Chelsea's review
Relic
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
The movie was truly as awful as the book was good. Great suspense; I didn't particularly care for the sequel. Too weird!
Chelsea's review
Relic by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Chelsea's review
rating:
If you saw the movie version of this, try to forget it. The book is a lot better, and (as many other review point out), it introduces one of the greater characters I've ever encountered: Aloysius Pendergast. Those who have read Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal will recognize a lot of traits shared between Lecter and Pendergast. In fact, Pendergast is a Hannibal Lecter that you can root for - he's got all of the good stuff (polite, cultured, super-intelligent, always calm under pressure) without the bad stuff (pure unadulterated evil). Later books expand on his character much more, but Relic is a good starting point, and a fun thriller in itself.
The movie was truly as awful as the book was good. Great suspense; I didn't particularly care for the sequel. Too weird!