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charshorrorcorner's review
4.0
As a HUGE Robert McCammon fan, I was beyond excited when I read that he was writing an epic science-fiction/horror book. (I will probably faint when I finally get the signed copy I ordered from Cemetery Dance.) Overall, The Border did live up to my expectations.
The characters here were all well drawn except, oddly,for the main protagonist, Ethan. I felt that we never got to know him in-depth.
As we started learning who Ethan was, we discover he's being taken over by The Guardian, and then before we know it the real Ethan is gone. To little or no fanfare, I may add, which felt wrong to me.
I loved the sci-fi bits of the war between the Cyphers and the Gorgons. The Gray Men were beyond scary as was just the thought of living in a world caught between warring space factions. The imagination that could think all of this stuff up is worth worshiping, IMO. Some of these creatures and their modes of transportation were amazingly vivid.
Now here's the part I don't want to even give voice to: I disliked the ending. A lot. It did not ruin my reading experience as a whole, but it brought my rating down by one star. I hate, yes-HATE, deus ex machina endings and this is surely one. In the midst of discovering one of the greatest tragedies of mankind, comes this fancy gadget to save the day. Really? All of this wonderful creative imagination and then that to end it? I was SO disappointed.
Overall, I was pleased with The Border and happy to see the Robert McCammon from the 80's with whom I originally fell in love. His passion and love for his characters is still evident and I love him for that. If it weren't for that ending, this would be yet another book for my McCammon favorites shelf.
As it stands, this was still an excellent book-and I do highly recommend it!
The characters here were all well drawn except, oddly,for the main protagonist, Ethan. I felt that we never got to know him in-depth.
As we started learning who Ethan was, we discover he's being taken over by The Guardian, and then before we know it the real Ethan is gone. To little or no fanfare, I may add, which felt wrong to me.
I loved the sci-fi bits of the war between the Cyphers and the Gorgons. The Gray Men were beyond scary as was just the thought of living in a world caught between warring space factions. The imagination that could think all of this stuff up is worth worshiping, IMO. Some of these creatures and their modes of transportation were amazingly vivid.
Now here's the part I don't want to even give voice to: I disliked the ending. A lot. It did not ruin my reading experience as a whole, but it brought my rating down by one star.
Overall, I was pleased with The Border and happy to see the Robert McCammon from the 80's with whom I originally fell in love. His passion and love for his characters is still evident and I love him for that. If it weren't for that ending, this would be yet another book for my McCammon favorites shelf.
As it stands, this was still an excellent book-and I do highly recommend it!
theneverendingtbr's review
5.0
Oh my god, what a phenomenal read this is!
I've never read a bad book by McCammon, he's one of my favourite authors; more people need to be reading his books!
If you're into science fiction/alien invasion stories, you need to get this book and read it!
Loved the characters and I cared for all of them, I'd say this is the best character driven book he's written!
Can't recommend this author enough, he's such a damn fine writer!
Top Rated and would read again!
I've never read a bad book by McCammon, he's one of my favourite authors; more people need to be reading his books!
If you're into science fiction/alien invasion stories, you need to get this book and read it!
Loved the characters and I cared for all of them, I'd say this is the best character driven book he's written!
Can't recommend this author enough, he's such a damn fine writer!
Top Rated and would read again!
athenalindia's review
2.0
This was...not a good book. In a whole lot of ways. It wasn't so bad as to be unreadable, and thankfully fell into the realm of "so bad it's at least entertaining." That's a very narrow window, and McCammon just about nails it.
Note: The rest of this review has been withheld due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.
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Note: The rest of this review has been withheld due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.
In the meantime, you can read the entire review at Smorgasbook
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