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hotsake's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This turned out to be a pulpy dark fantasy/horror cross between A Nightmare On Elm Street and Kamen Rider. The structure of the book shouldn’t have worked what with a large chunk of the book, at least 50%, being all set up and yet I had a good time with this goofy adventure.
scottneumann's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
itcamefromthepage's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really strange book but I really enjoyed it.
The horror was more on the extreme side with some graphic sexual assaults, but it was mixed with with colourful fantasy elements.
Elements of this were definitely dated but the dated elements didn't feel hateful and to be fair it holds up better than certain King stories from the era.
The characters were surprisingly three dimensional and I am pretty interested in following this series.
The horror was more on the extreme side with some graphic sexual assaults, but it was mixed with with colourful fantasy elements.
Elements of this were definitely dated but the dated elements didn't feel hateful and to be fair it holds up better than certain King stories from the era.
The characters were surprisingly three dimensional and I am pretty interested in following this series.
kkehoe's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite Masterton book. While ride with some truly terrible horrors, the 80s sci-fi fantasy element comes off as a cheesy Corman movie. While it may be a fun film, the terrors aren't served well by it, taking much of the bite out of them.
etienne02's review against another edition
3.0
3,5/5. Pas mon livre/trilogie préféré de Masterton, on reste encore dans l'horreur, mais avec une touche très super-héros/action/années 80. Les personnages portent des armures et des armes superpuissantes lorsqu'ils deviennent leur avatar onirique. C'est bien, c'est divertissant, mais très léger, peut-être un peu trop. C'est vraiment comme écouté un film de série B, on passe un bon moment, on rit parfois tellement tout est gros et un peu prévisible. Masterton m'avait également habitué à de l'horreur plus noire, ici, rien de trop intense, un peu de sang, de viscères et des démons, mais rien de particulièrement troublant comme le mythique Rituel de chair, qui demeure à ce jour le meilleur livre que j'ai lu de cet auteur. Bref, on bon divertissement, mais une lecture un peu trop légèrte à mon goût.
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