"Best horror novel of the new century" - Stephen King. I read the fly leaf of this book and thought it looked interesting. I was hooked from the time our group of characters made their way into the Mexican jungle. Horror can take many forms. In this case it was the lack hind-sight; lack of communication; complicity; leadership; discovery; remorse; acceptance; and the soul searching of each individual involved. I have never read a novel that had an ending quite like "Ruins". I felt the characters were very well fleshed out; the environment exotic, and the story line well played out. The horror genre does not always have to be slashers, stalkers, ghosts, the supernatural, or mysterious and ominous persons. Sometimes horror is right in front of us and we don't know it until it is too late. I commend Scott Smith for this novel and would highly recommend it.
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