The Passage (The Passage, #1) in Around the Year in 52 Books

Sep 16, 2010 Martha rated it liked it

It's interesting what a reread of a book I loved can do. This reread did not hold up to my previous rave. It's not surprising that I couldn't remember much of the plot or characters (necessitating that I reread). I kept a character list and kept changing who did what. Who the hell is Zero? I found the book too long and I got impatient and skimmed the last fourth. I hated the cliffhanging chapter endings, they felt too abrupt and I had forgotten them by the time I arrived back to the story line. ...more

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Mar 27, 2019 Meera rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: npr, bookmarks-magazine, post-apocalyptic, bee, ebooks-i-own, topamazon, bought2019

I first read this almost 10 years ago and always meant to pick up the next one but hadn’t. After watching the series, I decided to go back to it. The first time, I had given it a 4, this time, I’m giving it a 3. Maybe it’s becuase it wasn’t new to me but I also noticed the faults in the characterizations this time. The characters were kind of flat and when I was supposed to be emotional, I wasn’t affected. I still liked it but am disappointing that whatever I had really liked first time around, ...more

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Mar 20, 2018 Jessica rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia, popsugar-challenge-2018-complete

I love a good apocalyptic novel. Sadly, the passage was not that. I found the first third to be compelling enough, but then there is a massive time jump. I felt like the post virus world needed more setup than it got. As it was, I found myself not caring about any of the new characters, and not understanding the new world setup. I'm disappointed based on the high ratings on here, but it wasn't for me. ...more

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