Questions About The Passage (The Passage, #1)

by Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author)

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I've just started reading, but I'm curious what everyone's opinion is on the amount of exposition and the length of the paragraphs in this book. Maybe I just don't read enough literary fiction, but it seems excessive. I do feel, however, that there's a sense of realism Cronin captures that is superior to most genre psi-fi / fantasy I've read. Thoughts?

Ed G I totally agree with you. Cronin goes overboard with his descriptions and ends up killing the pace and rhythm of the book. Many of his side trips and …moreI totally agree with you. Cronin goes overboard with his descriptions and ends up killing the pace and rhythm of the book. Many of his side trips and descriptions are completely pointless to the story. When he spent pages describing Amy's nun's background, for example, made me wonder whether this character was vital to the story. It wasn't.(less)

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Is this book about vampires?

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Can someone explain to me... why was Amy specifically chosen to be exposed to the virus? What was special about her versus any other child? How did the government know about her or where to find her? I feel I missed this very important story point. Thanks!

Robin S So, they were trying to "refine" the effects of the virus. In each of the previous 12 the virus had some unspecified undesirable effect. After refinin…moreSo, they were trying to "refine" the effects of the virus. In each of the previous 12 the virus had some unspecified undesirable effect. After refining the virus through the infection of each of the previous 12 they had it at a point where they needed a child, since a child had better healing/regenerative/still developing tissue. Of course what made Amy special was the same thing that made the 12 special. They were essentially "disposable" human beings. The government could do what they wanted and no one would know or care. Amy had zero family or other human connections. Therefore, she was selected for the program. The fact that there seemed to be something special about her (reference the zoo incident pre-abduction.) I do not believe was ever explained in The Passage or in The Twelve. (less)

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Katie I think Amy can speak with the dead. He isn't a viral, he is a ghost. Or maybe she's not a medium and she's just imagining his ghost.…moreI think Amy can speak with the dead. He isn't a viral, he is a ghost. Or maybe she's not a medium and she's just imagining his ghost.(less)

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Is this book standalone? I'm about 220 pages in (out of 750 pages), and I'm interested enough to finish this one book, but not interested enough to have to read two more to finish the story.

ᗩᑎᗪᖇᗴᗯ There are two more books and this one ends on a cliffhanger. I have the first book but haven't yet read it.…moreThere are two more books and this one ends on a cliffhanger. I have the first book but haven't yet read it.(less)

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