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willriker 's review for:
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro
Interesting reimagining
I watched the first season of the TV show without actually realising there was a trilogy of books which were the source material.
As with all adaptations from books there are many differences between the two, but I found myself enjoying both the show and this first book equally. Sure some of the characters are cliches, and the writing was a bit 'ropey' at times and it was obvious that it was written with a movie/TV adaptation in mind, but it wasn't as bad as some reviews have said.
I personally think it is an interesting reimagining of the whole vampire myth/lore, which recently has become a little tired and 'samey' so introducing some new twists and takes on vampires was interesting to me.
I'm definitely going to be buying the next two books to see how the story progresses.
I watched the first season of the TV show without actually realising there was a trilogy of books which were the source material.
As with all adaptations from books there are many differences between the two, but I found myself enjoying both the show and this first book equally. Sure some of the characters are cliches, and the writing was a bit 'ropey' at times and it was obvious that it was written with a movie/TV adaptation in mind, but it wasn't as bad as some reviews have said.
I personally think it is an interesting reimagining of the whole vampire myth/lore, which recently has become a little tired and 'samey' so introducing some new twists and takes on vampires was interesting to me.
I'm definitely going to be buying the next two books to see how the story progresses.