A review by _pickle_
The Terror, by Dan Simmons
4.0
A very enjoyable book, let down only by the ending which feels like a cross between a Wikipedia page of Inuit mythology and a bad livejournal fantasy story. I liked so much of this book, the feeling and mood, the way it captured an artic hell, the characters and the desperate quest to survive. For the most part I liked the terrible monster that haunted the men, although in some way it felt underdeveloped and not totally compelling. That said the monster was the cause of some suspenseful scary moments.
It is the old the ending, the last 70 or so pages, that let down the book. Throughout the book I was trying to imagine how it would end, and I'm sad to say that while I didn't think of this, I was not happy to see it. I think Simmons should have went back to the drawing board.
If you liked rich thick books with exciting and dramatic plots, generally well told, then then this is for you.
It is the old the ending, the last 70 or so pages, that let down the book. Throughout the book I was trying to imagine how it would end, and I'm sad to say that while I didn't think of this, I was not happy to see it. I think Simmons should have went back to the drawing board.
If you liked rich thick books with exciting and dramatic plots, generally well told, then then this is for you.