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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I keep recalling Rosemary's Baby while reading The Omen. Both have similar story beats, but this one has a broader scope in terms of the sheer geography covered as a direct consequence of the main character's profession, I guess.
Normally, I admire books that are able to wrap things up convincingly and satisfyingly in around 200 pages. This time around, I think Omen would've benefitted from more. I mean fleshing out characters, lore and locations matter. It just felt like I'm moving onto the next thing without in such a furious pace that the oompf of the situation gets lost in the shuffle.
Normally, I admire books that are able to wrap things up convincingly and satisfyingly in around 200 pages. This time around, I think Omen would've benefitted from more. I mean fleshing out characters, lore and locations matter. It just felt like I'm moving onto the next thing without in such a furious pace that the oompf of the situation gets lost in the shuffle.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
medium-paced
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:
Complicated
⭐️ 7.8/10
dark
emotional
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy
Wow, el penúltimo capítulo estuvo increíble, me lo devoré. No pude despegar los ojos de la pantalla de mi celular hasta saber en qué iba a acabar todo.
El último 20% del libro tuvo un ritmo super trepidante y ocurrieron un montón de cosas que quizás habría preferido tuvieran más tiempo para desarrollarse pero por otro lado tal vez igual fue bueno que la historia no se estancara en detalles no tan relevantes para la trama.
Solo me bastó con leer la primera página del prefacio, específicamente, el pasaje que citaré a continuación, para darme cuenta que la narración de este libro no me decepcionaría.
"Temía estar a solas ante el fenómeno, pero en realidad no lo estaba. Porque desde las entrañas mismas de la Tierra llegaba un sonido distante. Era el sonido de voces, que parecían humanas pero no lo eran, que se elevaban en devota cacofonía con la creciente potencia de la estrella. En cuevas, sótanos y campos abiertos se habían reunido. Eran los parteros del nacimiento, unos veinte mil seres. Con manos unidas y cabezas inclinadas, sus voces se elevaron hasta que la vibración pudo oírse y sentirse en todas partes. Era el sonido del OHM, que se elevaba hacia el cielo y también entraba en el núcleo prebíblico de la Tierra."
*The chills*
En serio, le pongo nota 7, promedio 7 a la narración
El último 20% del libro tuvo un ritmo super trepidante y ocurrieron un montón de cosas que quizás habría preferido tuvieran más tiempo para desarrollarse pero por otro lado tal vez igual fue bueno que la historia no se estancara en detalles no tan relevantes para la trama.
Solo me bastó con leer la primera página del prefacio, específicamente, el pasaje que citaré a continuación, para darme cuenta que la narración de este libro no me decepcionaría.
"Temía estar a solas ante el fenómeno, pero en realidad no lo estaba. Porque desde las entrañas mismas de la Tierra llegaba un sonido distante. Era el sonido de voces, que parecían humanas pero no lo eran, que se elevaban en devota cacofonía con la creciente potencia de la estrella. En cuevas, sótanos y campos abiertos se habían reunido. Eran los parteros del nacimiento, unos veinte mil seres. Con manos unidas y cabezas inclinadas, sus voces se elevaron hasta que la vibración pudo oírse y sentirse en todas partes. Era el sonido del OHM, que se elevaba hacia el cielo y también entraba en el núcleo prebíblico de la Tierra."
*The chills*
En serio, le pongo nota 7, promedio 7 a la narración
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
⭐️
Critical Score: D+
Personal Score: D-
The only thing going for this is a fast pace and a cinematic sensibility. That makes sense. This is the novelization of the author’s own screenplay. So it’s also not shocking that the book adds absolutely nothing to the story that the movie doesn’t more interestingly deliver.
But my real issue with this book is how awful its politics are. Sexist, imperialist, classist, racist, homophobic. And it promotes Christian Zionism with the grace of a conspiracy theorist.
The characters are dumb, the plot is implausible and goofy. There’s very little horror in Damien himself; he’s barely in the story.
Also, did that have to insert movie photos where they spoil the whole plot before the reader’s gotten more than 85 pages in? I’ve seen the movie a few times already, but still, dumb marketing move.
This book is a huge disappointment of pulp nonsense. Unsure if I’ll end up hating the movie too after a rewatch.
Critical Score: D+
Personal Score: D-
The only thing going for this is a fast pace and a cinematic sensibility. That makes sense. This is the novelization of the author’s own screenplay. So it’s also not shocking that the book adds absolutely nothing to the story that the movie doesn’t more interestingly deliver.
But my real issue with this book is how awful its politics are. Sexist, imperialist, classist, racist, homophobic. And it promotes Christian Zionism with the grace of a conspiracy theorist.
The characters are dumb, the plot is implausible and goofy. There’s very little horror in Damien himself; he’s barely in the story.
Also, did that have to insert movie photos where they spoil the whole plot before the reader’s gotten more than 85 pages in? I’ve seen the movie a few times already, but still, dumb marketing move.
This book is a huge disappointment of pulp nonsense. Unsure if I’ll end up hating the movie too after a rewatch.