05-22-2017, 07:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-22-2017, 07:03 AM by MarylikesGrimm.)
(02-12-2015, 10:01 PM)Lou Wrote: I haven't read any of the other books. My public library got this book in paperback and i thought I would like it.
First observation is sort of tangential, but this is the first paperback book I've read in 2 years. And I had a lot of trouble with the size of the print. Maybe its my eyes but I think it had a lot to do with the print size too. anyway i found I couldn't read for more than 20 minutes before i got eyestrain. And that was frustrating and negativley effected my reading experience.
As mentioned by several others, I felt the writer did a great job of keeping the look and feel of the book consistant with the TV show. The characters themselves were not described at all so I felt that the book was written for the fans of the show who don't need to be reminded of what the characters look like. The only thing I think they got wrong was the car Hank drives. They called it a VW CC. but i think Hank drives an American make. But the author got a lot of the details right. In one instance Nick puts a cell phone call on speaker so that he can have a little mini conference. and thats one of the things that happens in the show constantly.
I thought it was neat that the story spends some pages on Juliette. As a fan i have often been frustrated with how little she gets to do in each episode.
As far as the story goes, i thought it was a little too much. The body count was huge. Blood and Gore factor was off the chart. No way it would have worked on TV so I guess it had to be a novel. but that part didn't seem consistent with the show.
Overall i would give it 3 stars out of 5.
Now that the show is over, do you still feel the same about the books?
Women characters do not have to be having sex with the lead to be important to the story.