Customer Reviews

THE NIGHT BOAT.

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is the second book by McCammon that I read, and again I'm please, ok this is fiction and it can be unbelieveable "SO WHAT" it is a story and a fast paced one at that.
A Nazi Sub rises to the surface after 40 years with the crew mummified and still living due to a VOODOO curse. The towns people, (thinking they have a historical find), tow it into the local harbor. I'm sure you can piece the rest together. Yes, there are vivid scenes of cannabalism that are down right nasty and disgusting, but it is a horror book and if you don't like it you shouldn't read it.
Simply put, I liked "THE NIGHT BOAT" I recommend it to any horror lover. It is an easy read worth the time. Trouble is, it is out of print & hard to find a copy, the flea markets are the best place to try and look for one.

This book is for readers who like to curl up in their favorite chair, turn the lights down low, and be scared out of their wits. Try reading this during a storm for maximum effect. This story will send chills like cold fingers down your spine. The details are so vivid the reader will imagine he/she is fleeing and fighting Nazi spirits alongside the main character. C'mon Robert, write us another one!

Pretty good little horror story. McCammaon is one of the best writers out there and although this little yarn about undead Nazis in the Carribean is a tad muttled due to the fact that is was his second book, it's still a cool story. Read this then rent the movie BELOW and have a scary night of submarine terror.

This had all the making of a terrific horror story (a Nazi sub rising from its watery grave, filled with zombies), but the storytelling was a little stilted. I say this as a HUGE fan of Mccammon, but what it shows that with every book that followed this one (released in 1988!) he got beter and better and better. Even at his worst he rates four stars.

As with Swan Song and Wolf's Hour, The Night Boat shows the talent of Robert McCammon in his ability to completely envelope the reader -- you feel as though you are actually there.

Not too many books really get me in a creepy frame of mind. but this one did. Great Book!

We shouldn't be too critical of McCammon for this one because there's a sixteeen year long learning curve between the Night Boat and Mine and he obviously learned much. The Nazi dead are really well characterized. The plot is creaky at the end. Some scenes are so well done that you really are there. Wonderful book cover with that U-boat bearing down on you with the skulls on board. Proves my theory that book sales are increased whenever anything Nazi is on the cover. E.G., Jack Higgins, Ken Follett, etc...

While the characters in this book may not have been developed to the "T" they are in his other books. but i feel that's part of the "getting lost" element the main character seeks in his life. the personalities are developed enough to know them without calling them your friend. so, they are "outsiders" to you, as is the hero on his island home, and the as the "locals" are to him. the suspense and feel for evil is there in the crew of the boat, something Mr. McCammon has never failed in providing. I have read this book 4 times, and I find something I missed every time, and each new reading is better than the previous.

This is an ok read, not great and not a totall loser. It is simple and, as they with 'one dimensional' characters and plot. Still, it was fun enough for a thirty or so year old chiller with some descriptive carribean island locales.

It's been years since I read this book but remember enjoying it immensely. I was already familiar with the author's work through Boy's Life, and even after that poignant story this book was not a disappointment. Though Night Boat is definitely lighter fair, McCammon is still able to elicit an emotional response, something he's quite good at. The end of the book nearly had me as choked up as Boy's Life and Swan Song. If you like zombie stories and intelligent fiction, give this one a try.