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Liked It “A good Simmons book. Much shorter than some of his others at a little under 300 pages. Characters not as intimately described. Not as solid as The Terror in my mind, but then it really is a totally different type of book. No history in this fiction except for a little background on Calcutta...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Dan Simmons totally missies the concept of Druga and Kali in this book. |
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“A good Simmons book. Much shorter than some of his others at a little under 300 pages. Characters not as intimately described. Not as solid as The Terror in my mind, but then it really is a totally different type of book. No history in this fiction except for a little background on Calcutta and some strange, somewhat erotic supernatural elements. Still, if you're a Simmons fan (which I am) you must at least check it out. KInd of put me in the mind of one of the old, classic Night Stalker episodes. Kind of creepy, but fun.”
Brett S wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Simmons' first Horror novel. It's not bad, just not really all that scary.”
Lingchih wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Dan Simmons totally missies the concept of Druga and Kali in this book.
Amol wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It wont be wrong to say That I felt a little offended by Dan Simmons Shallow interpretation of hinduism.
None the less Simmions is a brilliant writter. ”
“LOVED IT”
DanDan D wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Spellbinding.”
TheLibrarian wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A classic action packed adventure story by one of the best sci-fi, horror, general fiction writers around, Dan Simmons. You will not be able to put this book down! The story takes you on a trip to India and all its wonders on a search for a famous poet which leads to danger and discovery of sorts. Enjoy!”
Lu wrote this review Wednesday, June 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book is a World Fantasy Award winner. It's not 'The Terror,' but it was still good. I love the fact that Mr Simmons isn't afraid to shy away from in depth description, kicking it old school. I'm a description whore, I'm afraid; and he successfully immerses the reader into the complete and utter mess that is 1970's Calcutta. It's really gross, actually. And, whilst the fear isn't spurred on so much by Sadako ghosts and Ravana demons, what happens to the main character is truly horrific, and it's realistic, and I'm afraid I fully believe in the possibilities of the supernatural, so I was disturbed.
Gure-san wrote this review Wednesday, April 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Yes, bring on more Mr Simmons!”
“a good (scary) story but there was no conclusion! you keep reading feeling that the story is going somewhere and that you will get answers (why did this happened? who was that person? and why did they do what they did?)..NOTHING, doesn't make sense!”
sharmee wrote this review Saturday, April 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really good book, I read the whole thing in one sitting. The book was recommended to me by a friend and I was very pleasantly surprised as I knew nothing of the plot. The novel is heavy on the exposition; however, I was completely captivated throughout the entire story. I would consider Song of Kali as more of a thriller than horror but it is an excellent read nonetheless.”
La Biblioteca wrote this review Sunday, February 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I did find this terrifying when I read it at the same time as my best friend (who is way more into terror). I don't scare easily with fiction, but this definitely did it, nightmares and all. I wish more of his work were in print, although I know he has a streak of new novels.”
andres.richner wrote this review Sunday, January 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
