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Summary: Deathwalker
Review: I disagree with the previous, positive reviews. I just finished the book and came away very unsatisfied. The subject matter was appealing because I really like the horror genre. The creation of a fictious background storyline surrounding the eruption of Mount St. Helen's was a nice twist. However, Whalen has absolutely no talent for developing consistent characters. He is constantly flip-flopping them between being smart, then scatter-brained; emotional, then totally impassive; dominant, then submissive. A couple of examples. In one, the main character, John Winter, is awakened by an earthquake and partial eruption of the mountain. Whalen clearly indicates that this really frightened Winter. But, how does he react? He decides to take a shower, get dressed and have some breakfast. In another, Winter is sure that the men who are looking to kill him are in town and may have an idea of where he is. So what does our supposedly highly intelligent protagonist do? He decides he needs a shower. What? This guy never saw psycho? Whalen also spends a lot of time introducing minor characters at the beginning of a chapter only to kill them off by the end. If he's trying to make the reader care about the character (one way or the other), he failed miserably. In fact, my favorite 'character' was the dog! I could go on and on. I'm just glad I picked up the book from an 88 cent bin and didn't pay list price.
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Summary: Deathwalker
Review: I disagree with the previous, positive reviews. I just finished the book and came away very unsatisfied. The subject matter was appealing because I really like the horror genre. The creation of a fictious background storyline surrounding the eruption of Mount St. Helen's was a nice twist. However, Whalen has absolutely no talent for developing consistent characters. He is constantly flip-flopping them between being smart, then scatter-brained; emotional, then totally impassive; dominant, then submissive. A couple of examples. In one, the main character, John Winter, is awakened by an earthquake and partial eruption of the mountain. Whalen clearly indicates that this really frightened Winter. But, how does he react? He decides to take a shower, get dressed and have some breakfast. In another, Winter is sure that the men who are looking to kill him are in town and may have an idea of where he is. So what does our supposedly highly intelligent protagonist do? He decides he needs a shower. What? This guy never saw psycho? Whalen also spends a lot of time introducing minor characters at the beginning of a chapter only to kill them off by the end. If he's trying to make the reader care about the character (one way or the other), he failed miserably. In fact, my favorite 'character' was the dog! I could go on and on. I'm just glad I picked up the book from an 88 cent bin and didn't pay list price.
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Summary: htis book was the best
Review: this was one of my favourite book
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Summary: Monster, volcanoes, death, love, regeneration
Review: This would make a great movie. Mt. St. Helen's volcano will never be another eruption due seismic forces. Whalen writes scary books with heart rendering characters. For more information about this author (a lot more) e mail me. Joan (rjhue@bossig.com)
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