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A review by mikedeab63
The Five by Robert R. McCammon
4.0
For me, comparisons to Stephen King are a compliment and this, more than any other past McCammon book, feels like it could have just as easily been written by King. It's loooong, but mostly not in a bad way, there's a toying supernatural element, overarching themes of the creative process, loads of music and pop culture references and lots of small character moments that quickly make the reader care for this rag-tag group.
In summing up this story, it feels small, a loner latches onto a small roadhouse band and starts picking members off, but McCammon takes his time and paints it on a large canvas. Sometimes this wide angle is a good thing (a great, spooky interlude at a mountaintop metal music festival), sometimes it's a bad thing (a number of repetitive scenes in and around music clubs), but it's all pretty interesting (especially if you like music) and engrossing.
A fine reminder of why I tore through McCammon's books from the 80's. The man can just plain spin a good ole yarn.
In summing up this story, it feels small, a loner latches onto a small roadhouse band and starts picking members off, but McCammon takes his time and paints it on a large canvas. Sometimes this wide angle is a good thing (a great, spooky interlude at a mountaintop metal music festival), sometimes it's a bad thing (a number of repetitive scenes in and around music clubs), but it's all pretty interesting (especially if you like music) and engrossing.
A fine reminder of why I tore through McCammon's books from the 80's. The man can just plain spin a good ole yarn.