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The Passage

Justin Cronin

3.95 AVERAGE


This is a superior horror/thriller/apocalyptic novel. Kind of a high-brow Stephen King. It is a hard world full of human characters that you feel for. Looking forward to picking up the second book in the series.

Couldn't put it down. Waiting for the next one.

A modern classic. Violent, tense, frightening, but very well-written. Loved every minute of the 30+ hours of the audiobook

i need to slow down my reading of this book cause I won't know what to do with myself when I'm done.

I loved this book! It reminded me of The Stand or The Road - if you like them, you will like this book. Even though it is over 700 pages, you will read it quickly because it is very hard to put down.

Like many readers, I loved the story in the beginning but the novel transition to a new time with new people and it is too boring. I might come back to it but the books on hold are piling up at the library so I'm going to let this one go for now...

jah7507's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

Not a bad book but based on reviews online, the length of the series and it's somewhat mediocrity is not worth the effort 
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

SO good.