Jon Reading Books’s Reviews > The Terror > Status Update

Spoiler alert: It's good.

Haven't had much time to read lately, but this is a brilliant book. The antagonist is extremely compelling. His lack of moral grayness is made acceptable by the subtlety of his evil. And the colorful cast keeps things fresh.

Just superb stuff. Simmons is great writer who's not afraid to be super weird, and I love that.

Simmons' depiction of scurvy is some real body horror.

The older and more familiar with everyday life I become, the more I appreciate the absolute weirdness great writers are capable of producing.

Quite enjoying these characters now that Simmons has begun to dig into them a bit.

The skillful way in which Simmons breaks up his pacing with different styles, modes, and settings makes this a joy to read thus far. The chapters aren't short, but neither do they ever seem to go on for too long.