--- product_id: 28167280 title: "Ratman's Notebooks" price: "155030Fr" currency: CDF in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://congo.desertcart.com/products/28167280-ratmans-notebooks store_origin: CD region: Congo --- # Ratman's Notebooks **Price:** 155030Fr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ratman's Notebooks - **How much does it cost?** 155030Fr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [congo.desertcart.com](https://congo.desertcart.com/products/28167280-ratmans-notebooks) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description 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 failure. His target is his hateful boss, Mr. Jones, who treats him with supreme disrespect and plans to fire him and replace him with someone less expensive. The narrator records his plans in chilling detail as his campaign for vengeance progresses from vandalism to robbery to the most horrific of murders . . . The basis for the 1971 film Willard and its 2003 remake, Stephen Gilbert's bestseller Ratman's Notebooks (1968) returns to print in this edition, the first in 40 years. This edition features a new introduction by Kim Newman, who argues that the success of Ratman's Notebooks demonstrated the viability of horror as a mainstream literary genre and paved the way for the horror publishing boom of the 1970s and the early novels of Stephen King and James Herbert. '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 Review: The book that spawned Willard - Great book, a little crazy, but gave birth to 1971's cult classic movie "Willard" and 1972's follow up "Ben", which also produced the Billboard American Top 40 song by Michael Jackson titled "Ben." The song topped the charts at #1. A social misfit who thrives on being alone and trusts rats more than people. Maybe not so far out at all actually! A great and easy, entertaining read. Buy it! Review: Interesting book, my 13 year old liked it too - Bought this without seeing the movie(s), interesting story, a quick read. I liked it and would read it again. I gave it to my 13 year old and he liked it too. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #212,051 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #231 in British & Irish Horror #6,299 in Classic Literature & Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 182 Reviews | ## Images ![Ratman's Notebooks - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71auB6ZuSmL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book that spawned Willard *by F***E on March 21, 2021* Great book, a little crazy, but gave birth to 1971's cult classic movie "Willard" and 1972's follow up "Ben", which also produced the Billboard American Top 40 song by Michael Jackson titled "Ben." The song topped the charts at #1. A social misfit who thrives on being alone and trusts rats more than people. Maybe not so far out at all actually! A great and easy, entertaining read. Buy it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting book, my 13 year old liked it too *by J***R on December 28, 2025* Bought this without seeing the movie(s), interesting story, a quick read. I liked it and would read it again. I gave it to my 13 year old and he liked it too. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Chilling" doesn't even begin to cover this one! *by K***. on March 9, 2016* 4.5* I've watched the movie WILLARD, but this is the first time I actually read the book, RATMAN'S NOTEBOOKS, by Stephen Gilbert, that the movie was based upon. The novel was made out to be a series of notebook/journal entries by the main character--who is never actually named--but I couldn't help but think of him as "Willard" in my mind. This was one of those books that pulls you in steadily, starting out innocently enough when our character's mother asks him to get rid of some rats in the garden. Over the course of the entries, we see how "Willard's" mind goes down a slowly changing path as he befriends the rats, and his outlook drastically alters over the course. I was absolutely spellbound throughout most of this book--from the scenes of our character's degradation in the firm his father once ran, to his relationship with his mother, and finally, his ONLY true friends--the rats. Even after hearing that rats are supposed to be fairly intelligent, there are certain sections here that are positively chilling in the matter-of-fact way that the narrator writes them. Honestly, this book gave me more of that "creeping horror" sensation that a movie ever could! Another GREAT selection re-issued by Valancourt Books!!! 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