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A review by sweekune
The Night Boat by Robert R. McCammon
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
2.5/5
I will describe this book in the same way I described it to a colleague one afternoon: Nazi Voodoo Vampires. The story is a weird mishmash of ridiculous pulp horror ideas with some attempt at serious story telling.
- Honestly, I didn't particularly care about any of the characters. The author attempts to give them backstories and purpose but it doesn't really fit together well.
- I'll give The Night Boat some credit, there were some legitably creepy and scary bits but after the monsters are revealed it kinda became boring and disjointed.
- The audiobook redeems the material somewhat with excellent narration from Porter. He could read the dictionary and make it sound amazing.
If you like almost silly pulp horror, then maybe give this a try but I wouldn't say it's an essential read.
I will describe this book in the same way I described it to a colleague one afternoon: Nazi Voodoo Vampires. The story is a weird mishmash of ridiculous pulp horror ideas with some attempt at serious story telling.
- Honestly, I didn't particularly care about any of the characters. The author attempts to give them backstories and purpose but it doesn't really fit together well.
- I'll give The Night Boat some credit, there were some legitably creepy and scary bits but after the monsters are revealed it kinda became boring and disjointed.
- The audiobook redeems the material somewhat with excellent narration from Porter. He could read the dictionary and make it sound amazing.
If you like almost silly pulp horror, then maybe give this a try but I wouldn't say it's an essential read.