Cover of The Body

The Body

  • 1995 first published
  • 103 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (7 ratings)
  • 3 editions

Published in 1995, The Body is a horror novella by Carol Ellis. Readers will find themes of Anatomy and Physiology.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 42 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

It runs to roughly 103 pages — 1–2 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Body

She's seen something too horrifying for words. No one knows what really happened the night Lisa Randolph fell off the cliff. Now she is paralyzed and mute, so it seems no one ever will. Then Melanie is hired to read to Lisa. At first Lisa just stares blankly, soon she seems to be desperately trying to tell Melanie a secret. After Melanie's own life is threatened, she knows Lisa's secret is deadly.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Human body, juvenile literature
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology

Quick answers

Who wrote The Body?

The Body was written by Carol Ellis and first published in 1995.

What genre is The Body?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Body?

The median edition has 103 pages, about 1–2 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Body?

Readers who like it often enjoy Coraline, City of Bones and Christine.

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