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Title: Sometimes a film is better than the book.
Review: This is definitely one of those cases. First of all I am a huge vampire fan. I don't go so far as to dress as one, but I am a big fan nevertheless. I've watched the John Carpenter film before I read the book. The stories are not related at all, a big plus for the book. I loved the story of the novel and it's unique approach to vampire slaying which thankfully, made it to the film. Now for the bad. The writing felt like it was written by a child. Not even in a simplistic innocent way, but by some fifth grader doing his best horror-noir impression. The character development really suffers from this, as well as the dialogue. I found myself confused with a lot of the scenes, having to flip back a few pages just to clarify what had just transpired.Overall, I'd say stay far away. Try I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, which even though written in 1954, still delivers the goods for a vampire novel.
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