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A review by minieggs
The Nosferatu Scroll by James Becker
2.0
Ladies and gents, if you’re looking for a vampire book, this is not it. Prior to reading this I didn’t know anything about James Becker and his preferred genre of novel to write. I had read the title of the book and the synopsis on the book and figured I’d give it a go: I do love a jaunt into the macabre.
I repeat, this was not it. This was a lazy, condescending “thriller” novel full of tiring clichés. The synopsis really should have cottoned me on to this since it tells you the female character gets kidnapped, but hey, one can hope.
The one thing I’ll give this book credit for is it’s a quick and easy read. So if you’re looking for something you don’t need to think too hard about, this is it. If you’re looking for “macho” men (see Bronson: martial arts specialist, holidaying police officer, headstrong and interfering) who strive to save the regularly-screaming damsel in distress, this is it. If you’re looking to be patronised to with every description in the story, this is it. If you’re looking for regular descriptions of the “Stygian” darkness, this is it (at least 3 distinct uses). If you’re looking for an ambiguous, dissatisfying ending, this is it.
I doubt I’ll read anything else by the author as his flavour of book is not it for me.
I repeat, this was not it. This was a lazy, condescending “thriller” novel full of tiring clichés. The synopsis really should have cottoned me on to this since it tells you the female character gets kidnapped, but hey, one can hope.
The one thing I’ll give this book credit for is it’s a quick and easy read. So if you’re looking for something you don’t need to think too hard about, this is it. If you’re looking for “macho” men (see Bronson: martial arts specialist, holidaying police officer, headstrong and interfering) who strive to save the regularly-screaming damsel in distress, this is it. If you’re looking to be patronised to with every description in the story, this is it. If you’re looking for regular descriptions of the “Stygian” darkness, this is it (at least 3 distinct uses). If you’re looking for an ambiguous, dissatisfying ending, this is it.
I doubt I’ll read anything else by the author as his flavour of book is not it for me.