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Book - "The Passage" by Justin Cronin - €7.99 in Chapters book store

  • 04-05-2011 2:59pm
    #1
    Travel is good
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    I just saw the above book (hardback) in Chapters for €7.99, earlier today. It would make a nice gift. I read it last year & thought it was one of the best books I have read.


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  • #2
    Cavehill Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Cavehill Red


    More vampire crap, is it not? And first of a trilogy whose remaining books have yet to be written? Not what I'd first think of in terms of a gift, to be honest. And at that price, no great bargain either.

    Don de Lillo's latest in hardback for 1.99 though (also in Chapters.) Now THAT'S a bargain.


  • #3
    Travel is good
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭Travel is good


    Oh OK, whatever you're into I suppose!

    I read a few "other" vampire books, & thought they weren't great. However, I liked this one. Each to his own taste.

    €7.99 wasn't a bad price, it was originally €17.99 or so.

    I'll have a look at the Don de Lillo one, just to compare....


  • #4
    Revolution9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Revolution9


    A lot of people likened this to The Stand by Stephen King. Might pick it up. Cheers OP.


  • #5
    Travel is good
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 828 ✭✭✭Travel is good


    Yes, I loved "The Stand" too, maybe that's why I liked this book. I didn't think it was totally about vampires. It was more a post-apocalyptic vision of the world, and a road journey to find other survivors. It was a bit like "The Road" too, I suppose.

    Anyway, I liked it and might purchase a few more copies to share with other readers.


  • #6
    Nologogo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭Nologogo


    Enjoyed it myself. Though the fisrt 300 - 400 pages were very well put together. After that the second have of the story starts so it slows down again (another two books expected).

    Would recommend it.


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  • #7
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Cavehill Red wrote: »
    More vampire crap, is it not? And first of a trilogy whose remaining books have yet to be written? Not what I'd first think of in terms of a gift, to be honest. And at that price, no great bargain either.
    It's not vampire crap in the same way the Twilight stuff is - not by a long shot.

    I read it last year and it is indeed somewhat similar to The Stand with vampires. Even the 'vampires' aren't typical - more animal than dudes with white faces and lipstick.

    A good read, I thought.


  • #8
    roboshatner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭roboshatner


    Its one big book and a even bigger read


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