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by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan, Ron Perlman
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Book Clever
Book Clever rated it 11 years ago
I really wanted to get into the story, because there were parts in which it seemed honestly interesting... but it was just so boring to read, I just had to give up.
Shiftyj1
Shiftyj1 rated it 11 years ago
I really enjoyed this one. It was about half way thru the book before “vampire” was even mentioned. The disease aspect and the parasite theories of vampirism were very interesting, as the story progressed. This almost read like a movie to me. There was plenty of action, blood and suspense to sustain...
Jamie's Book Blog
Jamie's Book Blog rated it 11 years ago
Vampires With A Bite!!! It all begins with a single airplane that touches down and then goes dark, no lights and no sign of life which signals the beginning of the end of mankind as we know it. We are not alone and only too late do we learn that vampires are real. Forget the legends. Forget the ...
Tyson Adams Reviews
Tyson Adams Reviews rated it 11 years ago
Great horror read. Reminded me a lot of Preston and Child.
CrowdedMinds a.k.a. Rita
CrowdedMinds a.k.a. Rita rated it 11 years ago
A little bit too drawn out for my liking, which is kind of funny since it's written in a fast-paced and action-packed style. I felt that towards the end my interest in this book kind of failed me a bit. It's not a bad book, but my expectations were probably too high.Best part of this book? The vampi...
wbebout
wbebout rated it 12 years ago
Not a bad take on alternative vampire mythos. I usually like straight up vampires. They wear dark clothes and capes, sleep in coffins, bite with fangs. Generally, they don't sparkle, walk in daylight, woo pre-teens and teenagers or shoot things out of their mouths. This book is about the "shoot ...
Book Ramblings
Book Ramblings rated it 12 years ago
A nice and breezy read though nice isn't quite the right word and the breeze is a bit fetid! The Strain is an increasingly rare (ahem) strain of badass vampire novels. There are no well coiffed, sexy, maudlin vampires in this book, they just "vant to suck your blood" (without the Lugosi style Euro a...
Blood Rose Books
Blood Rose Books rated it 12 years ago
In their debut novel together Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan have produced the first book in a series where the vampires of people's nightmares come to life to Manhattan.A perfect landing of a plane arriving from Europe, but for some reason the new Boeing 777 goes dead on the JFK on the runway. ...
CharlotteBuriedinBooks
CharlotteBuriedinBooks rated it 12 years ago
It started off so promisingy. A plane arrving in Manhattan, which shortly after landing looses contact with everyone. When the plane is entered everyone appears to be dead. But 4 survivors are later found. What killed all those people - are they actually dead?Then the survivors start to experien...
AmyM
AmyM rated it 12 years ago
3.5
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