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A review by hoveros
Vampire Hunter D by Hideyuki Kikuchi
1.0
This gets a wholehearted, Randy Jackson, “It’s a no for me, dog.” This is one of those things where if someone tells you the premise and you’re anything like a sci-fi or horror nerd you go, “Oh hell yes, that sounds amazing.” Here’s what I knew going in.
The premise is that it’s the post-apocalypse of another post-apocalypse. Humans killed each other in a nuclear war and in the aftermath, vampires took over. They called themselves the Nobility and they ruled the world for thousands of years. But they’ve also almost died out so now the world is just a scattered bunch of settlements that fend off vampires and these hunters are the most important people in the world.
Sounds crazy. It’s so boring, though. And terribly written. I mean just so bad. I finished it but whoa boy did I feel like quitting. So much of this book is people just saying the dumbest stuff, making the dumbest choices. The whole thing is telling rather than showing which makes for clunky writing. I know it’s translated but I don’t feel like the issues are due to the translation-it feels very much like it has to be almost a direct translation because of how specific it is. Could be wrong.
It’s pulpy and dumb and from what I can see a bit overrated in my opinion but I can see why people would like it.
The premise is that it’s the post-apocalypse of another post-apocalypse. Humans killed each other in a nuclear war and in the aftermath, vampires took over. They called themselves the Nobility and they ruled the world for thousands of years. But they’ve also almost died out so now the world is just a scattered bunch of settlements that fend off vampires and these hunters are the most important people in the world.
Sounds crazy. It’s so boring, though. And terribly written. I mean just so bad. I finished it but whoa boy did I feel like quitting. So much of this book is people just saying the dumbest stuff, making the dumbest choices. The whole thing is telling rather than showing which makes for clunky writing. I know it’s translated but I don’t feel like the issues are due to the translation-it feels very much like it has to be almost a direct translation because of how specific it is. Could be wrong.
It’s pulpy and dumb and from what I can see a bit overrated in my opinion but I can see why people would like it.