There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. I saw this film maybe six or seven years ago and was aware it was based on a book. Buy the paperback book the ruins by scott smith at indigo. Smith has tapped into our anxieties about global warming, lethal weather, supergermsour collective fear that nature is finally battling backand given us a decidedly organic nightmare.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the ruins. 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. Maybe scott smith will emerge from his seemingly eternal slumber and actually write another book. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
Straight from central casting for an international youth hostel. Rent the ruins by scott smith paperback book at and save. 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. Its thomas harris meets poe in a decidedly timely story. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are jeff, eric ross. That would be the ruins, by scott smith, last heard from in 1993 a simple plan, later filmed by sam raimi from smiths script. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 319 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Smith, conducted upon the 2006 publication of his novel the ruins. The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in mexico. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the ruins. The ruins by smith, scott and a great selection of related books. The ruins is a different form of clockwork entirelya horror story. This knopf hardcover book is in very good condition with dust jacket and clean, complete pages. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The ruins is your typical thrillersuspense novel and if you know anything about these types of books then you can expect. Scott smiths 2006 pulp horror novel was only his second book, after 1993s a simple plan, which was also adapted into a film, which he also wrote the screenplay for. Smiths characterization and timingthe ability to deliver one quick blow after antohermakes the book so freakishly fun.
The only reason i read to the end was to see if smith would allow any of his characters to survive. I thought i would run it today now that the movie adaptation has opened in theaters. Spoiler alert dont watch if you plan on reading the book and want everything to be a surprise. Smith developed a great atmosphere in the book and developed a really unique villainmonster. Author interview scott smith, author of the ruins bookpage. The plot was simplistic and the book became all too boring in its predictability. A word of caution to readers, gentle and otherwise. Thirteen years have passed between scott smiths new book and his bestselling 1993. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. After enjoying scott smiths first novel, a simple plan, his follow up, the ruins is a disappointment. Buy the ruins by scott smith from waterstones today. The ruins by scott smith in doc, epub, rtf download ebook. After all, he is a guy who says things like, i always liked writing. The ruins is a horror novel by american author scott smith, set on mexico s yucatan peninsula.
Upon the recommendation of my roomie, filmdom, i started reading scott smiths the ruins on saturday. The book is the best version of this story hands down. In conversation, writer scott smith is such an appealingly modest midwesterner, you wonder how it is that he is thriving in megapolitan new york city. Thirteen years later came his second book, the ruins which instantly became one of my favorite horror novels.
Scott bechtel smith is an american author and screenwriter. After that book, smith was hailed by stephen king and others as. Scott smith shows us an aspect of ourselves and of human nature wed rather not acknowledge. Here are the ingredients of scott smiths preposterous new screenplay, er, novel. The ruins is chilling, an icy dissection of human nature in a hot, horrifying place. Dont start this book if youre especially weak of stomach or nerves, and above all dont pick it up if youre not willing to tolerate some deviation from the usual. It doesnt matter if youre into stephen king or edward lee, jack ketchum or lovecraft, this is the. Dont start this book if youre especially weak of stomach or nerves, and above all dont pick it up if youre not willing to tolerate some deviation from the. The six get a bus to a small town and then hire a cab to take them to the ruins. Scott smith s 2006 pulp horror novel was only his second book, after 1993s a simple plan, which was also adapted into a film, which he also wrote the screenplay for. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Here is the ruins by scott smith author of a simple plan. The ruins is smiths first novel since his bestselling a simple plan 1993. Jul 18, 2006 here are the ingredients of scott smiths preposterous new screenplay, er, novel.
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 film was just ok, but i enjoyed it enough to read the. Scott bechtel smith born july, 1965 is an american author and screenwriter, who has published two novels, a simple plan and the ruins. If you enjoyed a simple plan, scott s novel about a group of friends who find money in a downed plane, youll find the ruins even better. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their.
The ruins by scott smith overdrive rakuten overdrive. Book summary 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 ruins by scott smith, first edition, signed abebooks. This book was only opened at the signing event and then boxed and stored until now. I liked it from the start, but too much was going on. May 20, 2016 trailer about the book the ruins by scott smith. His screen adaptation of a simple plan earned him an academy award nomination. He has published two suspense novels, a simple plan and the ruins, and adapted them for the screen. The cab driver tries to dissuade them but they go anyway. What i will say is that i enjoyed the ruins so much. Free download or read online the ruins pdf epub book. The story turns grotesque, but smiths command of his characters and their demons is masterful.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stated third printing before publication on the page. Dont start this book if youre especially weak of stomach or nerves, and above all dont pick it up if youre not willing to. The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday togethe. After that book, smith was hailed by stephen king and others as a thriller writer with literary ambitions. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. Smith combines the right mix of interesting characters with an actionpacked plot that is creepy and menacinga book to be read with the lights on. A film adaptation of the novel was released in the united states and canada on april 4, 2008. Two young couples are on a lazy mexican vacationsundrenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists.
The ruins audiobook by scott smith, patrick wilson official. Audrey ii of little shop of horrors has got nothing on the vines in scott smiths new screenplay, er, novel. The ruins audiobook by scott smith, patrick wilson. If you enjoyed a simple plan, scotts novel about a group of friends who find money in a downed plane, youll find the ruins even better. The ruins is a horror novel by american author scott smith, set on mexicos yucatan peninsula. But i never entitled myself to the idea that i could make a living being a writer. The following is an unpublished email conversation with author and screenwriter scott b. Trapped in the mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine. Four american touristseric, his girlfriend stacy, her best friend amy, and amys boyfriend jeffare vacationing in mexico. Sep, 2006 the ruins is smiths first novel since his bestselling a simple plan 1993. I wont spoil it for subsequent readers by revealing whether or not he did. Two young couples are on a lazy mexican vacationsundrenched days, drunken. Scott smiths first novel, a simple plan, published in 1993, told the story of an ordinary, decent midwestern husband who stumbles upon a. Scott smiths book is one that would probably be improved by heavy drinking on the part of the reader.
The ruins is a different form of clockwork entirelya horror story that occupies an uneasy ground somewhere. I got about 5 or 6 pages in, but couldnt really concentrate during closing weekend. They befriend a german tourist named mathias and a trio of harddrinking. Now, thirteen years after writing a novel that turned into a pretty great movie featuring bill paxton and billy bob thornton, smith is. Do not pick up a copy of scott smiths the ruins if you have anything else you need to do in the next eight hours or so. The first edition of the novel was published in 2006, and was written by scott b. After thrashing through the jungle for a couple of hours following the map that heinrich has left, they find a small mayan village. In the ruins, all of the characters and their vexed interrrelationships are richly and carefully drawn because, in a way, they are the story. The ruins does for mexican vacations what jaws did for new england beaches. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. 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.
Adaptation book book tofilm horror movie scott smith the ruins. Scott smiths wrote one of my favorite crime novels with a simple plan that released in 1993. Hes such a master, though, that its impossible to look away. At its heart, the ruins is an oldfashioned horror story, and its the invasive, intuitive killer that provides the icewater dread. 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.
On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group. The novel was released on july 18, 2006 isbn 1400043875. Oct 20, 2015 the ruins by scott smith in doc, epub, rtf download e book. 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. The ruins by scott smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. My good camera took a nose dive the other day so i. A brief synopsis and the ending will be revealed for the book the ruins. Smith was born in summit, new jersey in 1965 and moved to toledo, ohio as a child. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Jonathan tucker, jena malone, laura ramsey, and joe anderson in the ruins 2008 novel by scott smith.
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