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apatrick1982 's review for:
The Fireman
by Joe Hill
3.5 stars.
An end of the world tale because of a mysterious disease. Hmmm. That sounds familiar to Stephen King fans. While there are lots of Easter eggs and similarities to [b:The Stand|149267|The Stand|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1213131305s/149267.jpg|1742269], the latter is far superior. This one was still very enjoyable. I agree with the label "Its like The Stand mixed with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix".
It wasn't my favorite Joe Hill novel by far but it's still up there for me as a fun novel. It is pretty hefty so it took me longer to get through but over all I did enjoy my experience.
This one seemed to be a misfire for lots of my friends and I can see their points. So much more could have been done with it. Plus, the one thing I read that really resonated with me was that Joe Hill put way too many Stephen King Easter eggs in this book. Joe Hill can stand on his own as a good author rather than just being Stephen King's son. He should take more pride and of putting in his own work Easter eggs than he does (although he does mention Christmasland... yay!)
An end of the world tale because of a mysterious disease. Hmmm. That sounds familiar to Stephen King fans. While there are lots of Easter eggs and similarities to [b:The Stand|149267|The Stand|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1213131305s/149267.jpg|1742269], the latter is far superior. This one was still very enjoyable. I agree with the label "Its like The Stand mixed with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix".
It wasn't my favorite Joe Hill novel by far but it's still up there for me as a fun novel. It is pretty hefty so it took me longer to get through but over all I did enjoy my experience.
This one seemed to be a misfire for lots of my friends and I can see their points. So much more could have been done with it. Plus, the one thing I read that really resonated with me was that Joe Hill put way too many Stephen King Easter eggs in this book. Joe Hill can stand on his own as a good author rather than just being Stephen King's son. He should take more pride and of putting in his own work Easter eggs than he does (although he does mention Christmasland... yay!)