"Horrific, grisly and truly frightening . . . a masterpiece of terror." - Washington Star "One of the more terrifying, deliciously scary thrillers." - New York Magazine "This is a beastly business that will make your flesh creep. A magnificently malignant horror story to which you will be unavoidably committed." - Kirkus Reviews "You"ll wish you never started reading the damn thing in the first place but you"ll keep reading till the bitter end . . . it is low-key and deadpan . . . a compelling tour de force." - Chattanooga Times "Malevolent Gothic whimsy . . . the rat ride is entertaining." - The Atlantic When his nagging mother discovers a rat infestation, the anonymous writer of these notebooks sets out to drown the pests, but finds himself unable to go through with it. Instead, he befriends the rats, learning to train and communicate with them. Before long he has the idea of using the rats for revenge against a world in which he has been a...