The Association Author:Bentley Little Congratulations, Barry and Maureen: You've been spproved by the Association and are encouraged to move into your exclusive gated community as soon as possible. Please be aware that we reserve the right to approve your decor, your landscaping, your friends, and your job. All relationships with neighbors should be avoided. Any interference from th... more »e outside will not be tolerated. Any attempt to leave will be stopped. Any infraction of the rules could result in severe fines, physical punishment, or death. Please send all other inquiries to the house on the hill. Preferably before dark. P.S. You're being watched. Sincerely, THE ASSOCIATION« less
A young couple buys a home in a gated community. From the first day, things go wrong... just a few months later, it ALL goes wrong. Very creepy, those C. C. & R.'s!!! I read this in two days. It scared me the same way "Pacific Heights" scared me as an apartment dweller!
This was the first Bently Little book I read. It captured me where I couldn't put it down and created emotions I didn't even know I had. It's unbelievable how anyone could even write such horrific events.
Scary, addictive, and a great read. The story is over the top, but it is an examination of what may happen when a society becomes complacent and allows its freedoms to be eroded.
This book is not funny--it is a true horror story and grips you from the first and doesn't let go until you are finished--very hard to put down for a minute, the hardest part to get through is the ending--it is so ricidulous and unbelievable but yet you must finish it.
This was my first Bentley Little book and I really enjoyed it until about 3/4 of the way through. I've lived in a community with a homeowner's association and know how annoying they can be, however there came a part of the book where the story seemed to get really out of hand. (one friend disappears, then a couple of friends disappearing - not found after trying to hunt them down, and then just dropping it. I wouldn't just drop searching for my friends, believe me. Since calling the police and the FBI didn't work, I'd call the newspapers, report it to radio or TV stations, make it known) The story seemed to get even wilder and far less believable. I did not like the ending at all. I did enjoy the earlier part of the book enough to try reading another. His reviews have been terrific, so I'll give his books another chance.