Helpful Score: 3
Daniel McCoyne lives an average life. Married, three children and a job he hates he lives pretty much uninterested in change or better his situation as long as the job pays the bills. But things seems to change without his doings. People around him suddenly act strangely violent killing other people. As the situation escalates David must hide with his family in fear to be the next one who is attacked by the so called Haters, people who suddenly seem to become murderous beast.
But when David awakes one morning he becomes a "Hater" himself barely surviving his defending wife. On the run he witnesses authorities "cleaning" the town he lives in. Haters, including him are arrested and presumably killed. Driven by his only thought, one of his children he recognized as not being a thread to him, he wants to make his way find his wife and rescue his child.
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So what is it that makes people rave about this book ? I couldn't answer this question even if I tried. The book drags along with David witnessing people changing or chapters where the book completely shifts to an unknown person becoming a Hater. David's personality is a huge bore, as are the small short stories about the Haters.
Interesting though is the fact, that the reader gets to hear the story from the other side when David becomes a Hater himself, filled with rage against those that aren't like him.
The question remains if the reader is interested enough to read the following two parts which aren't published yet. I would be interested in reading how the story goes on, now that we finally got to the point where something happened in David's life but I couldn't stand to bore through another one- or two hundred pages where literally nothing happens except the same thing over and over again.
But when David awakes one morning he becomes a "Hater" himself barely surviving his defending wife. On the run he witnesses authorities "cleaning" the town he lives in. Haters, including him are arrested and presumably killed. Driven by his only thought, one of his children he recognized as not being a thread to him, he wants to make his way find his wife and rescue his child.
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So what is it that makes people rave about this book ? I couldn't answer this question even if I tried. The book drags along with David witnessing people changing or chapters where the book completely shifts to an unknown person becoming a Hater. David's personality is a huge bore, as are the small short stories about the Haters.
Interesting though is the fact, that the reader gets to hear the story from the other side when David becomes a Hater himself, filled with rage against those that aren't like him.
The question remains if the reader is interested enough to read the following two parts which aren't published yet. I would be interested in reading how the story goes on, now that we finally got to the point where something happened in David's life but I couldn't stand to bore through another one- or two hundred pages where literally nothing happens except the same thing over and over again.
Helpful Score: 2
This first in the trilogy is gripping and a powerful read. It does end where you need to read the next one. The film rights were sold to Guillermo Del Toro and Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia producer) so it is soon to be a movie. I am really anxious to read the next in the series. Moody is a unique author and I look forward to reading all his work.
Helpful Score: 1
I couldn't figure out if this was supposed to be considered a 'horror' story or not.
I liked it but it is quite different. Thought it was well written that it does keep your attention from page to page and it is a quick read.
I liked it but it is quite different. Thought it was well written that it does keep your attention from page to page and it is a quick read.
Helpful Score: 1
Very well written, and a shocking tale of human behavior in life and death abrupt shift in society. It would have been nice to know before ordering the book that it is intended as the first of a trilogy. Still an awesome read!
