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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Underappreciated,
By A Customer
This review is from: Howling 2 (Mass Market Paperback)
Apparently the previous reviewer saw the movie but didn't actually read this book. (They're completely different.) Nevertheless, this is a very fun and suspenseful sequel to Brander's original masterpiece. It might seem somewhat tame by today's standards but Brandner's work is always entertaining and perfectly plotted.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent sequel,
By Book Reader 222 "John Howard" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Howling 2 (Mass Market Paperback)
After finally finishing the pile of books I'd picked up on my splurge, I had to wait until the holidays were over (buying your kids gifts taps the old wallet), but after Christmas I returned to the used bookstore (and Ebay) for more of my most recent favorite authors: Dean R. Koontz, Christopher Andrews, and Gary Brandner.
"The Howling II" was a decent sequel. And that pretty much sums it up. It did a respectable job continuing the story of Karen and Chris, and Roy and Marcia. One of my few complaints about the original was that the ending had seemed to abrupt, and this book replaced some of that frustration with satisfaction of knowing what happened next. But, sadly, the strength of the first book was not as evident here. Karen continues to intrigue me, dealing with her situation realistically, thinking that she is crazy first, and then deciding to believe in herself and DO something about her situation. But the book as a whole just didn't stand up as well as the first. Another complaint: The time line does not make sense. We are shown that a couple of years have passed, Karen has gotten remarried, and so on. But then, when we're with Roy and Marcia, there's talk of her having been terribly ill for "months," and she's just now getting better. So ... what happened to the missing months before, or after, or during? It didn't track. Overall, an entertaining, but not enthralling, book. I must admit to some disappointment, as I really enjoyed "The Howling," but no real regret. My only decision now is whether to read Koontz's "Velocity" or Andrews' "Dream Parlor" next.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good sequel...,
By JR Pinto (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Howling II: The Return (Paperback)
This is about as good a sequel as one could hope for. Remember, at the end of The Howling (the book, not the movie) the town of Drago was destroyed by fire. Some of the wolves escaped. The plot picks up three years later. Karyn and Chris are no longer together and she has remarried. Roy and Marcia however, are still together and Marcia wants revenge. The silver bullet fired into her head has deprived her of the ability to change into a full-on werewolf, so she makes Roy do her bidding. This is a weakness of the story - Roy comes across as a weak character who is thoroughly "whipped", even though he is the principle werewolf.
The lycanthropic couple pursue Karyn from Seattle to LA to Mexico, where the final confrontation finally takes place. As with the first book, it is tightly plotted and a fast read. I enjoyed the climax of the story - the werewolf attacks in Mazatlan. All in all, it is a good sequel.
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