Stranger with My Face Review
Lois Duncan is great writer who is terribly under-rated. She pulls you into the book so subtly and keeps you there, making you want to know more. The story is about a teen-aged girl who becomes haunted by someone who looks just like her. The story is in first person and begins with the protagonist-Lori-letting the audience know she was writing her story, hoping to put closure on the haunting she experienced. The storyline itself is not hard to figure out- separated twins, one good, one evil brought together by astral projection. I pretty much figured out every turn before it happened, but Lois Duncan has a way of keeping you enthralled so the predictable is still enjoyable. There were a few times I was irritated with the parents, but overall the characters are intriguing and Duncan does a fabulous job of "showing" you their personalities rather than "telling" you. Her prose is well done and adds to the lyrical quality of her writing, without being distracting. The story and characters are timeless to the point I never would have realized this was written almost 20 years ago if I had not looked for the publishing year. Scary without being gory and creepy without being disturbing, Strange With My Face is the wonderful YA suspense novel.
Stranger with My Face Overview
A 17-year-old senses she is being spied on and probably impersonated, but when she discovers what actually is occurring, it is more unbelievable than she ever imagined.
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Customer Reviews
Pretty Spooky - Teilah - sacramento, CA
Man this book is decent. I just sorta lacks adventure and the whole thing was given away within chapters. I just wish it was given away like at the end. Also too much of a happy ending for me. Considering that it was still enough for me to finish it in about 2 days. Its because I had stopped reading it after a while when I found out what the situation was and didn't like it much. If it had been just a bit more suspenseful gosh this would've been a great book. The freak factor on its is wonderful. I couldn't sleep for a whole night almost and when i drifted off i thought someone was trying to steal MY BODY! ha ha it is good with the scary. I would mention more but I'm reluctant to give the story away so I'll leave it as is....
Not What I Expected, Pretty Good! - Lara Watson -
I am a huge fan of Alexz Johnson, so when I heard she was doing a movie called Stranger With My Face, I did everything I could to find out more about it. My search eventually led me here, where I bought the book and read it. It one sitting. I liked the characters, the sci fi feel without being sci fi. I didn't like some of the instances, the way Laurie's mum acted, etc. I did like the Astral Projection and the dynamic of the twin sisters. It's a book I will definitely read it again. Now I'm a little worried about the movie, as they are changing so much of it.
Long story short, definitely get this book. It's a good read. :)
Page turnerrrr! - Karla Guerrero -
So I got this book because Alexz Johnson is going to start on the tv version of this book and as I read the summary or the book, I was intrigued. So I got it and WOW, I couldn't put it down. This was a really good book that kept me reading 'till the end. Megan, Laurie's little sister, was one of my favorite characters along with Helen and Jeff. :]
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