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Old 06-27-2012, 04:10 PM   #1
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Opinions on "The Strain" Trilogy?
I read book one of this series a while back and really enjoyed the first half of the book and felt kind of "Ehhhh..." about the second half. I was thinking about ordering the 2'nd and 3'rd books but I was wondering if someone that's read the whole series could give a non-spoilery opinion of it. Does the series live up to its potential or is it a let down?
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Old 06-27-2012, 04:22 PM   #2
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Yeah, it's good, and the ending is appropriately epic and action-movie-esque.

But you should be aware of what the series is going into it... basically it feels like a novelization of a Guillermo del Toro vampire movie that hasn't been made. Make your decision about whether or not to read it based on if that idea appeals to you or not.
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Old 06-27-2012, 04:28 PM   #3
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Felt the same as you--Book 1 started good by by the end I wasn't interested. Got the second out of the library and gave up after just about 5 chapters. For me, it turned from "potentially interesting story about a vamparism-like infection" to a "me too" version of Underworld or Blade.
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Old 06-27-2012, 06:04 PM   #4
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Thanks. I checked the library and they had the 2nd book available, and the 3rd on a waiting list. I'll give it a look and decide if they're must haves or not.
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Old 06-27-2012, 08:32 PM   #5
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I thought the first one was good, the second one passable, and the third one is awful. Feels very rushed, replete with deus ex machina and really poor writing. A lot of action sequences with "when suddenly" and "somehow". Ruined the first two books for me really, but then again I wasn't blown away to begin with.
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Old 06-27-2012, 09:36 PM   #6
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I read the first one and didn't care for it all, it really seemed quite different from his movies.
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Old 06-27-2012, 11:10 PM   #7
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I actually loved the first book...
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Old 06-27-2012, 11:13 PM   #8
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Old 06-27-2012, 11:28 PM   #9
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I loved the books, but not the beginning of book 1. It took me quite a few attempts to get past the beginning. I did think the writers got lazy a bit in book thre, but still loved the series.
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Thanks, that's funny because I thought the first part of book 1 was great. It literally gave me a "oh boy, this is going to be good" shiver, and then it just kind of died halfway through.
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