Ginette B. (Niteowl7) reviewed on 3/15/2005 + 242 more book reviews

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Author Brian Keene writes better than most other writers of this genre. The book is like "Night of the Living Dead" meets "The Blob" or books of that ilk. Combination of horror and sci-fi. Follows the journey of Frank who lives in the south but is desperately trying to get to his son in New Jersey. Problem is, the country is overrun by these aliens who, though slow moving, are much smarter than your regular zombie. They can drive and even shoot a gun. Along his journey, Frank meets various other humans who are trying to survive. The pace of "The Rising" is pretty fast. It has lots of violence, has a rape scene and is quite gory throughout. Too much for me but what kept me reading it were the characters. Keene makes his characters believable; enough so that you really care about what happens to them. The ending, for me, was a dissappointment. Brian Keene is a winner of the Bram Stoker Award.

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