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The Rats by James Herbert

11 reviews

amber2976's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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harveyhorse321's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Well, that was horrible.
A surprising amount of sex was squeezed into a plot about giant mutant rats eating people alive, but that’s classic horror for you. Loved the sort of short stories weaved into the overarching plot.

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xertzs's review against another edition

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dark funny sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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chickensaregreat's review against another edition

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adventurous sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25


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lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

A short grim horror about a plague of giant rats hungry for human flesh. It follows a variety of characters as they come in to contact with the rats, and as they attempt to put a stop to them.

It did exactly what it described, a fun little horror to gross you out. I didn't realise this was written in the 70s before I started reading it, but it then became very apparent with its casual racism and sexism. Its just very of its time. I didn't particularly like any of the characters, but I didn't feel the need to for it to get the job done of grossing you out.

A decent time but not one that will stay with me

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norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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x_klarzx's review against another edition

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those rats get me anxious just thinking about them, literally the day i stopped reading this i was getting into bed and just imagined them scurrying up me  nearly cried LMAO 

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xkillaxandyx's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book will make you fear rats. Love the gruesome events in this book and a perfect ending to carry onto The Lair.

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winterlee's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

3.5 stars. Almost want to give it 4. I couldn’t stop reading this. It was intense and uncomfortable as any good horror book should be.

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kjm_x's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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