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cooknick 's review for:
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
Recommended for anyone who powered through the shit weasels in “Dreamcatcher” and is now impervious to anything of that realm.
Originally Posted on Shot Glass Literature: https://shotglasslit.wordpress.com/
What if instead of fangs, vampires had mutant sucker tongues that erupted out of their throats, like the “Alien” Chestburster meets a pale and angry frog? What if they had Barbie doll genitalia, just so we could talk about Barbie doll genitalia once in a while? I flew through the beginning of this book (Unknown doomsday virus brings down an airplane? Sign me the fuck up.), but my enthusiasm almost entirely fizzled out with about 75 pages left. Once the mystery was solved and we got down to just killing vampires, I felt my interest draining faster than blood out of an airline passenger. Let’s mention one more time that Eph - the CDC worker turned vampire hunter - used to be a healer, but now he’s a slayer. Don’t show how Eph feels about this. Just state it again flat-out because, if it sounded cool the first time (it didn't), it will sound even cooler the 51st time. I’ve always considered vampire lore pretty hokey, but I couldn’t resist the siren call of a good pandemic. And indeed I loved the outbreak part of this story, but there’s only so much sunshine and silver this girl can take…
Originally Posted on Shot Glass Literature: https://shotglasslit.wordpress.com/
What if instead of fangs, vampires had mutant sucker tongues that erupted out of their throats, like the “Alien” Chestburster meets a pale and angry frog? What if they had Barbie doll genitalia, just so we could talk about Barbie doll genitalia once in a while? I flew through the beginning of this book (Unknown doomsday virus brings down an airplane? Sign me the fuck up.), but my enthusiasm almost entirely fizzled out with about 75 pages left. Once the mystery was solved and we got down to just killing vampires, I felt my interest draining faster than blood out of an airline passenger. Let’s mention one more time that Eph - the CDC worker turned vampire hunter - used to be a healer, but now he’s a slayer. Don’t show how Eph feels about this. Just state it again flat-out because, if it sounded cool the first time (it didn't), it will sound even cooler the 51st time. I’ve always considered vampire lore pretty hokey, but I couldn’t resist the siren call of a good pandemic. And indeed I loved the outbreak part of this story, but there’s only so much sunshine and silver this girl can take…