Haven't read it. Is it true that the only GLBT character in the novel is a Complete Monster villain?
Actually, I don't remember any LGBT characters at all. The Twelve, who I suppose could be considered the main "villains", were all convicted murderers on death row about whom very few details were given bar two of them (Babcock and Carter).
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Er, well, IIRC they have a bunch of chemically-castrated sex offenders working at the lab from which Twelve originate, and...technically the main one they focus on, he molested boys, but...whatever you've heard sounds quite inaccurate. They're not really villains, they just get manipulated by the villains. Certainly not a Complete Monster. Are you sure you're not thinking of some other book?
I had never heard of this book until maybe a month or so before it came out, whereupon my mom started seeing articles and stuff about it all over and introduced me to it, or rather its impending release. Despite the fact that it's absolutely the sort of thing she would never read, she has this habit of thinking she knows what I'll be interested in and relentlessly hyping things up for me.
So yeah, I'd been pumped full of Passage hype that summer and hadn't read or heard a single negative thing about it before actually reading it. Took it to Nantucket, where there is effectively not internet for me, and thus eagerly devoured it over the course of about a week. Yeah, it dragged a bit at times, but I barely noticed it.
It wasn't until after I finished, having altogether enjoyed it a fair amount, that I started reading negative Amazon reviews and came to notice that it wasn't turning out to be the smash hit that some of the hype suggested it would be. I can be very impressionable about media, and my opinions wavered somewhat.
But I still think it was pretty good. Reminded me a lot of Fallout 3 at times, which was the main game in my life at that point. I'd say I'll go see the movie when it comes out, but considering how the whole thing wasn't very successful in the long run, I don't know if there'll even be a movie...
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Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.Am reading this book now. Frankly, given the reviews, I was (pleasantly) surprised to discover that it has absolutely nothing to do with vampires at all. The monsters are much more like zombies with super-powers. Also, the first part is really much more character-driven (and well written) than plot-driven (which proceeds v...e...r...y...s...l...o...w...l...y). The ending of part I is kind of a downer, though.
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Well, I just finished this and I'm not sure what to think. I liked the premise and the story, but I'm honestly not that keen on the author's writing style and I felt that it was hard to keep track of what was going on location-wise.
Anyone else read it?
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