Stranger With My Face (Lois Duncan Thrillers)

Okay, this book is creepy as heck but wow, a lot of it did not age well at all!Also Laurie is kind of a doofus. I'd like to think even as a teenager that if i determined someone to be evil that i would stop doing the thing they wanted me to do.

Long before "teen suspense thrillers" became its own genre, there was Lois Duncan. Many of Lois Duncan's novels, such as "I Know What You Did Last Summer", have been made into movies. "Stranger with My Face" is no exception; it was made into a movie by Lifetime in the 1990s. "Stranger with My Face" earned a lot of awards when it was released, but it is currently lesser-known than her works that were turned into films in the past fifteen years or so.High schooler Laurie Stratton is having the best summer of her young life -- until her popular boyfriend accuses her of seeing her out on a night she is supposedly home sick. She begins to hear of more of these sightings until she sees one for herself -- the astral projection of her twin, a twin she never knew she had. Her life begins to unravel as she tries to simultaneously learn more about her unknown sister, while trying to protect herself against accidents happening in her life.Fans of thrillers will enjoy this book.

My neice ask me if I had read this book & I said that I hadn't & she said for me to check it out. I have a twin sister & we were identical when we were young. I was the outgoing twin & never met a stranger. She was the quiet one. The sad thing is she don't really know me. She has told some people that I used to have a bad temper. Yeah, I guess I did in a way, but I was the one that took care of us as we were growing up.I tried to just get a sample of this book first & I don't know why but it wouldn't come through so I bought it & am so glad I did! It kept me in suspense until I finally finished it.I loved it!!

Looks good but the screws are too small. Had to use my old screws and old screw covers. Other than that, I love it

I first read Stranger With My Face when I was 13, which was 15 years ago. Of all the books I've ever read, this stayed with me very strongly- I felt almost haunted by it. I spent many years trying to find the book again because I had forgot the title, and by luck I just recently located it. It was even more powerful than I remembered. This is the first time I've ever felt compelled to write a review- that's how much it moved me. The book should not be considered only for teens. It is a beautiful and intriguing story for any age. I was swept away by the stormy island setting, and I am utterly in love with Jeff- cool, tough, brave and scarred.

I read the original paperback when it came out in 1981. I thought it was an all-around excellent book, one I would certainly have given 5 stars to. So why am I only giving it 3 stars now? In a moment of nostalgia, I was searching on amazon for books I remembered reading way back when. I saw this was on Kindle now and bought it on impulse. When I started reading, I realized early on that this was not same book I had read before. This has been rewritten. It is basically the same story, but there are some subtle and not so subtle changes. The updates to make it more contemporary -- the existence of cell phones for instance -- are handled well and unobtrusively. There is more description of the island and the ocean and sky that is well-written and also not obtrusive, though I could picture the location perfectly in the original. The main problems I have with it are:1) unnecessary scene additions. These are mainly dialogue-heavy scenes explaining the characters' feelings and actions. The original was perfectly clear and I never puzzled over any of them there.2) unnecessary character change. Helen's mother is turned into a nasty shrew for no discernible reason.3) poor editing. This edition gives off the strong impression that it was the edition initially handed over from the author to an editor. The editor worked his/her magic, and the original version was published. I wish they had left it at that. With the small exception of updating for the mention of cell phones, nothing in this edition is better than the original. Reading it made me long for a good editor.4) false advertising. As far as I am concerned, this is the most annoying and deceptive feature. I went back over the entire page for the Kindle edition. If there is anything there indicating that this edition has been changed from the original, it is so subtle that I missed it. I want to know the truth when I purchase something from amazon. In this case, I suspect it is the publisher that is being deceptive. Shame on them. I'm going to be far more wary of ordering anything old that has just turned up on Kindle from now on.I do recommend this book for its excellent plot, writing, and characters. But you will be far better off purchasing a used paperback edition of the original work.

This book is my favorite book ever written. I read it in junior high during a summer reading program and completely fell in love with the subject matter. The characters were wonderful and the story kept me very interested. I've probably read this about 150 times in my life. Finally had to buy it. I have the entire first chapter, pretty much, memorized. Love the way it starts out, love the astral projection story line, and it kept me very interested throughout.

This book is a great book to ride by the pool, or the beach. It is a great young adult book and will leave you in aw. It will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. Don’t be startled if people look at the book you are reading and have a copy the next day!