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A review by billymac1962
The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
1.0
I ordered this from Amazon after seeing pretty high ratings for it around the web. In fact, one website I was quite impressed with had this rated as fourth in the top 100 of all time horror novels. Well, I must be getting jaded because no frights for me. It was a quick read though, and entertaining. Much in the same way a Bruce Willis action flick is entertaining. But as you all know from past reviews, I look for novels
that will move me, either emotionally or with wonder, disgust, fright, whatever. This was a mixture detective/horror novel, and for what it is, which is the equivalent of any Bruce Willis action flick, it delivers in spades. If that's what you're looking for, you'll love The Tomb. For me, it lacked the deepness I look for. There was also a few instances where I was prone to mutter "Well, duh!" at some of the characters' revelations.
Now a warning to those of you planning to read it: This is a 426 page novel. The synopsis on the back brings you to page 372. Not a major spoiler, since the novel is quite predictable anyways, but you're still better off avoiding the back cover.
that will move me, either emotionally or with wonder, disgust, fright, whatever. This was a mixture detective/horror novel, and for what it is, which is the equivalent of any Bruce Willis action flick, it delivers in spades. If that's what you're looking for, you'll love The Tomb. For me, it lacked the deepness I look for. There was also a few instances where I was prone to mutter "Well, duh!" at some of the characters' revelations.
Now a warning to those of you planning to read it: This is a 426 page novel. The synopsis on the back brings you to page 372. Not a major spoiler, since the novel is quite predictable anyways, but you're still better off avoiding the back cover.