A review by lyricsninja
The Passage by Justin Cronin

5.0

One of the best comments I could give for “The Passage” is what my friend Brad said, “Its like an apocalyptic vampire novel written by a person with actual literary ability”. Yes. This times a thousand. In fact make that times two thousand. The book is creepy, compelling, mysterious, and just god damned bloody brilliant. The characters are vivid and well formed, with a lot of depth to their personalities. And Justin Cronin does an absolutely masterful job with really making you care for each of them in differing ways. Some people you love, others you hate… but no matter what you have a visceral reaction where one is warranted. From the first page to the last, this was a really outstanding book and im looking forward to taking on the second book of the series. Unlike some of the other… uh… flimsy vampire novels out there – this one is more than worth the time and money.