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cpt_kasalla's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting Start devolves into a hard to comprehend and confusing Story about lifeforms capturing our minds. Mediocre at best.
escragg92's review
dark
tense
slow-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
1.5
greyhart's review against another edition
3.0
What if mental illness was infectious but also from the dark dimension.
And then SUDDENLY the Bible.
And then SUDDENLY the Bible.
queentessie's review against another edition
3.0
I felt this book was a bit repetitive and drawn out. It was also kind of wordy. I also was a bit all over the place. Those are my only complaints with the book. The rest of it I enjoyed. I liked the way it dove into the mind of a psychopath as well as questioned the power of one's own memory. There is always a disconnect between reality and what one remembers. Memory is a composite of what one believes happened as well as what others mention about an event. Much of what we think we remember is really just hearsay from what others say. I really enjoyed the end that left you wondering, who is the one insane here? I am convinced the main character, Seth, suffered from a bit of paranoid schizophrenia. But it also makes you wonder, what if that one person everyone thinks is crazy are actually telling the truth. To them it really is the truth. But because it is against the norm, people believe that person is crazy. Psychiatrists have the difficult job of picking out truth from fiction. It is not an easy task.
I am left with mixed feelings about the book. Of course I feel sympathy for the main character, but the end convoluted onto itself. I was convinced up to the end that he was a pawn in a conspiracy and wanted to find out what it was. But at the end it took a turn towards "never mind just kidding, he was crazy all along." Which left me with a conflicted feeling.
All in all I thought it was a good book although a bit wordy.
I am left with mixed feelings about the book. Of course I feel sympathy for the main character, but the end convoluted onto itself. I was convinced up to the end that he was a pawn in a conspiracy and wanted to find out what it was. But at the end it took a turn towards "never mind just kidding, he was crazy all along." Which left me with a conflicted feeling.
All in all I thought it was a good book although a bit wordy.
kkehoe's review against another edition
3.0
A fairly decent tale with some deep currents that somehow seem derailed by the prose. Fascinating in concept, yet a bit overdone and bulky. I was waiting for the twist ending as soon as it was set-up, and was not surprised.
sjgomzi's review against another edition
5.0
More of the great characters, tight plotting, genuine creepiness, and brilliant writing I’ve come to expect from Greg Gifune. A cerebral, terrifying reworking of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. One of my favorite books of the year!
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