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glee0865's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
scholastic_squid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
eliyamos's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
potahto's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
alanahcw's review against another edition
5.0
As a lover of all things X-Files, this was a perfect addition to the series! I absolutely loved reading this book. It felt different from watching an episode - it felt like more. A new favourite for sure!
praetor's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
the_ber's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
beeboisourgod's review against another edition
3.0
When you don't have any expectations for a book, it's easy to not be let down. So this was an okay read, decently written, but certainly nothing special.
Basically, it's one of those things I only picked up because I felt bad for loitering around/browsing the used book and video store for like an hour without buying anything so... yeah.
The story takes place sometime after The Cancer Arc-which I admittedly haven't watched yet-and revolves around a destroyed research facility where the scientists there were working on a cure, albeit a highly risky, unstable... and possibly dangerous and infectious one. There's a cover up, a strange "disease," missing people, a dog (who gets put through a Hell of a lot, that poor thing), etc. With all the hallmarks of your regular monster of the week case, except extended to full novel length, it's pretty standard X-Files stuff: a little weird, a little gross, a lot paranoid. Overall, it was alright, definitely better and more coherent/cohesive than some episodes of the actual show, and definitely better than some other books based off TV shows that I've read *glares at those awful Buffy novels*, but that's honestly not a hard feat to accomplish.
So, *shrugs,* interesting concept, if not exactly memorable within a week or so. I was pretty detached from the whole thing myself and mostly finished it just to catch up on my reading challenge, but it's not bad. I could say the same or even a whole lot worse about parts of the actual show, so I give this book credit where credit is due.
Basically, it's one of those things I only picked up because I felt bad for loitering around/browsing the used book and video store for like an hour without buying anything so... yeah.
The story takes place sometime after The Cancer Arc-which I admittedly haven't watched yet-and revolves around a destroyed research facility where the scientists there were working on a cure, albeit a highly risky, unstable... and possibly dangerous and infectious one. There's a cover up, a strange "disease," missing people, a dog (who gets put through a Hell of a lot, that poor thing), etc. With all the hallmarks of your regular monster of the week case, except extended to full novel length, it's pretty standard X-Files stuff: a little weird, a little gross, a lot paranoid. Overall, it was alright, definitely better and more coherent/cohesive than some episodes of the actual show, and definitely better than some other books based off TV shows that I've read *glares at those awful Buffy novels*, but that's honestly not a hard feat to accomplish.
So, *shrugs,* interesting concept, if not exactly memorable within a week or so. I was pretty detached from the whole thing myself and mostly finished it just to catch up on my reading challenge, but it's not bad. I could say the same or even a whole lot worse about parts of the actual show, so I give this book credit where credit is due.