296 reviews for:

The Omen

David Seltzer

3.73 AVERAGE


Ondanks dat het verhaal zowel als film als als boek werkt, is de "pacing" van het boek echt wel zeer vreemd, net zoals de momenten waarop ze de foto's in het boek plaatsen. Deze worden geplaatst bij de verkeerde momenten waardoor het boek je eigenlijk al 50 pagina's op voorhand het einde laat zien, welk zelfs niet eens gebeurt zoals op de foto? Toch blijft het een spannend verhaal als je geïnteresseerd bent in horror op christelijk niveau.
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I’m a bit bias because I love the movie franchise. I found that even if the book is just a novelization of the movie I enjoyed the extra tidbits that weren’t in the movie to further explain other characters and moments.
fast-paced

Short, creepy read. I’ve seen the movie years ago, but from what I remember, this was pretty much the same thing. It follows a couple as they raise a sinister little boy, who may or may not be the Anti Christ b

Not particularly scary, but a good story, and a perfect read for around Halloween. I liked how tight the story was, if it had been any longer I think it would have been a bit boring, but this had good pacing. Recommend to any horror fans! 

An absolute classic of the horror genre
dark medium-paced
dark mysterious sad 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
dark tense medium-paced
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes