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Summary: Rock and Roll
Review: Vampire$ is a stunninly writen novel. From beggining to end it will draw you in with the exploits of Jack Crow and his band of merry vampire hunters. It starts with intense action and it doesn't stop there. The plot is genuinly captivating and orignal with interesting characters and blend of horror and action. You've got people you would love to hate, or just want to hold. You have words so well writen that they breath life into a tale so well done you will find it hard to put down. As all books go, Vampire$ is far from perfect, at points you'll want to just give up, but then it gets so much better, you'll wonder why it crossed your mind. Some of the characters are artifical, but for the most part Steakly does a good job of going deeper than just a standard hero and villian story. You'll also find the end far from dissapointing. I reccommend Vampire$ to anyone who loves a good story, and I even recommend the movie. Sure you will be dissapointed if you expect the book, but John Carpenter does make a very interesting premise, and you'll love James Woods portrayal of Jack Crow.
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Summary: Incredibly Fun
Review: Now, I gave this book 5 stars and by that I do not mean it to be a total classic like the Illiad, but this book was an immense amount of fun. I truly have never had as much fun reading a book as i did this one. There are better books, but there are very few that are this much fun. The movie was a complete travesty in terms of trying to relate the book. DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE. Do read the book.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: If you like vampire books at all, this is a must read. If you liked the movie, you will love this. There is so much more to the book. The characters are so real, and so well developed, you hate for the book to finish. Jack Crow and Felix are two people I would love to meet. Scary, but worth every chill. The movie took off on a tangent about ten minutes into the film, and just sort of made things up as it went along. Somehow it carried the flavor of this book anyway. I think that must be one of John Carpenters best abilities. Personally I love it, and it is one I pull out when I am tired and don't want to have to think, just step in and float along, losing myself all over again.....
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Summary: Quite possibly the worst book I have ever read.
Review: This was one of the few books I've read that was so bad I didn't want to finish it. I did make it all the way through, but it was like a form of torture. The characters and plot were poorly developed and incoherent. Even the names of the characters began to grate on me after a while. (Especially the guy named Cherry Cat. What kind of name is that anyway?) The moronic plot revolves around a group of vampire hunters sanctioned by the Pope. This wouldn't be so bad, but only one member of the group is religious, and the main character cusses out the Pope in one scene and then breaks down and cries on his lap. Do yourself a favor and don't submit yourself to the punishment of reading this atrocity of writing.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down.....
Review: I've read several vampire books (Anne Rice, Stephen King, etc.) and found this one to be it's own unique story. After reading other user reviews about how the book is much better than the movie, I'll avoid the movie, but I'm definitely going to look up some other Steakley books to give them a try. Steakley writes with a raw language that cuts to the chase, and I found it refreshing in how the characters interacted with each other with such honesty and (for the most part) open emotion.
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Summary: Read the book - forget about the movie
Review: I first saw John Carpenters movie and found it rather lousy, full with adolescent jokes and bad acting (even by James Woods). That's why I was suprised when this book got good reviews and decided to buy it.I like this book - a lot. There's almost no likeness with the movie, apart from the character names. The feeling is different from every other vampire-book I've read (and they are many). There's a whole team hunting vampires - sanctioned by the Pope. It's more of a war-story than an ordinary Vampire-tale. And the vampires aren't the ordinary cliché vampires, as they have become after Anne Rice. They have great powers of mesmerizing, but inside remain the same sloppy and unclassy people as when they died. The characters are good, the best part of the book, and you really get into the story. The only times I stopped reading was when I had to go to work. Don't miss this one, if for nothing else, only for Gunman Felix, one of the most interesting characters ever invented.
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Summary: vampire$
Review: loved the book-hated the movie.curious about the author's opinion. woods could've been great,but tried too hard,resulting in overkill.waited a long time for the movie(as did my 4 brothers)but was very disappointed.but then books are usually better.
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Summary: Good, but not quite 5 stars
Review: If you've seen the movie, forget all about it while you read this book. Nothings the same except a couple character names and one or two scenes. This is one of the better Vampire books around, altho the psychological aspects didn't come through as much as they did in Armor (a 5 star book which every sci-fi fan should read). The little references to Armor (Felix & Jack Crow, the Antwar bar) are cute but actually detracted from it for me
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Summary: An Interesting Book, But...
Review: I really love the way Steakley writes, but as far as content, this book does leave something to be desired. Don't get me wrong, I loved the book, but I think it could have been beter. This book centers around Jack Crow and Felix (as it says on the copyright page this is a different Jack Crow: this is a different Felix) Jack Crow is an experienced vampire slayer who winds up loosing most of his team in the beginning of the book. He then starts to build a new team, this one centered around Felix a modern day gunfighter. Many intentional references to Steakley's other book; Armor. i.e. Character names and the Antwar Bar. Steakley's writing style is all that keeps this book from being just another vampire book. The John Carpenter movie Vampires was (very) loosley based on this book i.e. Both of them had a main character named Jack Crow who hunted vampires.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this one up, but it was great! John Steakly writes a believable story with a great plot and characters. I definatly recommend it!
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