This Book is full of Spiders
(#2 of 4)
by David Wong
fantasy, horror, humour
copyright 2012
read in December 2021
rated 7/10: well worth reading
Those categories:
fantasy: It's possible that it's science fiction... no. There are some scientific devices but really, it's fantasy.
horror: Humans being taken over by "things". The no-longer-humans then do violent, gory, nasty things to other people. Slasher horror, with lots of dismemberment, death and gore. So much that it's ridiculous. Or, rather, just background to the plot. People having their heads ripped off? May as well be a farmer ploughing a field... messy but not frightening.
Two things make this book well worth reading: The characters support each other. While the world heads towards apocalypse -- the main characters are trying to save each other. Second: there is a lot of sensible (but not tedious) explanation. For example: Let's nuke the infection site, why? and the reasons make sense. It's not just apocalypse, it's apocalypse with explanation.
This is book two of (so far) four. No need to start with book one.
Oh, and humour: When I read that the author is a comic writer, I was surprised.
Sure, there are some chuckles along the way... but it is not a funny book. Satirical, perhaps. Perhaps ripping off limbs is a humorous" spoof on horror? Whatever. The intent appears to be "humour -- so I'll leave that category -- but it misses.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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