bill_gauthier's review against another edition
4.0
I’d been looking forward to reading Ketchum’s THE CROSSING since it came out. Stephen King mentioning it at the 2003 National Book Awards where he received an honor cemented my wanting to read it. Now, after 16 years have somehow passed, I’ve finally read it. It’s really good. It’s got Ketchum’s violence and gore, sure, but it’s also got his heart, the thing many seem to miss on his tales. The writing is different than one might expect, too, but feels right for the story. I recommend it.
kensi's review
3.0
This is my first Jack Ketchum novel, well novella, which is quite surprising for me since I am a lover of all things horror. The rest of his works are definitely going to be added on my To Read list since they seem like they'll be a great read!
Even though this is a horror novel, I would say it falls more along the lines of a gritty, gore-filled Western with some horror aspects added into the story. I definitely felt the horror, but the novella played out more like a Western novel in my head, lol.
There's not too much I can or necessarily want to say that won't give away some more of the surprise aspects of the novella, but I did like it. I will say that some of the gore and other aspects of the novel did take away some points, but that's mostly because even though I adore horror, there are some things that I can't stomach. That being said, I would give this 3.5/5!
Even though this is a horror novel, I would say it falls more along the lines of a gritty, gore-filled Western with some horror aspects added into the story. I definitely felt the horror, but the novella played out more like a Western novel in my head, lol.
There's not too much I can or necessarily want to say that won't give away some more of the surprise aspects of the novella, but I did like it. I will say that some of the gore and other aspects of the novel did take away some points, but that's mostly because even though I adore horror, there are some things that I can't stomach. That being said, I would give this 3.5/5!
repixpix's review against another edition
2.0
Decepcionante.
Esperaba otra cosa, algo más fuerte, terrorífico, no sé, algo más.
Esperaba otra cosa, algo más fuerte, terrorífico, no sé, algo más.
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