The Passage - Justin Cronin

[Srfrbaybe]

Well I have pre ordered this today and am very much looking forward to reading it

[kendvp]

I've seen a few articles on it too. It does seem to be gaining a lot of attention, and while I admit I'm intrigued, it's over 700 pages and only the first part of a trilogy, so it would definitely be one to wait to read in paperback!
Here's the synopsis from waterstones.com for those who haven't heard of it:
QuoteAmy Harper Bellafonte is six years old and her mother thinks she's the most important person in the whole world. She is. Anthony Carter doesn't think he could ever be in a worse place than Death Row. He's wrong. FBI agent Brad Wolgast thinks something beyond imagination is coming. It is. THE PASSAGE. Deep in the jungles of eastern Colombia, Professor Jonas Lear has finally found what he's been searching for - and wishes to God he hadn't. In Memphis, Tennessee, a six-year-old girl called Amy is left at the convent of the Sisters of Mercy and wonders why her mother has abandoned her. In a maximum security jail in Nevada, a convicted murderer called Giles Babcock has the same strange nightmare, over and over again, while he waits for a lethal injection. In a remote community in the California mountains, a young man called Peter waits for his beloved brother to return home, so he can kill him. Bound together in ways they cannot comprehend, for each of them a door is about to open into a future they could not have imagined. And a journey is about to begin. An epic journey that will take them through a world transformed by man's darkest dreams, to the very heart of what it means to be human. And beyond. THE PASSAGE.

[Abiba]

There's a post about it in the Promotional section, but not much information was given about the book itself unfortunately.

[nunovix]

Here is an article I ran across in the NYT yesterday. Quite a lot of detail about the plot etc.
http://www.nytimes.c....html?ref=books
Interesting guy, seems quite bedazzled by his instant fame. Hope he keeps his feet on the ground.
AIE: Another link... http://www.npr.org/t...813&ft=1&f=1032

[Sweetrustedchild]

There a cute story on the amazon page, where he tells about how his young daughter actually gave him the idea and helped him with the plot for the book I'm really looking forward to this though, it's certainly getting a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.

[Shane]

I bought it from Tesco for £9.99, look forward to reading it as I have heard alot of good things about it, hopefully I'll agree. Hopefully you can get a copy soon Kylie.

[happycat1984]

I have to admit I gave up on The Passage last night, I got 300 pages in but it got ever so slow and dull and had moved so far away from the original story and into a different time frame that I couldn't go any further. According to some reviews I have read on Amazon this has been the same for others, apparently it goes back to the original time frame/story after another 100 pages or so but I couldn't make myself read any more, there are too many more deserving reads in my TBR pile waiting for my attention!



This post has been edited by chaliepud: 03 August 2010 - 12:13 PM

[Msp744]

What a shame. I too found this with the book but I carried on and now have 100 pages to go. It is such a fantastic read. Maybe you will give it another go after having had a rest from it.

[PorgyncAmonymn]

It's definately one that I plan to read - although I suspect I will wait for the paperback.

[MrsHenry]

I have read this after being recommended it by mt supervisor at work and I have to say it was one of the greatest books I have EVER read FACT!!!!!! id say give it to chapter 6 and your hooked, I read it in 2 weeks and did not put it down and read at every opportunity!!
anyone who's havin trouble getting into it stick with it even when you think'WHAAATTTs goin on'
ALL WILL BE REVEALED!!!!!!!
it will rock your world