30 Days of Night by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of 30 Days of Night
Book Review: great story
Summary: 5 Stars
cool idea. cant wait to see the movie! its an easy read with UNBELEVABLE drawings and paintings! sooooo coolBook Review: is this for 12yr olds??
Summary: 1 Stars
I was in the library today and happened to notice a book in the young adults section called "30 days of night." The library staff person on duty told me the young adults section was for 13-18 yr olds and that this book was targeted toward the 12-14 yr old range. I flipped through the book and was shocked at the level of graphic violence and dialog. I opened to a random page and saw the "F" word. The scenes of blood and gore were disturbing. I'm 29 yrs old and I like vampire stories in general. I'm not against the library having this book but I was stunned to find that this book was openly available to kids under 17. If the pictures in the book were on film instead of in print it would easily get an R rating. In my opinion this is adult material and should not be targeting kids.
Book Review: new comic horror for the 21st century
Summary: 4 Stars
I first picked up 30 days of night a month ago and have been completely taken with it. The art is gritty and raw, none of the typical conventions. The writting is superb, giving one a feel of paranoia, fear and being trapped. This is one writer and artist to watch. I am looking forward to the sequel already released.Book Review: play with me.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll grant you that "30 Days of Night" is not the most original story ever made. It's a classic horror film formula...nightfall comes, creatures come, they kill, heroes do their thing, blady blady blah. The one catch, which I thought was rather original, was the use by the vampires of the cold Alaskan wilderness, and its titular 30 days of night.The comic's a fast read (didn't take me more than 30-45 minutes), but it's definitely worth that allotment of time. Despite the familiarity of the storytelling, the way in which it is presented is something to behold. The art is hard to describe, a surreal mixture of the art from "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" with its blood-soaked body parts and the album art for Radiohead albums with their screaming razor-toothed mouths. All done in a minimal pallette: black, white, a little green, and far more red than you care to see. The violence is horrifying, and despite its generally cartoonish nature, any person who gets into reading this comic will find themselves being put a little on edge once darkness rolls around. Btw, for those who don't know, this novel is the prequel to not only another comic book series, but a film rumored to be directed by Sam Raimi.
Eccentric, morbid, maybe even a little bit juvenile, but entirely entertaining...if you're the kind who can appreciate these aspects, who wants something surreal, but also wants to get the pants scared off of them, I absolutely recommend this book. Except at night. That's when you need to be sleeping, because, if you read this, god knows when you'll be sleeping again.
Book Review: reveiw of 30 days of night
Summary: 4 Stars
i ordered this book from a local book store because they didnt have any in stock and i wanted to read it after reading someone elses review in a magazine. i was so excited when i got the call that told me that it had come into the store. i get to the store, pick up the book, and open it... and to my surprise... its a comic book... me of all people reading a comic book! well as you can probably tell i wasnt too thrilled about that , yet i still enjoyed the book, and i lent it to all of my friends so that they could read it as well. they all loved it . it has a great story line and i loved the ending of the book but it is still a comic book... i would have given it all 5-stars, but i gave it 4 instead for the sheer reason that it was a comic book. but people that like comic books will absolutely love i tjust like me and most of my friends did and even people that dont like comic books will like it because it is an enjoyable peice and it is a lovely story. ciao-ciao!