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Imaginative Storyline
Customers are highly impressed with the imaginative storyline of The Fireman, praising its originality and captivating characters. Some reviewers were particularly drawn to the medical aspects of the novel, while others found it to be a mindless yet enjoyable diversion.
Character Development
The majority of readers are highly praising the character development in The Fireman, appreciating the depth and relatability of each character. Some readers also enjoyed the emotional connection they formed with the characters throughout the story. However, a small group of readers found the book to have weak characters and an unengaging plot.
Writing Talent
Customers have expressed overwhelming praise for Joe Hill's writing talent in The Fireman, highlighting its vivid and immersive nature that leaves them wanting more. Some readers compare his writing style to Stephen King, while others note a few areas where improvement could be made, particularly in the portrayal of female characters.
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Quality
Great story, great character building, loved the fact the he researched to make sure the fire fungus was possible in real life.
Very well done & i'll definitely remember from now on that joe hill ranks right up there with the best.
Although perhaps with a bit more interesting and original concepts than his predecessor, the large cast of characters that driv... Read More
Longtime audiobook fan - had this on cds but audible is better (no swapping disks while driving!
Shipping
The real ending was at camp wyndham and all he needed to do was wrap up the story by a quick trip to the island they mentioned.
Competitiveness
The author probably won't like the comparison, but joe hill's "the fireman" is like stephen king's "the stand" on steroids!
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good, great, long, first and novel. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 12,110 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 4 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I actually cant give it anything but
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But to keep it so good throughout to create a whole cast of characters to fleshing everything out to twisting the plot here turning the story there takes talent and a gargantuan effort
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The only detraction would be that this simply has the lack of scares that fans of horror might come to expect from hill
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i cant take away any stars from my rating because a book doesnt fall into a certain genre
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The story is where its at and its sorta ambiguous ending youll know if you know is one last reminder of how inventive joe hill is as a writer
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Im not a comic book or graphic novel guy but hill apparently does a bit just like his dad has written a bit just a bit of work in those fields as well
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its also eerie how some of the book had me reminiscing to our own pandemic a few years agojoe hill is an interesting writer with an awesome imagination and i dont know when his next novel comes out but im hoping when it does its a big old banger like this one
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Just a fivestar read through and through
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