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See more books from this AuthorThe young girl as heroine and role model is a nice touch. Otherwise a pretty ordinary production, with little that hasn’t been seen before.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel | See more reviews from Kirkus...uses a number of tropes that may be overly familiar to genre fans, but he manages to engage the reader with a sweeping epic style.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel | See more reviews from Publishers WeeklyAnd as its moments of calm are interspersed with battle scenes, the book becomes more familiar. Its most elaborate feats of exposition are out of the way, but there remain some important unanswered questions about Amy...
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel | See more reviews from NY TimesJustin Cronin has written a blockbuster with some utterly beautiful lines. The Passage has a quality that this reviewer has never encountered before—it is such a mixture of literary parts and yet it works and flows perfectly.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel | See more reviews from NY Journal of BooksCynically, I would say this was written for the movie, but it is a damn good image. How can I best sum it up? Long, rambling, frustrating, addictive, terrifying, all these words and more. Will I buy the follow up? You bet.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel | See more reviews from Blog CriticsAs good as it is, The Passage seems destined to have too few vampires for the vampire fans and too many of them for quality literature fans. For those who can find their way to the middle ground, though, it’s a lot of fun.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel | See more reviews from AV ClubAlways simmering in the background of this frightening thriller — first in a trilogy — is a heartfelt portrayal of the human capability to fight, endure and hope for a better world. Cronin has given us what could be the best book of the summer. Don't wait to dive into The Passage.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelThe biggest disappointment I had after finishing The Passage, was simply that. I have to go back to reading ordinary books again. I noticed that I read more slowly near the end to make the book last, but now it is finished.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelStephen King loves "The Passage," which is no wonder because it will remind many readers of "The Stand." Nothing here is completely new, but Cronin puts it together in new ways, creating a sweeping epic that will hold your interest for days, if not weeks.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelAnd Cronin nails the ending, leaving readers with just the right sort of tease to keep them waiting on the edges of their seats for the promised sequel in two years. Many people feel this will be the “it” book of the summer; there’s little reason to disagree.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelThe Passage is the rare novel that has lived up to the prepublication hype and in many ways, exceeded it – one of the best books I’ve read in 2010.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelThis is going to be a book for 2010. Forget Twilight and all the other post-apocalyse vampire wanabees. They are but simpering children compared to this. The Passage is the real deal. Adult. Mature. Epic. Classic.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelIf you love Michael Crichton, Stephen King or Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, I think you’ll love this vampire novel for adults. Post-apocalyptic , dark and expansive, The Passage won’t let you down.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelAgain, this is a theme we have heard before, but it is one we never tire of. The Passage will make your summer reading memorable this year!
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel...outstrips the average thriller in terms of both depth of characterization and smoothness of prose, but for me it doesn't stand out enough among the hordes of post-apocalyptic undead to justify the considerable investment it demands.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelIt’s disappointing that the whole story doesn’t play out in one volume—this is a hefty book at nearly 800 pages—but Cronin has given his readers a feast here and they’ll need time to digest it before he delivers the next course.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A Novel...as the pace changes so drastically between the time periods that you often feel as if you’re reading a different novel entirely. What rescues the tale and sustains it throughout is Cronin’s deft hand, however. He writes in a way that’s quite simply a pleasure to read...
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelIf that sounds like a lot, it is. But Cronin pulls it off with panache and it's never dull. It's the kind of novel that keeps you flipping pages without ever looking to see what page you're on.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelI could not recommend this masterpiece of a novel enough. Read it. It will deprive you of sleep yet shall ultimately inspire, challenge, enlighten, and amaze you.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelAlthough slightly too futuristic and fin de siècle-esque for this reviewer’s personal taste, The Passage is a great read.
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelThis is the kind of book that is far out there, yet eerily realistic and plausible at the same time. This is the kind of book where if you are not reading it, you are thinking about it and dying to get back to it...
Read Full Review of The Passage: A NovelPersonally, I can’t wait for whatever comes next. If the following books are anything at all like this, we’re going to be presented with an absolute powerhouse of a series.
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