"Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin's "The Passage." It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: Read this book and the ordinary world disappears."--Stephen King.
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"Every so often a novel-reader's novel comes along: an enthralling, entertaining story wedded to simple, supple prose, both informed by tremendous imagination. Summer is the perfect time for such books, and this year readers can enjoy the gift of Justin Cronin's "The Passage." It has the vividness that only epic works of fantasy and imagination can achieve. What else can I say? This: Read this book and the ordinary world disappears."--Stephen King.
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Publisher:
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
2011
Alibris ID:
17742525021
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The service awesome and in excellent condition. Haven't started material yet but an upcoming book club pick, so will get started soon.
Thank you.
Gloria S
Dec 27, 2012
Passage
Reading now, starts interesting enough to make me want to keep reading.
Barbara C
Aug 2, 2012
Scary good
Love this book and the author. Don't let the length of the book scare you away. Every page is stellar.
cruzan
Sep 22, 2011
Getting totally into Book=over 700 pages
Is really worth reading all pages 2 hit the reasons for reading this book. The 700+ pages 2 get to the meat... Is worth it!
Right now husband & I are hoping 2 get next book [before end-of-world 2012 (giggle)] very soon. Hopefully, won't have 2 go through stand alone style (history) of book and it will give us the grist [meat] of final story.
SeldomSeen
Sep 30, 2010
Something borrowed, something new.
A young writer writes two well-received, but poor-selling literary novels. What does he do for a follow-up? Pens an epic-length, post-apocalyptic, vampire extravaganza!
Though I found The Passage to be highly derivative (Mr. Cronin seems to borrow often and shamelessly from many popular and literary sources), the story only picks up steam as it hums along. Though the beginning dragged a bit, I really felt he hit his stride by Part III. The outpost of humanity hanging on by a thread, while hope and ancient technology slowly fades, was simply un-put-down-able. The characters, also, were well fleshed out and sympathetic-- even, to some extent, the vampires.
The ending? Well let?s not spoil things, shall we? Read The Passage for the adventure and suspense if nothing else.
