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From the moment the early morning fog had begun to lift, they sensed they were being watched. Read the first page
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It's Fiction People,
By Brian Cain (Louisville, Ky. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror (Paperback)
Before I actually give my own impression of this book I'd first like to take issue with some of the reviews I've read, especially the review by Richard Ellis. It's fiction people. A writer of fiction depends on something called 'suspension of disbelief'. The readers/viewers ability to accept and assimilate fictional information in order to support a fictional account of events. Last time I checked no one had actually cloned and created Michael Crichton's dinosaurs nor had medical science accomplished the re-animation of dead tissue as seen in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. I think Mr. Ellis should stick to such riveting reads as Popular Mechanics, Gray's Anatomy, and perhaps Webster's Dictionary as to not offend his sensibilities. You've probably got an imagination tucked away somewhere, use it.Meg is an entertaining read provided that you take it for what it is, an amusement park ride. It's fun. Its dialogue is not as fluid as Shakespere's and its facts are not as solid and dry as an owners manual, but they're not meant to be. Like I've said, it's fiction. Fact and fiction are different, that's why there's a non-fiction section. Steve Alten has a flare for writing action scenes and, as there are so many, that ability makes for a quick read. I've put plenty of books down after one chapter and never picked them up again however I finished Meg in a little over one day. The most interesting character in the book is the monster, which is fine. Chances are if you've picked this book up you're probably one of those people who make a point to watch 'shark week' on the Discovery Channel and you've seen Jaws more times than you can count. You want a scary shark story and Alten delivers. I can't argue with some reviews that have taken issue with the books ending. Yeah, it's over the top, but excusable. I for one am looking forward to the books translation to the big screen (studios are vying for the movie rights as we speak). If interested Alten has a decent website, ..., where you can view CGI generated storyboards from some of the more memorable scenes in the book.
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I just gouged out my eyes!!! YES!!!,
By Tyrone Wilson (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror (Paperback)
Unable to deal with the horrifying possibility of accidentally reading another book as bad as this one, I have just finished tearing my eyes out with a shrimp fork. For the love of God, spare yourself the screaming agony I now feel and DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK! Why you ask? What offended you so seriously? Was it the scene where the giant glowing shark sinks the nuclear submarine? Were you disturbed when said shark leapt 60 feet out of the water to snap at a helicopter? Was it emotional for you to try imagining 8 helicopters accidentally crash into each other? Did you feel ill when the hero drove his rocket-powered sub into the glow-sharks' stomach, cut out it's evil heart, then piloted the rocket-sub back out through it's mouth? Actually, what really disturbed me about this book was the quality of the writing. Wow, this was the worst written book I've ever read. Clunky pace, ruined suspense, unbelievable characters, silly dialog, poor descriptions, no inspiration, and science you just can't swallow-even if you're a giant glow-shark.
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Meg, mega bummer,
By Currahee (South Mississippi) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror (Paperback)
Meg may be the worst book I have ever read, it's between it and Extinct, which is basically the same plot line. There is not a character in this book I can find believable. The main character is supposedly a washed out deep sea scientist with every conceivable problem in the world in an overdone effort to make us feel sorry for him. Right down to his wife sleeping with his best friend! The menace is a 60 foot long shark that the author has tried to sell as plausible... Jurassic Park had more believable biology. I won't start to bore you with the facts but suffice it to say that it is ridiculous. Then the end? I won't even try and ruin it for you but it had me laughing with the thought! If you want a more realistic, scary fish story get "One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. Zeus.
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