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The Nest

Eli Cantor, Gregory A. Douglas

3.57 AVERAGE

stephanieanneauthor's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a fun read. After hearing about it in Grady Hendrix's "Paperbacks from Hell" I knew I wanted to give this one a shot. It reads like a standard 70s/80s B-movie creature feature. The deaths are outrageous and entertaining. And honestly, they were the best part. I found any of the scenes that didn't feature the bloodthirsty cockroaches just weren't as interesting. I mean, how can the normal characters compete with roaches that go for the eyes first and leave no survivors.

lucatiel's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dnursie1's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. I really enjoyed this book, but I'm not sure if I will revisit this one...maybe. The kills in this book are gut-wrenchingly brutal. The science behind cockroach behavior held my interest. I did enjoy how the conflict between the townspeople and the "out of town scientist" was nonexistent. They all cooperated to battle the man-eating cockroaches. Which made me ask, which ones are the nest. Hmmm. I had a few cons. I didn't think this book was having fun, and the language was too floral. Not to say the author isn't a great writer, but its about man-eating cockroaches that invade a town.

jacob_elliott_books's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative 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

killerl1ama's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

the_bitextual's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

What a gnarly read. It is 1980's, so gender rolls are dated, but it delivers scares and gore and really upsetting things. Solid horror book, a classic. If you like the genre, and if you like creature features, get in here.