheson has this uncanny ability to write timeless classics which manage to truly capture the human spirit. ![]() It's a bite sized 256 pages and reads very much like an episode of the Outer Limits, and is one of those most comfortable reads you long for, when you have a hectic life. This is the second Matheson book I've read (the other being the amazing I Am Legend, possibly one of the best books ever written) and I loved it. What you probably didn't know that the film was an adaptation of a fantastic book. You may have heard of Stir of Echoes, in 1999 it was made into a film starring everyone's favourite gymnast Kevin Bacon. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Īfter being hypnotised by his brother in law at a party Tom Wallace realises that not only can he read the minds and emotions of his neighbours, wife, and child but he's being contacted from beyond the grave! You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. ![]() This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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