The Harvest

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Summary: the pilot for buffy
Review: buffy is new at sunnydale. she just wants to fit in. make new
friends, date boys and try to survive school. but what even her
own mother does not know is that she is a special girl picked to
fight the evil that lurks just around the corner. how can a girl
like this with superhuman powers blend in with her lifestyle that
is anything but normal? this makes for a fascinating book but not
as good as the tv show. for all who have not caught the buffy bug
this is a great place to start. at the beginning.

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Summary: Best Buffy book yet (out of #1,2,3)
Review: Great book! Best Buffy Book! Better than the other two! A perfect 10! Great book! Buffy needs to stop the Master from rising! Better than the episode!

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Summary: Its really just the script
Review: I am a big BUFFY fan so i was excited when i found the book. However, this and the other books in the series are just the scripts in book form, with the action not very well described. the books lack density and undercurrent writing.

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Summary: Wonderful novelization of the TV show Episodes
Review: I am a huge fan of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer and I have to say that these novelizations of the episodes could have not been written any better. I had not seen the first episodes of Buffy before reading this book, so reading "The Harvest" was a good way to catch up!! I recommend this book to anyone. Once you start reading it you will not be able to put it down!!

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Summary: Into Every Generation ....
Review: I am a latecomer to the Buffy mythos. The show had already been on TV for a year when I finally rented the videotape. And it wasn't until the end of the second year that I started watching it regularly. As a result, there is a huge gap in my knowledge of Buffy lore, which can only be made up by studying the ancient tomes. "The Harvest" has eluded me for some time.

One of the problems with being a middle-aged Buffy fan is that your friends look at you strangely when you mention it. Not only did I have no idea how Buffy got to Sunnydale, how she met the rest of the Scooby gang, etc., I had no one to ask about it. "The Harvest" is a fun, easily read book that covers the first episode perfectly. For me, it brought a lot of the puzzle pieces together. It lacks much of the pain and anguish of the Buffy of the later years and so is quite a bit of plain good fun. Buffy's quips at vampires seem quippier and Xander's antics still have their charm. Willow's honesty is winning, and Cordelia is, well, Cordelia is Cordelia. Giles doesn't get as much play as he should, but that may be a bit more characterization than it's fair to expect from an 146 page retelling of a TV episode.

As a matter of fact, it's amazing just how fresh this book is, even after countless Buffy books and episodes. We get to follow Buffy as she makes new friends and discovers that she didn't quite manage to leave Slaying behind. Right of the bat (bad pun) she is embroiled in the battle with the master that spills over into many episodes. This is necessary reading for beginning Buffyites. Be prepared for entertainment, suspense and a whopping good finish.

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Summary: Into Every Generation ....
Review: I am a latecomer to the Buffy mythos. The show had already been on TV for a year when I finally rented the videotape. And it wasn't until the end of the second year that I started watching it regularly. As a result, there is a huge gap in my knowledge of Buffy lore, which can only be made up by studying the ancient tomes. "The Harvest" has eluded me for some time.

One of the problems with being a middle-aged Buffy fan is that your friends look at you strangely when you mention it. Not only did I have no idea how Buffy got to Sunnydale, how she met the rest of the Scooby gang, etc., I had no one to ask about it. "The Harvest" is a fun, easily read book that covers the first episode perfectly. For me, it brought a lot of the puzzle pieces together. It lacks much of the pain and anguish of the Buffy of the later years and so is quite a bit of plain good fun. Buffy's quips at vampires seem quippier and Xander's antics still have their charm. Willow's honesty is winning, and Cordelia is, well, Cordelia is Cordelia. Giles doesn't get as much play as he should, but that may be a bit more characterization than it's fair to expect from an 146 page retelling of a TV episode.

As a matter of fact, it's amazing just how fresh this book is, even after countless Buffy books and episodes. We get to follow Buffy as she makes new friends and discovers that she didn't quite manage to leave Slaying behind. Right of the bat (bad pun) she is embroiled in the battle with the master that spills over into many episodes. This is necessary reading for beginning Buffyites. Be prepared for entertainment, suspense and a whopping good finish.

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Summary: A book that was an easy read
Review: I bought this book on a Friday and finished it buy Saturday! this book is a real easy read, I was so gripped all the way through it. This book was not so much horror and blood but just normal high school life. I loved this book.

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Summary: What an excellant way to start out the Buffy series.
Review: I found out that the series had started when I read an issue of TV Guide. I went to the library when they were having the annual book sale and there it was begging me to buy it. I took the book home and read it all in a short period if time. It was hard to put the book down, as any other good book. Buffy and the gang won the battle and used their knowledge and Buffy's power to accomplish the task at hand. I won't miss another book the the series. Keep up the good work. Watching the series will also keep the need of the books to be published so the fans out there keep up the good work and keep this series alive.

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Summary: Terriffic...A great introduction to new Buffy fans!
Review: I just recently becafe a huge Buffy fan, patly due to this book, I enjoyed it so much I went on to start watching the show, loading my web server full of Buffy/Sarah Michelle Gellar sites, and get evan more Buffy books. I also recomend Buffy: The Angel Chronicles.

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Summary: It was very descriptive
Review: I read, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Harvest, based on the hit television series. I like the book alot. It had alot of action towards the end. I like how the book described the characters. They were described as they are in the show. I would recomend this book to other people.