Reviews

Event Horizon by Steven E. McDonald

chickennick's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

cerfluffled's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lamusadelils's review against another edition

2.0

Esta es la clase de historia donde el cine funciona mucho mejor para contarla que al leer el libro te preguntas porqué alguien lo escribiría tan similar, sin explotar los fuertes de una página.

Lo que en unos segundos en pantalla bastan para ser terrorífico, aquí pierde su impacto. Lo que en una película de ciencia ficción puedes pasar como explicación plausible aquí es incómodo y solo te deja dudas e incredulidad.

No es terrible, pero no lo recomiendo.

nakiacookauthor's review against another edition

3.0

It was okay but I liked the movie a bit better. The ending seemed a little more concise though.

autumn_dagaz's review against another edition

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

3.75

mindracer's review

dark 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? Yes

3.0

emkoshka's review

3.0

A little while ago, my brother said Event Horizon was his favourite sci-fi horror film. While I love sci-fi, I could do without the horror aspect and so, squeamish scaredy-cat that I am, I decided to read this novelisation of the movie rather than watch the movie itself. Clever, no? The writing is pretty ordinary and actually a bit clunky to read, despite the words essentially translating what's on screen. I talk often of writing being cinematic in quality: writing so good that it evokes action and characters effortlessly in the mind's eye. Ironically, this prose was anything but cinematic. I didn't get a good sense of the characters' physical appearances and had to check IMDB to see who played who. I made a good call on not watching the film though. There was a good amount of psychological tension involved in the mystery and initial exploration of the 'Event Horizon', but when the horror did finally hit, it was pretty stock-standard and relentlessly gory and gruesome. I thought the actual explanation of the mystery was a bit ridiculous too: the ship went to hell via a black hole and returned with the devil on board?

shelf_husk's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

tracyreads's review

3.0

Hey so this wasn’t that bad at all. I feel like EH power lies quite a bit with visual representation on screen. I love this movie unabashedly. The author did a decent job with it but honestly, I started this book in July and just now took the time to finish it in October.

It’s currently out of print and I’ll treasure this copy first because it was a gift and second because it represents a movie I adore. I suppose if you’re a collector the current price of around $40+ might be worth it, but otherwise, keep an eye out in the thrift stores. And I mean that as nicely as possible.

TLDR? I liked it well enough and appreciate the effort that went into adapting a rock star film into a novel.