5/21/2023 0 Comments Monster by christopher pike![]() It gives Monster a grit and heart one might not expect, and makes what happens quite moving, even memorable. ![]() The young adults in this one - and all of Pike’s books - have a worldliness to them they have sex or want to, and relate to each other in a very real manner emotionally. This one is from 1992 and it is both involving and somewhat gruesome without becoming too graphic. This is the norm for Pike when he writes stories for those in their late teenage years. Don’t let the cover fool you this is in many ways very adult, and riveting. Rarely can you use the terms powerful and poignant about a thriller with science fiction and horror elements aimed at teenagers, but it’s a testament to how good Christopher Pike is that you can with Monster. ![]() ![]() But the human part of her couldn’t bear it. “She had driven herself within an inch of death, and perhaps the alien organism that flowed in her veins had even helped her so far. ![]()
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