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1.0 out of 5 stars
Please, not another "damn" word out of you, Mr. Strieber, July 8 2004
Skip the "book", see the movie. I say this with confidence without having actually seen the movie. The writing is horrible, and I am convinced that Mr. Strieber is either lazy, an absolute idiot, or most likely both. To be fair, this book does have some fine moments, however they are eclipsed by the akward and relentless usage of the expletive "damn." I found myself continually gritting my teeth and rolling my eyes while I read such memorable gems as the following: Pg. 9: "Damn" count: 4 "...and Aaron was damned concerned."
"...loud enough to actually drown out the damn storm."
"How bad can it be if the damn tv still works?"
"And then something else, which was--damn, ripping?"
--my favorite one on the whole page Pg. 10: "Now he was feeling damn sick about it, oh yes."
"Then he saw a piece of the window, then a whole damn couch." Pg. 11: "...Zack was tying his damn board to the roof track."
"...the house above them groaned and actually damn well lifted and blew right into the darkness and spray." Pg. 12:
"Sam got a damn glass of water from the kitchen..."
--my personal favorite You get the point. Over and over and over again he uses "damn" in the most unnecessary and sometimes head-sratching ways. At one point, he uses the phrase "damn well" three times in a single paragraph! Horrible. Absolutely unacceptable and infintely distracting to what could've been a decent adaptation. And oh, by the way, relax. Such climate changes as depicted in the story happen over a slightly longer period than a week or two. Actually, like, a damn well disappointing effort, Mr. Strieber. Don't buy this "book." I like, actually, damn well want my money back.
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