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will_cherico's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
I haven't read many movie adaptations, but I can't help but feel like the slasher film is an especially hard genre to transplant to page. SO many of the tropes are heavily reliant on the ability to see everything unfold on screen, and when it's moved to a book with very little change to the source material, it completely falls apart. With the first F13 book I was at the very least able to distinguish between characters. In this one that goes out the window, and about halfway through I gave up on recognizing anyone besides Ginny and Mark.The thing I enjoyed most about this otherwise completely faithful adaptation was that Jason was given something of an inner monologue. Nothing huge, but here and there we were given insight into the twisted way he saw the world through the lens of what his mother wanted. Unfortunately, the little time we get with Jason is sullied by extremely repetitive and poor word choice when describing the supposedly scary scenes (there isn't a single death in this book that doesn't describe the sensation of being murdered as a "flash" of "white hot heat").
cyanide_latte's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As with the previous installment in this series, I don't have much to say here except good things. I really appreciate Simon Hawke's willingness to explore the various characters in more depth than what they were given in the movies while sticking to the constraints of the movie plotline. He does an excellent job of getting me to care about them, rather than just making a surface level attempt at trying to recognize who is who.
Once again, I owe a huge thanks to the channel The 80s Slasher Librarian for having made a fan recorded audiobook that I could listen to in order to read this book! These books are impossible to find in print, and to my knowledge they've never been adapted to digital format otherwise. Once again, I highly recommend this to people who may want to give the novelizations a try before attempting to jump right in the movies. Hawke really does a good job, and the fan recordings are free resource to use (though I do recommend figuring out a way to support the channel to show appreciation for the effort they put in to make these available.)
Once again, I owe a huge thanks to the channel The 80s Slasher Librarian for having made a fan recorded audiobook that I could listen to in order to read this book! These books are impossible to find in print, and to my knowledge they've never been adapted to digital format otherwise. Once again, I highly recommend this to people who may want to give the novelizations a try before attempting to jump right in the movies. Hawke really does a good job, and the fan recordings are free resource to use (though I do recommend figuring out a way to support the channel to show appreciation for the effort they put in to make these available.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Gore, and Sexism
Minor: Child abuse
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