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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
The Passage has to be one of the most beautiful, horrifying, page turning, heart stopping books I have ever had the pleasure to read. It brings to mind Stephen King’s The Stand. Cronin’s writing is exquisite. I found myself unable to put this post-apocalyptic book down. It is an epic novel of human endurance, when faced with a catastrophe that will forever change mankind.
A security breach on a secret U.S. government project called NOAH goes terribly wrong. Overnight a virus takes over the world, turning those affected into hunters and those who survive into prey. FBI agent Brad Wolgast sets out to help and protect, six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte who is a refugee from the project that has triggered the apocalypse. The dangers and struggles these two face, with the friends they meet along the way, will have you sitting up until the wee hours of night, just to read a few pages more. I found myself asking could something like this happen, what kind of post-apocalyptic person I would be and is this really how the government would handle this. The fast paced ending had me screaming for more and rushing to my computer for details on book 2.
A security breach on a secret U.S. government project called NOAH goes terribly wrong. Overnight a virus takes over the world, turning those affected into hunters and those who survive into prey. FBI agent Brad Wolgast sets out to help and protect, six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte who is a refugee from the project that has triggered the apocalypse. The dangers and struggles these two face, with the friends they meet along the way, will have you sitting up until the wee hours of night, just to read a few pages more. I found myself asking could something like this happen, what kind of post-apocalyptic person I would be and is this really how the government would handle this. The fast paced ending had me screaming for more and rushing to my computer for details on book 2.
Geez that was long. 5 stars for the first half of the book. 3 for the last half. Stayed up late voraciously reading this massive book then lost interest as it slogged on and became a very different book than it started.
So much of the story hinges on the mysterious ‘Amy’ who really was not a likable character. She had very little actual substance and spent most of the book staring off into space…and somehow is a mother figure to mass armies of ‘Virals’….i just don’t get it. The story had so much potential, but lost me in the end.
I love the end of the world, apocalyptic nuclear vibes of the first part of this story, and I would have loved more of that!
So much of the story hinges on the mysterious ‘Amy’ who really was not a likable character. She had very little actual substance and spent most of the book staring off into space…and somehow is a mother figure to mass armies of ‘Virals’….i just don’t get it. The story had so much potential, but lost me in the end.
I love the end of the world, apocalyptic nuclear vibes of the first part of this story, and I would have loved more of that!
Excellent read. Hope he writes more of the same ilk. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys sci-fi or action. It wasn't sci-fi in the sense of aliens and different planets. It was, however, a premise of humans essentially destroying our race thru ambitious scientific experiments. Great book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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:
No
This is a wonderfully imagined, suspenseful and well-written book. It probably deserves more than 3 stars. I finished it but I could not stomach the mysticism and the Judeo-Christian foundations of the world-building. I won't continue with the series.
I was so into the first part, then I got pissed off then I hated where it went
It started out interesting but then it. would. not. end. It's close to 900 pages and feels that way. Where was the editor? This should have been 2 or 3 different books, plus someone needs to trim this down. And example: two paragraphs to describe a blood blister (after a day of walking.) Is this necessary? It isn't for me.
challenging
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:
No
It started off like gangbusters, but then...
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix