His books are so creepy!

Frankly, I thought this sucked. I was so disappointed.

I found this book interesting, reading a man was able to manipulate people by his writings. I pretty much enjoyed reading all through out, no boring and dull chapters and it kept me wanting to know what's going to happen next.

From an early age Jason is aware his letters get results - free food, movie passes, amusement part admission, etc. As he ages, he expands his abilities into politics, both nationally and internationally, and relationships. I agree with other reviewers that this book starts and builds slow, very slow, but that is the part I liked best. I enjoyed the slow discovery of ability, the moral questions posed as he uses his ability for some pretty bad things, and the parallels drawn between letter writing and addiction. It was once Jason accepts the job as a Letter Writer for an ambiguous organization (or did he just go crazy?) that things go downhill (both for Jason and the reader). The action and horror spin out of control as he tries to get his life back and thwart the letter writing campaign against him. By that point, however, I just didn't care. I didn't like Jason at all, so it made it hard to me to cheer him on as he struggles to figure out the mess his life has become. The late introduction of characters and big revelations about those characters didn't help either. This book is more in Little's style of The Store and The Association, two books I loved. Read those first if you are new to Little or just want some good horror. This one is just OK.

I didn't give this a one because I finished it. I am glad there are diverse readers out there but I will never understand them. This book almost sucked! It was too long for the plot (what little there was of it). There is this guy who finds he can write a mean letter and get people to do what he wants. Then he finds out that all these great people from history aren't really dead. They are just trapped by this supernatural being with multiple arms and quills for teeth. I don't know, the whole thing made my head want to explode. I like little at times. I really like horror until the plots become so juvenile as to defy description. Oh well. At least I finished it.

very up to date satire on paid comments industry... devoured that book, great modern horror with a great ending!

Interestng what simply writing can do to your life. From good things to evil!

I was concerned about starting this book, as I was worried it would have a similar plot to the previous two I read. It wasn’t. This is a great read, highly original and d imaginative. I’ve been looking for a writer that would give me material to read while waiting for Stephen King’s next novel. I’ve found him. It may have take me longer than some, but I’m very pleased I did.

If you like the classic works of King, I am sure you will enjoy this book very much.

Bentley takes the most common of things and twists them to almost unbelievable extremes. Then he creates characters and events that make the impossible seem not only possible but probable.

In this book, when Jason writes letters things happen. He complains to a restaurant about their food or service and he receives gift cards and coupons. He writes letters to the editor and stirs up local controversy. What else can he write about?

This guy is great at can't-look-away horror! He's sick, twisted and facinating! Dispatch is a good read, keeps you interested, and actually pretty mild for Little.

What if you could make just about anything happen, just by writing a simple letter? Not a text, not an email, but a real letter, written with pen, on paper. It’s a fascinating concept and I love what Bentley Little did with the idea!

Jason is a pretty ordinary kid, despite his family life. His father is an abusive alcoholic, his mother is neglectful and his older brother is a jerk, but Jason was good at staying out of their way. He went to school, had good friends and did all of the normal things that teenagers do … with one addition. He liked to write letters.

It started with a Japanese pen pal, but that quickly went awry and Jason stopped writing letters…until he wrote a note to a restaurant that had changed its french fries, and he got certificates for free meals. He wrote a letter to an amusement park, and got free tickets. His friends started writing letters too, but they didn’t get any freebies. Soon, Jason realizes that HIS letters make things happen. Good things, bad things - all he had to do was write and he got whatever he wanted.

He continues this as he grows up, and one day, he receives a letter from a company offering him a job as a Letter Writer. He finds out there are more people like him, who could make things happen with a simple letter. Lives could be made better, or ruined. Businesses could rise up, or collapse and fall. If you can imagine it, letters can make it. The power all comes from the Letter Writers, and soon Jason realizes that he’s not sure he wants to be a part of this…but is it too late?

This is a four star rating from me…as many of Bentley Little’s books, it ended in more of a fantasy world and that’s not my favorite genre. It was a great book though - the premise is exactly right (write?) and I recommend it for horror fans, thriller fans and letter writers alike!

This is the first of Bentley Littles books that I could not finish. I had only about 130 pages left and I just could not get through it. I did read the last few pages and found that I was glad I didn’t finish it. Sorry Mr. Little