The Terror: A Novel
by Dan Simmons
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Book Reviews of The Terror: A Novel
Book Review: Over-rated
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a huge fan of polar adventure stories, but this one is too long, repetitious, and misogynistic. I haven't read any horror stories before, but if this is a prime example, it must be a boring genre. White snow monster eats sailor, eats another sailor, dismembers another sailor, ad (literally) nauseum. The novel is more disturbing for how it portrays women: unknowable, sexualized (there is one sex scene with Crozier and a society woman which is almost laughable in its unrealistic male fantasy depiction), and only worthy if their tongues are cut out.Book Review: an all-time favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
The funny part about this, is that I hesitated buying the book. The only book I had read from Dan Simmons was Darwin's blade, and I didnt like it at all. But after reading a positive review in USA Today I thought I'd give him another shot. Am I ever glad I did! Quite simply, maybe the best book I've read in a decade. Meticulous in detail, a broad spectrum of fully developed complex characters in a spartan deadly landscape. I followed the voyage eagerly for nearly 800 pages- completely absorbed. Multi-faceted- an enormous achievement for Mr.Simmons.Book Review: Lizzie
Summary: 1 Stars
Utter waste of time. Billed as based on true history, but nothing of the kind, this book starts well and proceeds gripplingly. After reading hundreds of pages, I threw the book out in utter disgust at the shabby writing and ridiculous premise, as it turned out. Unfortunately, once it has pulled you well and truly in, it dissolves into a fantasy land of imaginary Eskimo lore and thousand year past false imagery, as well as truly gross and bizarre universal love triangulation.Book Review: The Terror, a fantastic novel
Summary: 5 Stars
I like everything Dan Simmons writes and The Terror is no exception. The writing is utterly convincing. The tip-of-the-hat to the early 50s SF/Horror classic film The Thing is a good touch. I agree with some of the other reviewers that The Terror would translate well into film. Too bad Howard Hawks isn't available to direct.Book Review: Just bad fiction
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this book on my Kindle because I saw it's got four stars, and many people like it. I understand this is a true story, but what a joke, the author turned the true story into fiction by having a triangular head ice creature kill most of the people on both ships.... :(