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tygaribay 's review for:
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
it is a pretty odd pairing as authors, but it certainly works. Del Toro is the director of movies like "Pan's Labyrinth", so it is clear that he has a wild imagination. Chuck Hogan is a master of the thriller, so contributes to the action and pacing. together they have created a superb new twist on the vampire theme...bringing in techno-thriller aspects that make the book read like the mix between Michael Crichton and Bram Stoker. the main characters are likable enough to care about and a lot of the less likable people meet nasty ends, so that's satisfying too. the book is the first of a planned trilogy...2nd installment came out in hardback last week...will be picking up my copy soon.