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storybookvisitor's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
buggieop's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
waheela's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars but rounding down as the book was very slow.
I liked the concept and the fact it was told from russian pov's.
Start and ending were the best. Everything in between was just meh. The plot progressed very slowly. Most of the book is kind of a flashback which didn't do the book any favours as it lost the momentum and suspense.
I liked the concept and the fact it was told from russian pov's.
Start and ending were the best. Everything in between was just meh. The plot progressed very slowly. Most of the book is kind of a flashback which didn't do the book any favours as it lost the momentum and suspense.
estrus's review against another edition
2.0
The first half rehashes the Incident over and over again, just with a new added detail or perspective from another person. Presented as a dry treatise on Soviet history and culture far too often. Deviated into Lovecraftian territory for the finale.
wulfwyn's review against another edition
4.0
This took me awhile to read, partly due to illness and partly due to it being slow. For me, it was slow going for the first half then it sped up a little. It was an interesting mix of fact and fiction.
Dyatlov Pass and what happened to the nine hikers, (7 men, 2 women), stays with me. Is this book horror? Only in the deaths of these people. They died terrified and painfully. That really happened so it is always hard for me to read about. But it is also they way they died and the way they were found that haunts me and makes me want to know what happened to them. It has remained a mystery though there are thoughts about it, (if you haven’t heard of this, please go look it up. It’s worth it.)
In this book we have Viktor, a reporter who starts looking into it as a last chance for coming up with a story good enough for him to keep his job. In his investigation, we see how the Russian Government keeps it shrouded in mystery. I’m not going to go into everything because you wouldn’t need to read the book. I’m old enough to have been taught, in history classes, about the Cold War, Russian spies and the fear of the Russian government by the people of Russia. The book plays into that and also has a science fiction bend to it. For me, the book is a blend of mystery and science fiction rather than horror or thriller. I enjoyed the second half much better than the first half.
If you are looking for an explanation that is not sci-fi based, you won’t find it here. If you like sci-fi and government conspiracy, this is for you. I didn’t buy into the explanation, (and I do think something in the sci-fi realm could be possible. I don’t know why we think we may be the life out there.). I’m not sure why but nope. It is fiction though so you really don’t need to accept that explanation to enjoy the book. It certainly gives you something to think about. I’m not sorry I read this. It took me awhile but I did enjoy parts of it. I’m not terribly big on either espionage mysteries or sci-fi genres so please take that into consideration. I’m actually giving this 3.5 stars but I’m rounding up to 4 because if those were my genres, I might have liked it more.
I read this through the Kindle Unlimited program.
Dyatlov Pass and what happened to the nine hikers, (7 men, 2 women), stays with me. Is this book horror? Only in the deaths of these people. They died terrified and painfully. That really happened so it is always hard for me to read about. But it is also they way they died and the way they were found that haunts me and makes me want to know what happened to them. It has remained a mystery though there are thoughts about it, (if you haven’t heard of this, please go look it up. It’s worth it.)
In this book we have Viktor, a reporter who starts looking into it as a last chance for coming up with a story good enough for him to keep his job. In his investigation, we see how the Russian Government keeps it shrouded in mystery. I’m not going to go into everything because you wouldn’t need to read the book. I’m old enough to have been taught, in history classes, about the Cold War, Russian spies and the fear of the Russian government by the people of Russia. The book plays into that and also has a science fiction bend to it. For me, the book is a blend of mystery and science fiction rather than horror or thriller. I enjoyed the second half much better than the first half.
If you are looking for an explanation that is not sci-fi based, you won’t find it here. If you like sci-fi and government conspiracy, this is for you. I didn’t buy into the explanation, (and I do think something in the sci-fi realm could be possible. I don’t know why we think we may be the life out there.). I’m not sure why but nope. It is fiction though so you really don’t need to accept that explanation to enjoy the book. It certainly gives you something to think about. I’m not sorry I read this. It took me awhile but I did enjoy parts of it. I’m not terribly big on either espionage mysteries or sci-fi genres so please take that into consideration. I’m actually giving this 3.5 stars but I’m rounding up to 4 because if those were my genres, I might have liked it more.
I read this through the Kindle Unlimited program.
wrongwayhome's review against another edition
4.0
Such a trash it's actually funny entertaining B-movie kind of story.
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