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The Passage
by Justin Cronin
I wanted to like The Passage a lot more than I did. I really loved the beginning; I think the fact that I was sucked into the story right from the start is why I plowed through the middle. And let me tell you, some parts were a slog.
I guess what was annoying to me at first was that I spent a decent amount of time trying to discern what had happened after the initial setup. I could figure the basics, that part was pretty clear, but a lot of the particulars were left for you to piece together. In the midst of that, we have this elaborate setup so that we can understand the current hierarchy of the Colony and, more importantly, the people who would come to be the major players. While events were taking place, I just felt that it mostly served as a setup for character development that dragged and lagged and dragged for about 150 pages too long. (I don't mind long books at all, but I do feel that the length needs to be justified, and I'm not sure I can say that for this novel.)
The last 1/3 of the book picked up the pace a bit and resumed being interesting. There was a lot of action without it being nonsensical and enough humanity without it being sappy.
The big question is whether or not I'll read the second book in the series. I dunno. I mean, I guess? I think maybe I'll add it to my to-read list and see how it goes.
I guess what was annoying to me at first was that I spent a decent amount of time trying to discern what had happened after the initial setup. I could figure the basics, that part was pretty clear, but a lot of the particulars were left for you to piece together. In the midst of that, we have this elaborate setup so that we can understand the current hierarchy of the Colony and, more importantly, the people who would come to be the major players. While events were taking place, I just felt that it mostly served as a setup for character development that dragged and lagged and dragged for about 150 pages too long. (I don't mind long books at all, but I do feel that the length needs to be justified, and I'm not sure I can say that for this novel.)
The last 1/3 of the book picked up the pace a bit and resumed being interesting. There was a lot of action without it being nonsensical and enough humanity without it being sappy.
The big question is whether or not I'll read the second book in the series. I dunno. I mean, I guess? I think maybe I'll add it to my to-read list and see how it goes.