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The Marked Man
In post-nuclear holocaust L.A., a group of humans turns to genetic manipulation to maintain survival of the race, a decision that has terrifyingly mutant consequences
253 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 5, 1989
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January 21, 2016
This book took me a really long time to work through, and I can't really decide why. The characters were likable enough, and the story was pretty good, too, but for some reason, I just couldn't seem to sit down and stick with this one for more than a few pages at a time. At one point, I did find myself thinking that it felt an awful lot like playing a video game: Go on an adventure, kill some enemies, adventure for five more minutes, kill more of the same enemies. It really felt like we were stopping every few pages to take on wolf rats, or lizard men, or whatever, and every battle was several pages in itself. After a while, it became tiresome, and I found myself wishing that the book were half as long, so we could spend a larger portion of it reading about something other than combat.
Still, I did like the characters, and I found the style of the writing to be almost quaint, but in a charming way. It was an interesting mix of science fiction, paranormal, and supernatural, which at times seemed odd, but ended up working well. All in all, I can't say it was my favorite read, but having pushed through to the end, I don't regret picking it up.
Still, I did like the characters, and I found the style of the writing to be almost quaint, but in a charming way. It was an interesting mix of science fiction, paranormal, and supernatural, which at times seemed odd, but ended up working well. All in all, I can't say it was my favorite read, but having pushed through to the end, I don't regret picking it up.
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