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Planet of the Apes: The Fall

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As a boy in 1968 I had the pleasure of experiencing the "Planet of the Apes" phenomena first hand. I remember playing "Planet of the Apes" with my childhood friends. We would chase and capture each other as we took turns playing ape and marooned astronaut. I even remember collecting all the "Planet of the Apes" trading cards -- fond memories.

Consequently when I came across the book "Planet of the Apes: The Fall" when browsing I uncharacteristically purchased it on a whim. Unfortunately it was a disappointment.

Character development is minimal at best and the characters themselves are shallow and dislikable. The book also suffers from a tinge of politically correct stereotyping. The male characters are written as authoritarian, cowardly, hysterical and generally stupid. In contrast the female characters exhibit leadership, intelligence and bravery. But even these arch-matriarchs add little to the novel. They are mere feminist caricatures lacking any substance.

I also found the life form on the planet playing the role of adversary, the Brax, uninteresting. I would have preferred an adversary a little more tangible and believable.

However in its later stages the novel is somewhat rescued by two characters of interest, David and Jonathan. If not for these two characters I would not have finished the book or cared if the Brax annihilated the shipwrecked band humans and apes.

In summary, I wouldn't strongly recommend the book. However if you are stuck in an airport with few alternatives, I think it worthy of consideration.

I was elated to see that someone attempted to write a new series of the movie, which to me, was somewhat of a let down.
Now, the book had a great idea in many different levels, but poor characters made it drag.
Just in my personal opinion, the apes were not written well, and most of the characters were not likeable, except the two brothers of human and ape mixed ancestry.
That was the best part of the novel, the human boy and his ape brother getting along, then separating at the end.
But the battles were just bland to me. Now, I'm an action freak and this could have been an awesome beginning that could've breathed new life in a epic movie series, but didn't.

I have not read a novel in over fifteen years. That's right. Most of my reading time has been consumed by career-related books and educational texts. I have been a huge PoTA fan since 1974 and moderately enjoyed the 2001 film version of Planet of the Apes. Being a fan, this book caught my eye.

As my first fictional read in quite some time, I'm glad I ordered Quick's THE FALL from Amazon. It is a real page turner, particularly because it provides some fascinating background information behind the events in the new film. In fact, this book prompts me to appreciate the film's characters and plot line even more.

The ending cries for another installment! However, in some ways, the book has a completeness to it. The last twenty pages are killers and provide several ah-ha moments! Mr. Quick, please do not stop now! The back cover of THE FALL promises more novels will be coming. I can't wait.

I liked the movie and I read the sequel to this book before reading The fall. There are to many things to list of where things went wrong. Don't read this book.

So far, this is a good book, but I had to write a pre-mature review saying that it makes me cringe every time the author calls the apes "monkeys." I'm not sure he's done his scietific research to write these novels.

This is a very interesting book. It digs into the past of the recent ape movie. However, were the ideas was fresh it failed to hold my interest. It got receptive and long.
It's pretty good but I personally think it should have been gone though by the publisher a few more times.

I am a fanatic of the new " Planet of the Apes " saga since I saw the movie. Cought my attention when I opened the book and read the very first page tittled " Alien Encounter " - gave me goosebumps. It is an explosive begining for a good-to-be sci-fi adventure.