The Passage, by Justin Cronin

A link to my short review of The Passage.. a longer review to follow!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7169578-the-passage">The Passage by http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/45315.Justin_Cronin">Justin Cronin
My rating: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/107206846">5 of 5 stars

I really liked this book, my only issue is that it may end up as a bit of a victim of its own hype. I had heard loads about this book before I read it, so I had very high expectations going in.
It was very well written, but it wasn't as unputdownable as i thought it was going to be. I found it really reminiscient of The Stand by Stephen King, with a large cast of characters whose stories all cross over each other at various points.
After finishing, i'm glad that this is the first part of a trilogy!!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2321453-lynsay-lambert">View all my reviews >>

Stephen King Goes To The Movies - Review

This is a good intro to Stephen King, a collection of 5 of his short stories that have been adapted into films. To tell the truth, I was expecting a bit more, but I think thats down to the fact that I've already read all of Stephen King's short stories (apart from The Mangler, which was really creepy!)

Stephen King does an intro to each story, giving some background about how it got made, who made it, and any thoughts he had about it, positive and negative. Its interesting to see what he says about them, as he's not shy to be negative about them! The intros are only a page or so each though, so they're not as in-depth as I would have liked really.

I would definitely recommend this to people who maybe aren't massive fans of Stephen King, as its a good introduction. For anyone who's already a fan, chances are you have already read the stories!