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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
I couldn't finish it, I dunno why.. Maybe I'm not in the mood.. I'll try to finish this, maybe..
Couldn’t finish the book. The book should state that it’s Christian fiction as the genre. That aside, the story just wasn’t that great. I really liked it in the beginning, even though the husband annoyed me, but I though “hey it’s a horror novel maybe he dies”. Anyway, the way the apes are written isn’t rooted in sound science, which makes sense because it’s a Christian fiction novel, but as an anthropology major I couldn’t keep reading it. Also, the way he wrote Native Americans and used their lore in his novel gave me the ick. If you like Christian fiction then great, have at it, but list it as the genre on the book? Not all of us are into that, nor do we want propaganda about creationism and religion pushed down our throats. It would be the same if someone picked up what they thought was a romance novel and it turned out to be intensely scary/gory. People want to know what they’re getting into? For instance, I wanted a nice horror novel and instead I got not that. To top it all off it’s not even scary. The beginning was actually super good (the first 30-50 pages) and then it’s just???? Honestly, if I knew it was Christian fiction I wouldn’t have picked it up and I think the publishers/author knew that. But, even that aside it’s not good.
3.5 stars! The writing was a bit too “modern” for my tastes and it got a bit violent at times so I skimmed over a few parts but other than that I really enjoyed it. There were quite a few twists at the end and characters you’d never expect to end up playing a pretty large part of the story. It’s like Jurassic Park but with Bigfoot!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A good campfire book, I just wish the creationism wasn't so forced within the book. It could have been incorporated in a more appropriate manner and this is coming from a creationist.
This story was laced with spiritual themes that I interpreted as cheesy and obviously apparent. I’m not opposed to Christian fiction, but this story had a very obvious agenda that seemed to overshadow the plot. Not only that, it was monotonously long as whenever a potential conclusion drew near, another conflict arose and drew out the story another 30 pages. Additionally, the excess number of male characters became confusing as it was near impossible to keep track of who was who.
I generally enjoy Peretti’s story-telling; he is an imagery craftsman and understands how to evoke emotion from the reader. This story was no exception in regards to imagery, but the only emotions I experienced while reading “Monster” was frustration and annoyance at his cheap biblical metaphors and Creationist viewpoint.
I generally enjoy Peretti’s story-telling; he is an imagery craftsman and understands how to evoke emotion from the reader. This story was no exception in regards to imagery, but the only emotions I experienced while reading “Monster” was frustration and annoyance at his cheap biblical metaphors and Creationist viewpoint.
Perfect for Halloween. Has mayhem, monsters, mad scientists, and death! If you want a book to get your pulse racing, this is it. Peretti makes a believable story about some people's worst nightmare.
This book was definitely not for me. I found the writing stilted, the Christian bits ham-handed (especially the creationist argument), and the characters boring. Just not my thing.
This was actually quite an enjoyable thriller that, as a piece of Christian fiction, is almost indistinguishable from standard fiction. Even in normal fiction the characters often have faith, which makes up part of their characterisation. The same is true here, where the plot and the characters drive the story forward, not the fact that so-and-so believes such-and-such. It's there, but not in the beating you over the head with it way and no more than in other books.
The story itself largely revolves around the search for Beck and the creature that took her. It's established pretty quickly what took her, but the remains a mystery as to why and why the killings have taken place. In regards to the ongoing mystery, there is a subplot which sees a character go on a separate investigation that for the longest time seems to be completely separate from the main story as to barely seem relevant. Thankfully the story-lines to eventually converge in a satisfactory way (though, for a while I feared it was going to go down differently) by it did take a while to get there.
The story also is broken up into small sections as we jump from between Reed and Beck and a few other characters. A gimmick meant to make the story flow faster and more dynamically that I saw through pretty quickly. Though this is not a slow burn, there is no ongoing tension - there are moments, but nothing lasting. The finale was quite exciting but over very quickly.
The story itself largely revolves around the search for Beck and the creature that took her. It's established pretty quickly what took her, but the remains a mystery as to why and why the killings have taken place. In regards to the ongoing mystery, there is a subplot which sees a character go on a separate investigation that for the longest time seems to be completely separate from the main story as to barely seem relevant. Thankfully the story-lines to eventually converge in a satisfactory way (though, for a while I feared it was going to go down differently) by it did take a while to get there.
The story also is broken up into small sections as we jump from between Reed and Beck and a few other characters. A gimmick meant to make the story flow faster and more dynamically that I saw through pretty quickly. Though this is not a slow burn, there is no ongoing tension - there are moments, but nothing lasting. The finale was quite exciting but over very quickly.