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Liked It “Liked it a bit less then the "Ring" but still a lot. "Ring" was more like mystery; "Spiral" is a cross between mystery and science fiction. In any case, couldn't wait to read the final one.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The other two are better, but this was still enjoyable. I love Suzuki. It's a total guilty pleasure, but, at least, he has a brain. A different take on the Ryuji than the first and third books, because it's from the p.o.v. of a new character, and Sadako is up to some new tricks. But it had it's creepy moments, and it was deliciously fun. So I will never complain.”
Gure-san wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Liked it a bit less then the "Ring" but still a lot. "Ring" was more like mystery; "Spiral" is a cross between mystery and science fiction. In any case, couldn't wait to read the final one.”
Marmar wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i loved it”
Tracey S wrote this review Tuesday, August 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked this one just as much as "Ring," maybe more. Even more inventive twists and turns, satisfying my longing to have the previous book last just a few pages more, let me know what happened next, please, Suzuki-san, more! more!”
Eileen M wrote this review Tuesday, May 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The story was so complex and although i hate biology, i really loved this book!”
eMma wrote this review Wednesday, November 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Spiral is a far more frightening follow-up to ring. Ring is good, but it really is just a old-fashioned ghost story at heart (and that's a good thing). Spiral, however, expands on the original concept of the cursed videotape, slowly revealing Sadako's grand plan. More detective work and codebreaking make this a smarter sequel. It has an internal logic that the first novel doesn;t have.”
Mr. Dan Kelly wrote this review Wednesday, October 17 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This sequel to the Japanese horror story Ring not only picks up where Suzuki left off in his first book, but also completely reinvents the concept of the cursed videotape. We discover here that it is not psychic energy that kills victims of the videotape, but rather a virus that watching the tape implants in the victim's body. And so the story takes a medical spin. One might think that this would neuter the curse of its psychological power, but on the contrary, it only makes the story even more creepy. In fact, while Ring is your typical high concept horror book, Spiral evolves into one of the most creepy and terrifying stories I've ever read. While reading this book late in the evening, I actually felt a palpable sense of evil in the room. This, of course, was my imagination inspired by Suzuki's atmospheric twists and turns. When the ultimate design behind the ring virus is revealed, it is so horrible that it staggers the imagination that an author would do something like this in a book. The book ends in another devil's bargain, resulting in the imminent biological apocalypse that will turn the entire world cancerous. This book will really mess with your head, but in a good way.
Michael wrote this review Wednesday, August 29 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
One strength of Suzuki's writing is that where another writer might fail at reinventing one of his concepts, Suzuki soars. The reinvention does not seem contrived, and most impressivly, it does not contradict anything that happened in the previous book. The events of Ring fit perfectly within the ring curse/virus' new identity. And the same goes for the third book, Loop, which includes an even bigger reinvention of the story, taking it to an entirely new level. ”
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