I remember my mom giving me this book back in middle school (actually, she gave me this whole series). It was an early edition from sometime in the 80's that she had bought for herself to read, and then rediscovered while going through some old boxes. I'm not going to lie... I LOVED this series as a teenager and read it more times then I care to count. It was dark, twisted, and messed up in so many ways but I could never put it down once I started reading it. Even as an adult now, I'm not ashamed to say I liked it and that I still own the old 80's copy that my mom gave me.