Gosh, Mary was so emo that I think Percy Shelley may have told her to chill out a bit. I prefer Pike's pure horror novels. When he starts to bring in all the existential stuff and reincarnation my eyes glaze over and I lose interest. But this is a fast read and I did enjoy the majority of it. There was just...So.Much.Angst. and I found it hilarious in an over the top way. ( )

Tom was not like a normal teenager. First off, he looked weird. He was too tall, too thin, and his hair was practically white. Also, he had incredible eyes. Some thought he was from outer space.

The Visitor
by Christopher Pike

Sadly, this one was not for me.

I-cannot even really say much about it. I do not want to give spoilers but I will say this is a supernatural horror and it really was not for me.

I am a fan of the author but this one was-on the bizarre side to say the least.

That issue is I had no idea what was going on at any point all through the book. I'm not kidding. It is a very strange book that seems to have no beginning. middle or end. It is all just one long, very winding, extremely bizarre story of deeply strange people but the plot is almost impossible to understand.

Yes, it is about teenagers and would fall into the YA Thriller category. Yes, it has a bit of history including about Egypt which I love because I am very into reading about Ancient Egypt.

SPOILERS:

The book was running on bizarre though. The character mentioned in the outline of what the story is about really is not in it for a long time although his role is significant. The plot which involves bringing people back from the dead was not for me and the whole story was so out there, I had no idea what I was reading most of the time.

I still do not know. I loved Mr. Pike's writing but this one was one of my least favorites by him. ( )