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fantasticmrethan's review
1.0
Probably the goofiest book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t tell if the narrator was trying to have some fun but just doesn’t care so the narration comes across as the literary equivalent of that Steve Buscemi meme (hello fellow kids). But hey! I laughed, like a rattle snake in the tall grass or a kid having a real thigh slapper of a good time!
And if you thought those similes were weird and somewhat irrelevant then oh boy should you read this book! The similes and metaphors are far too long winded and often come in pairs and more often than not the next sentence is a reworded version of the sentence before.
There’s a lot of similes and the book repeats itself a lot like it was just written to make the word count and little to no editing was done.
Hilariously ridiculous. I did have fun.
And if you thought those similes were weird and somewhat irrelevant then oh boy should you read this book! The similes and metaphors are far too long winded and often come in pairs and more often than not the next sentence is a reworded version of the sentence before.
There’s a lot of similes and the book repeats itself a lot like it was just written to make the word count and little to no editing was done.
Hilariously ridiculous. I did have fun.
cyanide_latte's review against another edition
dark
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? It's complicated
2.0
Props to Michael Avallone for following an earlier version of the script for this movie and making it a book, I suppose, but honestly, I feel as though this novelization of Friday the 13th part 3 pales drastically in comparison to the one done by Simon Hawke, based on the final version of the film.
I think my biggest issues here are that Jason feels very out-of-character, Avallone did nothing to flesh out or make us care about any of the characters at all, and the ending is very confusing. Are we supposed to be left to draw our own conclusions? Because all I'm drawing is a great big question mark at everything that happened here.
Once again, a huge thanks to The 80s Slasher Librarian channel on YouTube, for doing their fan-made audiobooks! I wouldn't have been able to go through this book otherwise, I don't think, and that channel is an absolute godsend for these old out-of-print slasher books!
I think my biggest issues here are that Jason feels very out-of-character, Avallone did nothing to flesh out or make us care about any of the characters at all, and the ending is very confusing. Are we supposed to be left to draw our own conclusions? Because all I'm drawing is a great big question mark at everything that happened here.
Once again, a huge thanks to The 80s Slasher Librarian channel on YouTube, for doing their fan-made audiobooks! I wouldn't have been able to go through this book otherwise, I don't think, and that channel is an absolute godsend for these old out-of-print slasher books!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Racism
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