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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
This sat on my shelf for a decade, having first eagerly bought it, drawn by del Toro's name. Very disappointing, tbh. Who doesn't like a zombie-vampire crossover, OK? But the writing is quite juvenile, especially in the beginning. The editor must have been sleeping or otherwise they would have cut the numerous paragraphs, where the narrator steps out of the story and starts explaining how a gun or a medicine or whatever works. 'Don't let your research intervene in your narrative', the writing guide said. The authors just didn't get the memo. Otherwise the story is quite cinematic--which is to be expected and although one or two of the characters actually grow into three-dimensional parts of the story, there is little to convince me that I should check out the rest of the trilogy.
I liked the new take on the whole vampire story. Kind of a mix between zombie/virus epidemic and vampire slaying.
A little bit stereotypical, the story introduces enough new ideas about what a vampire could be to be interesting. Still, there's kind of a sens of two authors getting together over beers and having some really great ideas that they didn't end up tying all together very neatly in book form.
I enjoyed this book. Well written and gripping I engaged with the characters and was interested in the story. There are some surprises and some loose ends but you expect that with the first book of a series. Not sure if I'll read the rest, hearing some mixed reviews.
Uudenlainen, jännittävä, yllättävä, mukaansatempaava (eng. unputdownable) hirviö/vampyyri/kauhukirja. Odotan innolla jatko-osia. Tykkään del Torosta myös ohjaajana ja kirjallisella saralla yllätti iloisesti!
Awesome book, really enjoyed. Too bad the TV adaptation was pretty terrible, was missing the character development and draw that the books had.
Guillermo del Toro is a filmaking genius, make no mistake about that. He made two of my all-time favourite films. Unfortunately it turns out his novel writing is kind of average. Not terrible, just distinctly average.
I really enjoyed the book. A different take on the vampire which was refreshing. Eager to start the next book.