Hit The Books
08-28-2007, 05:13 AM
Thought I would start a topic on this book as I would be very interested to hear other peoples' opinions of it.
I for one was not too impressed. Firstly there are quite a few glaring inaccuracies. We have Spike, circa 1888, referred to as being "white-haired" not once but on a few occasions.
The action flits between this period and Season Six of Buffy. Only it's not so much Season Six Spike as it is Season Four - Spike tells Buffy that if he didn't have that chip in his head he'd rip her throat out in a heartbeat. Oh and as the blurb puts it:
Spike knows plenty of people and demons who will pay top dollar for this vial: Doc, Rack...and an ancient evil known as The First.
Right... where to begin with those?!
So, little inaccuracies and pretty big characterisation flaws aside, I found the book to drag a little. It could have been better-paced; repetitive comments about the fog and inconsequential characters drag it out too long and although it all makes sense I just didn't find it that interesting.
Add to that typos which I, anyway, encountered quite a few of in my copy of the book and I wouldn't recommend it. Spuffy fans will not enjoy the portrayal of Spike and his relationship with Buffy, I don't know whether casual viewers of the show will be interested enough to finish the book and generally-speaking it's not one of the best novels.
As I said, I would be interested in hearing other opinions on this book. It may just be me after all...
I for one was not too impressed. Firstly there are quite a few glaring inaccuracies. We have Spike, circa 1888, referred to as being "white-haired" not once but on a few occasions.
The action flits between this period and Season Six of Buffy. Only it's not so much Season Six Spike as it is Season Four - Spike tells Buffy that if he didn't have that chip in his head he'd rip her throat out in a heartbeat. Oh and as the blurb puts it:
Spike knows plenty of people and demons who will pay top dollar for this vial: Doc, Rack...and an ancient evil known as The First.
Right... where to begin with those?!
So, little inaccuracies and pretty big characterisation flaws aside, I found the book to drag a little. It could have been better-paced; repetitive comments about the fog and inconsequential characters drag it out too long and although it all makes sense I just didn't find it that interesting.
Add to that typos which I, anyway, encountered quite a few of in my copy of the book and I wouldn't recommend it. Spuffy fans will not enjoy the portrayal of Spike and his relationship with Buffy, I don't know whether casual viewers of the show will be interested enough to finish the book and generally-speaking it's not one of the best novels.
As I said, I would be interested in hearing other opinions on this book. It may just be me after all...