Customer Reviews

Sleeper

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is what happens when authors have little imagination.

Boring concept, no original ideas, and twists that are either completely predictable or completely moronic.

Clever is not the way to describe this book. Painful might be, though.

The location is amazing. The characters aren't terrible. But the decisions made with the monster most certainly are. Everything plays like the authors were looking at this as an assignment, job and chore instead of labor of love. Little effort seems to be put into the wording and wordplay, and the book gets ridiculous and, quite frankly, stupid towards the end.

Stupid is actually an understatement. When you read the book you'll see why. The ending is just... ridiculously, incomprehensibly absurd. It's mind-boggling and painful.

The book begins questionably but interestingly. You need to throw what you know about the world out the window in order to embrace his, but even then you're left shocked that someone thought these were good ideas.

Good concept, absolutely awful execution.

I think the title of my review says it all - Fantastic!

'and that about sums this book up. Terrible sub story about a pentagon official who has lost his arm who thus becomes the focus of the "mosters" sympathy (they are both different, see?) There are many unintentionally funny passages, corny, uninspired writing, and the plot never really engages.

This is an incredibly well-crafted thriller, one that avoids stereotypes and cliches to keep you on the edge of your seat. As I think another reviewer said, this one is at least as good as, if not better than, the Relic.

The characters are well-developed and the structure and culture of the Pentagon are effectively woven into the action. The story makes good use of history, including certain aspects of modern history I was not familiar with. And the "monster" is anything but a cliched, rogue product of the paranormal or geological isolation.

I can't believe this book hasn't gotten more attention.

i ran out of books for Koontz ,Laymon,Saul,Hutson and some of the good King so i am trying other writers..and iam definitely going to buy another book for Harriman since Sleeper was such a good enjoyable page-turner book.

Starts out very promising and then degenerates into an idiotic farce complete with talking monster (with a German accent no less!) who is lonely and misunderstood. Had me going up until the last portion of the book which is so ridiculous it doesn't require the reader to suspend belief, but rather requires the reader to wear a gag to prevent the frequent emission of unintentional guffaws...What a sad denouement...I now know why Steven Spruill wrote this under a pseudonym!

I'm sorry, I bought this book because most of the reviews were 4 or 5 star. If you buy this book and expect a lot of action, you may be disappointed. The action generally only lasts two or three pages and is gone for another 50 to 60 pages. I do agree the author was easy to read, but I would often lose interest after 10 - 20 pages. If you would like a similar book which you will not want to put down from start to finish, I recommed Relic or Reliquary, by Child and Preston. Happy Reading!

Steven Harriman (aka Steven Spruill) has written a tight, original and suspenseful thriller in SLEEPER. Although there are a couple of lengthy sequences that tend to distract the reader, he provides us with some three-dimensional characters that one can identify and empathize with: Dr. Andrea DeLuca, a brilliant herpetologist, more involved in the creature's background than she can imagine; Ed Jeffers, a conscientious and loyal member of the Pentagon, whose own disability haunts his life; and the macho Terrill Hodge, the SEALS commander with an agenda of his own.
Harriman blends these personal crises into the horror of the story very well, and there are several scenes of bloodcurdling terror. This novel isn't as good as Matt Reilly's action books or as exciting as "Jinn", but it is a good read and would like to see more of Harriman in the future.

the use of chemicals to alter development during pregnancy combined with a specific purpose-Whoa! This book is very well done holding your interest from the start . Is the furture now as shown through our past mistakes with introducing drugs such as thalidomide? Action and personal relationships mixed nicely here.

and you get SLEEPER.If you like the genre this is decent entry. Harriman makes you care about the characters. I didn't find it as propaganda filled as another reviewer but, I too was a bit put off by the 9/11 elements.I read this type of novel to escape from reality not be reminded of it. With more distance (time) from the actual event I suspect this aspect of the story will be less intrusive.It's used in an entirely non gratuitous manner.