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by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
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Constantly Moving the Bookmark
Constantly Moving the Bookmark rated it 12 years ago
A plane arrives in New York and as it is taxing toward the terminal it goes dark. Completely dark! No power, not communication and no signs of life are apparent. Not knowing what to expect on board investigators call in the CDC. When Dr. Goodweather steps on board the plane he witnesses the unex...
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Catchy Blog Title Forthcoming rated it 13 years ago
2.5I really wanted to like this book. GDT gave me two things I absolutely adore in Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth. I pushed myself through this hoping that eventually it would get better. Unfortunately, it didn't. In a time of absolutely terrible vampire stories, I hoped this would be a shining light. ...
boghunden
boghunden rated it 13 years ago
Jeg har sidder her og kigger på skærmen i 20 minutter uden at skrive noget nu. Jeg ved ikke helt, hvor jeg skal starte… De første 20 sider var rigtig uhyggelige, når man som jeg er en rigtig tøs ;) De næste 30 var også godt skræmmende. Derfra blev det mindre uhyggeligt, men stadig spændende. Vampyru...
This Bookish Endeavor
This Bookish Endeavor rated it 13 years ago
This book was very much a mixed bag for me. The first half I found to be extremely creepy and well done. However, once past the 50% mark, things went downhill. I am far from squeamish when it comes to horror books/movies, but some of the descriptions here were just plain disgusting. The slow build o...
List Lover
List Lover rated it 13 years ago
Great. Scary, page turner, end of the world, monsters. Great opening scene and interesting good guys. Fun and scary!
AnarchicQ
AnarchicQ rated it 13 years ago
It took me 13 months to read this book and for the longest time Goodreads shamefully displayed that I was 94% finished with it. I didn't want to finish it because I know myself and I knew as soon as I finished this book I'd want to devour the second and third book. Well, they're both out now and I g...
Shelf Indulgence
Shelf Indulgence rated it 13 years ago
Good horror requires atmosphere. I’ve stated that more than once, most recently just a few weeks ago, so this isn’t a great revelation by any means. I just feel it’s necessary to repeat because The Strain sort of gets it right. The opening scenes of the novel are full of a great deal of tension a...
wifilibrarian
wifilibrarian rated it 13 years ago
Don't believe the hype.This book doesn't deserve 4 stars, reading the other reviews, the reviews seem more critical then the star ratings people are giving it. The other reviews raise very good points about plot and settings being directive of other movies and books, and sometimes the writing is bor...
Made for Another World
Made for Another World rated it 13 years ago
If I had the option, I'd probably give this book 3.5 stars, but I rounded up because I enjoyed this enough to want to read the next book in the trilogy. My favorite parts of the story were Abraham Setrakian's flashbacks, and at times, I found myself wishing that was the story I was reading instead o...
EricaO
EricaO rated it 13 years ago
You know, I really shouldn't read vampire books seeing as how I don't like vampire stories. I need to stop doing that.However, I will say Ron Perlman is a good reader. That shouldn't be surprising; he's always cast in a wide range of fantasy characters, yet I was still amazed at how much I enjoyed h...
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