Alien: The Official Movie Novelization by Alan Dean Foster

Alien: The Official Movie Novelization

Alien Movie Novelizations #1

Alan Dean Foster

283 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark reflective tense slow-paced

Description

The official novelization of the famous Alien movie with Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley A crew of spaceship Nostromo is suddenly woken up from a cryogenic sleep because of mysterious signals coming from an unknown planet and received by a ship c...

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Community Reviews Summary of 480 reviews

Moods

dark 94%
tense 77%
adventurous 60%
mysterious 45%
challenging 17%
sad 5%
emotional 2%
informative 2%
reflective 2%

Pace

fast 43%
medium 37%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 75% | A mix: 18% | Character: 6%

Strong character development?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 35% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 43% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 70% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.68

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