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abogguslife's review
4.0
I've recently fallen in love with fictional nonfiction books. Obviously based off the wonderful hit show, Supernatural, this book is great mixture of fun and creepy. I highly enjoyed reading it from Sam and Dean's point of view and enjoyed the excerpts from their father's journal and other works.
mags549's review
3.0
Harder to get through than I thought it would be. I won't be re-reading it anytime soon
lizabethstucker's review
3.0
This book is a look at the creatures behind the stories shown on the series. Unfortunately I found this book to be a tad slow, although the premise was very well thought out. It is written as if Dean (and sometimes Sam) are writing a guidebook to help other hunters, using information from their father's notebooks.
It probably serves better as a fanfiction guide than anything else, going into some detail about the various types of creatures that Sam and Dean and John and Bobby have run into over their years as hunters.
It probably serves better as a fanfiction guide than anything else, going into some detail about the various types of creatures that Sam and Dean and John and Bobby have run into over their years as hunters.
mariginny's review
2.0
Although i am a big fan of supernatural, this book was not my favorite. Since it had no plot or story, reading it was quite the challenge since the book is mostly informative. It would've been a great idea to read each chapter regarding each monster with the related episode of the TV show. I do enjoy, however, the fact that now i have a source of information for any of the monsters and spirits and all of the supernatural creatures. Maybe someday I'll read parts of it again just if i forget any of the monsters. As a whole the book is really just 2 stars
ki4eva's review
3.0
This book was kind of boring. Read most of the information in another book that was written as a Supernatural journal.
antoniaptl's review
3.0
If you're a fan of Supernatural definitely check this one out! It involves most of the supernatural beings that were featured in seasons 1+2 with brief descriptions. I liked the appendix on herbs and oils, but grew tired when reading the appendix on demons. I liked the parts that were supposedly from John's journal. There were also information taken from legends and mythology which was cool and interesting! It features some pictures from the actual show too!
The writing was weird. At some points it had Sam and Dean's perspective, but it then switched to a 3rd person narrative (which was weird? and annoying?). However, even Sam and Dean's perspective was not convincing at all! I think it would have been better, if the whole book was written in a 3rd person POV. Another issue I had, had to do with an exorcism written in Latin, which covered 3+pages and it was completely unecessary. I would have understood it, if the writer had translated it, but he simply copy-pasted the whole thing.
All in all, I give it 3 stars! It has some minor issues, but I am a fan of Supernatural, so I definitely recommend it to the fans of the show!
The writing was weird. At some points it had Sam and Dean's perspective, but it then switched to a 3rd person narrative (which was weird? and annoying?). However, even Sam and Dean's perspective was not convincing at all! I think it would have been better, if the whole book was written in a 3rd person POV. Another issue I had, had to do with an exorcism written in Latin, which covered 3+pages and it was completely unecessary. I would have understood it, if the writer had translated it, but he simply copy-pasted the whole thing.
All in all, I give it 3 stars! It has some minor issues, but I am a fan of Supernatural, so I definitely recommend it to the fans of the show!
troystory's review
4.0
Honestly, this was pretty enjoyable, even though it's not really a book in the traditional sense of the word. It's more like a collection of folklore or like a how to kill monsters guide, or a supernatural reference book. Still, it isn't tedious to read, and it flows enough that it feels like a novel and not, like, a dictionary. I really like the stories interspersed with the folklore.
itsamess's review
3.0
(⭐⭐ e mezzo, DNF al 30%)
Il problema che ho avuto a leggere questo libro è proprio che libri come questo non sono fatti per essere letti.
Sono fatti per essere consultati.
È lo stesso problema che purtroppo avevo avuto con il Codice di Shadowhunters: ben fatto, ma come può essere ben fatto un manuale universitario.
Questo libro dedicato a Supernatural in sé non ha niente di male, è diviso in capitoli e sottocapitoli dedicati ai vari mostri e spiriti e creature soprannaturali viste nello show, ma trattandosi di una guida non ha alcun andamento narrativo, e stanca dopo una decina di pagine. Io ne ho rette 70.
Non me la sento di dargli un giudizio completamente negativo perché:
1) il libro è esattamente quello che promette di essere, una guida alle creature e un recap degli episodi delle prime stagioni.
2) la caratterizzazione è impeccabile. Le voci dei Winchester sono molto realistiche, e anche l'idea del diario di John è molto carina e ben sviluppata (anche se il font scelto non è leggibilissimo).
Consigliato agli amanti dello show e a chi avrebbe intenzione di consultarlo di tanto in tanto, o tenerlo lì perché la copertina è molto carina (AKA piena di salsa Winchester )
Il problema che ho avuto a leggere questo libro è proprio che libri come questo non sono fatti per essere letti.
Sono fatti per essere consultati.
È lo stesso problema che purtroppo avevo avuto con il Codice di Shadowhunters: ben fatto, ma come può essere ben fatto un manuale universitario.
Questo libro dedicato a Supernatural in sé non ha niente di male, è diviso in capitoli e sottocapitoli dedicati ai vari mostri e spiriti e creature soprannaturali viste nello show, ma trattandosi di una guida non ha alcun andamento narrativo, e stanca dopo una decina di pagine. Io ne ho rette 70.
Non me la sento di dargli un giudizio completamente negativo perché:
1) il libro è esattamente quello che promette di essere, una guida alle creature e un recap degli episodi delle prime stagioni.
2) la caratterizzazione è impeccabile. Le voci dei Winchester sono molto realistiche, e anche l'idea del diario di John è molto carina e ben sviluppata (anche se il font scelto non è leggibilissimo).
Consigliato agli amanti dello show e a chi avrebbe intenzione di consultarlo di tanto in tanto, o tenerlo lì perché la copertina è molto carina (AKA piena di salsa Winchester )