The ruins is ruthlessly frank about how most of us really behave in extremis. It stars jonathan tucker, jena malone, shawn ashmore, laura ramsey and joe anderson. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ive got my fingers crossed that sometime later this decade hell write another one and maybe itll turn out to be the greatest scifi epic ive ever read. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 319 pages and is available in hardcover format. The ruins follows two american couples, just out of college, enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in mexico as, on an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group the young german, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote mayan ruins, site of a fabled archaeological dig. The novel was released on july 18, 2006 isbn 1400043875. I felt that the ruins did draw on a trifle, but i found scott smiths refusal to look away heroic, just as i did in a simple plan.
They befriend a german tourist named mathias and a trio of harddrinking greeks who go by the spanish nicknames pablo, juan, and don quixote. The ruins is a horror novel by american author scott smith, set on mexicos yucatan peninsula. Based on the terrifying bestseller by scott smith, the ruins follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the mexican jungle where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. The final moments are not those of a happy ending and i was left staring open mouthed at how the book ended. Two young couples are on a lazy mexican vacationsundrenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. The book fits specifically into the survival horror genre, which is. The ruins follows two american couples, just out of college, enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in mexico as, on an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group the young german, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig. It promised to be another thriller set in the jungles of the yucatan. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are jeff, eric ross. The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in mexico. The ruins by scott smith, signed abebooks passion for books.
Cancun hotel swimming pool day the hotel is six stories high, a wall of glass and stucco. The ruins by scott smith overdrive rakuten overdrive. The escalating nightmare of the groups fate evolves inexorably from their personalities, in a way reminiscent of greek tragedy, so smith couldnt get away with the flimsy figurines that populate more. The ruins by scott smith ill give scott smith credit. Most of the ruinss 300plus pages is one long, screaming closeup of that horror.
The ruins is directed by carter smith and adapted to screenplay by scott b. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Scott smiths wrote one of my favorite crime novels with a simple plan that released in 1993. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Kate genet i recognized this book straight away as the basis for the movie of the same name and when i checked, yes, scott smith. Dive deep into scott smith s the ruins with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. The ruins by scott smith 2007, paperback for sale online. The ruins, his new horror noveland oh yes by any definition of the term this is a horror novel, not a simple thriller like smith s previous book, a simple plan does set up a good story. Smiths characterization and timingthe ability to deliver one quick blow after antohermakes. I suppose it might be because ive had a really tough week in many waysthe car problems being only the icing on the cake so to speak. The ruins is like all great genre fiction in its irresistible storytelling momentum, but in its lack of mercy, its more like real life. The ruins by scott smith book cover, description, publication history. The book fits specifically into the survival horror genre, which is marked by people doing whatever it takes to conquer their environment and stay alive. While i really enjoyed that book, and the subsequent movie, the ruins left a lot to be desired. After a long journey into the jungle, the group come across a partly camouflaged trail and a captivating hillside covered with red flowers. But if you like creepy happenings and dont mind graphic grossouts, this book is a lot of fun.
The ruins by scott smith uncorrected proof bookshop. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they. Audrey ii of little shop of horrors has got nothing on the vines in scott smiths new screenplay, er, novel. The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday tog. The ruins by smith, scott and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The ruins by scott smith ive been having one of those weeks where i must satisfy the cravings of whatever im longing to read. It has a sense of here we go again history repeating itself and i absolutely loved it.
The first edition of the novel was published in 2006, and was written by scott b. The ruinsfollows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in mexico. The ruins audiobook by scott smith, patrick wilson. Thirteen years later came his second book, the ruins which instantly became one of my favorite horror novels. The ruins by scott smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
A fastpaced suspense novel that grabs you and refuses to let go. The ruins scott smith this is a straightup horror novel, and it wont be for everyone. An international coproduction between the united states and australia, it is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by scott smith, who also wrote the screenplay. Its the trappings of horror and suspense that will make the book a best seller, but its claim to literature lies in its unflinching naturalism. Ben stillers company at dreamworks will make the movie with a script by scott smith. In 1993, scott smith wowed readers with a simple plan, his stunning debut thriller about what happens when three men find a wrecked plane and bag stuffed with over 4 million dollarsa book that stephen king called simply the best suspense novel of the year. The ruins is a horror story set on mexicos yucatan peninsula. Free download or read online the ruins pdf epub book. Four american touristseric, his girlfriend stacy, her best friend amy, and amys boyfriend jeffare vacationing in mexico. The ruins by scott smith the 2472nd greatest fiction. Theres no letup, not so much as a chapterbreak where you can catch your breath. The ruins by scott smith, 9780552152709, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Trapped in the mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine. That would be the ruins, by scott smith, last heard from in 1993 a simple plan, later filmed by sam raimi from smiths.
Buy the paperback book the ruins by scott smith at indigo. Author interview scott smith, author of the ruins bookpage. Scott bechtel smith is an american author and screenwriter. Two youngandhot couples are on vacation together in cancun. He has published two suspense novels, a simple plan and the ruins, and adapted them for the screen. Smith s epic downer of a novel, the featurefilm version of the ruins feels like someone blasted through the book with a highlighter in order to assemble the screenplay, and in their haste just happened to overlook some of the most interesting and disturbing details therein. The plot of the ruins is just as straightforward and nononsense as the style. The ruins by scott smith overview trapped in the mexican jungle, a group of friends stumbles upon a creeping horror unlike anything theyve ever known, in this. Horror has evolved slight spoiler alerts below the movie came out a few years after the novel and the screenplay was even written by the author of the book. Scott smith was educated at dartmouth college and columbia university. Music is by graeme revell and cinematography by darius khondji.
The ruins is the second novel by american author scott smith, whose first novel was a simple plan. The ruins by scott smith houston chronicle subscribe. The ruins is a 2008 supernatural horror film directed by carter smith which stars jonathan tucker, jena malone, shawn ashmore, laura ramsey, and joe anderson. If the ruins is, finally, less impressive than a simple plan, its because destruction in the latter emanates entirely from the human soul.
The ruins, his new horror noveland oh yes by any definition of the term this is a horror novel, not a simple thriller like smiths. Smith then went on to write the screenplay for the somewhat different, but equally chilling movie version of a simple plan, directed by sam raimi and starring bill paxton, billy bob thornton and bridget fonda. The escalating nightmare of the groups fate evolves inexorably from their personalities, in a way reminiscent of greek tragedy, so smith couldnt get away with the flimsy figurines that populate more genre fiction. Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the mayan ruins. Advanced readers edition 2006 alfred a knopf oversized trade paperback same size as hardcover first edition. In 1993, scott smith wowed readers with a simple plan, his stunning debut thriller about what happens when three men find a wrecked plane and bag stuffed with over. Hailed by horror maestro stephen king as the best horror novel of the new century, scott smith s the ruins lives up to the praise and then some. The ruins follows two american couples, just out of college, enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in mexico as, on an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group. This novel by scott smith is suspenseful to the final pages. After reading brumfields cult classic thriller, a tourist in the yucatan i could not wait for scott smiths the ruins. Smiths characterization and timingthe ability to deliver one quick blow after antoher makes. Scott smiths first novel, a simple plan, published in 1993, told the story of an ordinary, decent midwestern husband who stumbles upon a. A satisfyingly gruesome but brutally abbreviated version of author scott b.
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