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Jason X 4: Death Moon

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I'm trying to find the words to describe this book, awful, horrible, and laughable....those come close. This was by far the worst book in the series of Jason X and Friday the 13th books. For the most part the two series have been good, but this installment in the Jason X series has certainly turned me off from reading further entries into this series. Jump over the Friday the 13th books, they're by far better. The Jason X movie was a somewhat interesting concept that has been completely run into the ground by these books. I'd go into the plot and give a synopsis, but there was no intergring plot and the synopsis is as follows: this book is bad. Not the 80's "bad" is cool, but the practical "bad" as in this book just plain sucks.

I love all things even half-related to Friday the 13th, and have so far enjoyed the "Jason X" series of books, but this was the absolute worst book I have even read. I'll spare you the details, but will tell you this: Stay away from this drivel at all costs.

If you're looking for just slasher gore and the usual horror-movie thrill, you're not going to like this book - that's what I gather from reading other reviews. If, on the other hand, you like a Dickens-esque story frame, with lots of character description and background, leading up to the action and story's conclusion, the plot and storyline become quickly apparent. Even better if you can pick up on, and like, the author's quirky ancedotes and allusions to time periods both past and present. This is an intellectual horror story, so if slasher gore is solely what you crave, I suggest you look elsewhere. If you have the mind to be pleasantly surprised by this author's clever turn of phrase and semi-autobiographical write-ins, then you'll find this story to be right up your alley. I found it be be quite enjoyable and well worth my time to read.

By far, the worst book of the Jason X series. Hell, it may even be one the worst books ever published. It's hard to put into words how incoherent this book actually is (but I'll try anyway). If you strung random words and phrases together in sentences, the end result would sound like a typical passage from Jason X: Death Moon. Go ahead, try it. Yes, it's that bad. So, in conclusion, if you enjoy incoherent prose, piss-poor attempts at "cyberpunk" imagery, and a general sense of being ripped-off, then this is the book for you.

Overall, I liked this one. The thing I didn't like was all the references combining ancient civilizations with modern computer terms, like "Mayan cryptoglyphics" or "fractal Aztec codes". I don't know if those two are in there, but you get the idea. And there was one segment that went on and on about Elsa Lancaster. She played the title character in "Bride of Frankenstein". That section just confused me.

I have never written a review for a book before and have read a few hundred books over the last few years. This by far is the worst novels ever put in print and deserves to be outed. I am not even sure that the publisher should not be punished for allowing this to go to market. There is no real story and Jason plays almost no part in this book. It is almost as if the writer took out a thesaurus and scrambled the most complicated words and "created" a book. I could not even begin to explain any portion of the several senseless ramblings of stories that make up this book.

This book was absolutely amazing. I could not comprehend how the author could so effectively impose the terror yet troublesome nature of each character as not only an individual, but as a whole. The plot was intriguing and the coolness of metallic people is cool on Cool Jason X.