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I received this book through Goodreads First Reads.Iam really very happy with this.Thank u good reads.
The book's really awesome.The cover of the book itself forces us to read the novel.Such a wonderful cover it is.I really loved reading this book.The blend of shakespeare and lovecroft's novels is well set and it really is great.Ctulhu is major plus point for this book.This novel has both the elements i love like horror and comedy..The book is very easy to read,interesting and very much enjoyable for all the bookworms.Thanks to Goodreads and D.R.O'Brien for giving me this wonderful opportunity of receiving this book.With this I end my review which I suppose is a good and helpful one.Thanks a lot… (lisätietoja)
 
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Mounika21 | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jul 1, 2021 |
This review and others on my blog.

It sounded silly and fun, and I wanted to read something silly and fun.

Review copy provided for free through Netgalley.

It works as well as any of these literary mashups do, I suppose. Don’t go in expecting literary brilliance and you’ll have a good time. I certainly did.

I’m not sure there’s much point critiquing this in terms of the writing. It’s not what it’s going to be read for after all, though the writing itself is pretty good. A bit over the top at times, but that suits the conceit admirably.

Unlike most literary mashups the plot itself is farily original. The blurb references Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but whereas P&P&Z was just Jane Austens original work with Zombies and Ninjas added to the narrative (while I like the book I am not sure they improved her original cutting social satire) this takes characters in the public realm and creates a whole new plot with them. Yes, that makes it essentially fan fiction, but Lovecraft encouraged that sort of thing and Shakespeare’s been dead for centuries so I doubt he cares. I think I like it more for doing that, to be honest. But it can be a tricky thing, working with other peoples charactes, especially ones that have been around so long and worked their ways into so many hearts. There were points where I didn’t think the characters were acting like ‘them’.

You wouldn’t necessarily need an encyclopaedic knowledge of Shakespeare OR Lovecraft to enjoy this just for the ride it is, as it is a solidly constructed plot that doesn;t rely over much on the readers pre-existing knowledge. However, you will get a lot more out of the book if you do have a greater-than-basic awareness of both.

In short, fun and works surprisingly well. A good, solid 4 stars. (second in a row. I must be going soft)
… (lisätietoja)
 
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Violetthedwarf | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 23, 2014 |
This review and others on my blog.

It sounded silly and fun, and I wanted to read something silly and fun.

Review copy provided for free through Netgalley.

It works as well as any of these literary mashups do, I suppose. Don’t go in expecting literary brilliance and you’ll have a good time. I certainly did.

I’m not sure there’s much point critiquing this in terms of the writing. It’s not what it’s going to be read for after all, though the writing itself is pretty good. A bit over the top at times, but that suits the conceit admirably.

Unlike most literary mashups the plot itself is farily original. The blurb references Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but whereas P&P&Z was just Jane Austens original work with Zombies and Ninjas added to the narrative (while I like the book I am not sure they improved her original cutting social satire) this takes characters in the public realm and creates a whole new plot with them. Yes, that makes it essentially fan fiction, but Lovecraft encouraged that sort of thing and Shakespeare’s been dead for centuries so I doubt he cares. I think I like it more for doing that, to be honest. But it can be a tricky thing, working with other peoples charactes, especially ones that have been around so long and worked their ways into so many hearts. There were points where I didn’t think the characters were acting like ‘them’.

You wouldn’t necessarily need an encyclopaedic knowledge of Shakespeare OR Lovecraft to enjoy this just for the ride it is, as it is a solidly constructed plot that doesn;t rely over much on the readers pre-existing knowledge. However, you will get a lot more out of the book if you do have a greater-than-basic awareness of both.

In short, fun and works surprisingly well. A good, solid 4 stars. (second in a row. I must be going soft)
… (lisätietoja)
 
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Violetthedwarf | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 23, 2014 |
Killer Abs has a lot of potential, but it also has more than a few problems.

First, it needed someone to proofread it. The sentence structure is awkward, it is poorly punctuated, and sometimes characters are referred to by the name of a different character.

Second, the ending was too rushed. It had barely been established that something strange was going on at the club before the climax happened. Also, a major character was introduced just pages before the end of the book.

I think with a little rewriting and some careful editing, Killer Abs would be a pretty good read.

Received via the author.
… (lisätietoja)
½
 
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amanda4242 | Jul 1, 2013 |

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