Vampires
I started reading this book thinking it was a murder mystery. And, for the first few chapters it was a mystery. A plane lands at an airport, then there is absolutely no activity anywhere in the plane, no contact with anyone and this is a mystery. As I continued to read I realized this was a blood sucking vampire mystery. I haven’t read anything about vampires for years and wasn’t sure I wanted to start now. But, once I start a book and get involved I can’t stop reading. It’s a curse.
The Strain did get me interested and I read the whole book. The hook for me was the way the author at first made what was happening to people seem like a deadly, contagious virus. But, as I was reading this book, I realized how similar vampires and viruses are. They are spread from person to person by direct contact and in order to eradicate either one you must somehow destroy the host body. An interesting concept in a horror book.
Reviewed by a staff member, First Regional Library
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