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tahiri's review against another edition
dark
tense
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? No
4.5
madshuck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.75
In between a 4.75 or a soft 5 star. It's like Scooby Doo for adults. Really enjoyable felt like a movie.
katermannx's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up "Slimer" by Harry Adam Knight after reading his book "Fungus," which I enjoyed a bit more. However, I must say that the author's style is still very recognizable in this book.
Without giving away any spoilers, the story revolves around a team of scientists who are researching a new type of bacteria. However, things take a turn for the worse when they accidentally create a slimy, blob-like creature that starts to wreak havoc on the lab and its inhabitants.
Despite the plot being somewhat predictable, I found "Slimer" to be a highly amusing and entertaining book. The mix of frisky passages, suspense, mystery, and humor kept me engaged throughout the entire story.
Overall, I would recommend "Slimer" to anyone looking for a fun and light read. While it may not be the most original or groundbreaking book out there, it's still worth checking out for its humorous and entertaining elements.
Without giving away any spoilers, the story revolves around a team of scientists who are researching a new type of bacteria. However, things take a turn for the worse when they accidentally create a slimy, blob-like creature that starts to wreak havoc on the lab and its inhabitants.
Despite the plot being somewhat predictable, I found "Slimer" to be a highly amusing and entertaining book. The mix of frisky passages, suspense, mystery, and humor kept me engaged throughout the entire story.
Overall, I would recommend "Slimer" to anyone looking for a fun and light read. While it may not be the most original or groundbreaking book out there, it's still worth checking out for its humorous and entertaining elements.
the_enobee's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite as good as The Fungus, but this was so much fun. Reminiscent of The Thing, Alien, and The Sphere while maintaining a sense of humor.
beefmaster's review against another edition
4.0
The Fungus was one of my favourite reads of 2018 so why not ring in the New Year with his earlier novel Slimer? I would have purchased a vintage paperback of it, but there was only two editions (UK and US) and both go for big bucks. Valancourt Press, of whom I've spoken before, reissued both novels this year with terrific cover. The new cover for Slimer accomplishes a rare feat: it equals the original covers without feeling ironic or retro or overly modern. Well done, Valancourt! The book itself is a slim 160 pages but never feels too short. Any more and I might have baulked. It doesn't quite reach the breathless apocalyptic heights of The Fungus either in scope or in execution, but it's a terrific version of Carpenter's The Thing: six smugglers in search of rescue happen upon an abandoned oil rig, populated by empty clothes and the odd blood splatter. Quickly they realize they're being stalked and picked off one by one by a creature science should have never created! The creature itself isn't quite as fully realized a threat as the alien in The Thing and this has to do with the near-constant scientific infodumps, which often feel like petulant justifications for the very existence of its fictional creation. It's okay, authors, you don't need to come up with a rationalization for its powers! You can just let it be scary and unknowable. Of course, the scientific jargon and breathless explanations were in vogue at the time, thanks to Michael Crichton and Robin Cook and other thriller writers. A desire for realism, in part due to Stephen King's folksy populism, choked a lot of the existential horror from these ephemeral paperbacks. Slimer still boasts the ever-popular sexual fetishes of horror written by men in their thirties and forties, though in two Knight novels, cuckolding appears both times! Women are constantly bearing their breasts and men are constantly leering at their crotches. It's weird. But at least the only real sex scene in this novel isn't depicted as sexy, sparing all of us readers from whatever the authors believe to be sexy, erotic prose *shudder*. Like The Fungus, I had a lot of fun. Can't wait to read the third Knight novel I have, Carnosaur. <
alexriviello's review against another edition
4.0
This book is racist, misogynist, and dumb as hell. It also reads like Garth Marenghi's The Thing and I couldn't help but have fun with it. Some of the lines are laugh-out-loud, they're so terrible.
kpombiere's review against another edition
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Body horror
Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, and Drug use
jessica_'s review against another edition
4.0
This was such a fun read!
Short, pulpy, fast paced, very engaging, with distinct characters to follow :)
A really cool monster in an isolated environment with the fate of the world on the line-- whats not to love!
Do be warned of rape and sexual assault that happens in this story... though in my opinion it wasn't described in a gratuitous/exploitative way-- it was more to show the selfishness and need for power/control of one of the characters. So if that's not your vibe I understand
one star removed because this was anti-shark propaganda and I will not stand for it! Sharks are friends!
Short, pulpy, fast paced, very engaging, with distinct characters to follow :)
A really cool monster in an isolated environment with the fate of the world on the line-- whats not to love!
Do be warned of rape and sexual assault that happens in this story... though in my opinion it wasn't described in a gratuitous/exploitative way-- it was more to show the selfishness and need for power/control of one of the characters. So if that's not your vibe I understand
one star removed because
hxxgrrrl's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25