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Swan Song
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5 stars!! This book was epic and fantastic!
I think I might be one of the last horror lovers to read this door stopper, but I’m glad that I finally got to this.
I’ve been a McCammon fan for some time.
He’s a favorite author of mine but I’ve never read Swan Song.
It was due to book size, not because I wasn’t interested in the overall plot or genre.
Swan Song is an apocalyptic masterpiece that starts with the world being destroyed and showing the battle between good vs evil.
Sure, there are many books out there with this type of plot, but this is one of the best!
The plot is excellent from the beginning of the nuclear apocalypse, the journey of our brave characters, to the evil that hunts them down.
The amazing thing about this book is not just the writing, which is brilliant, but it’s also the characters.
Characters to love and HATE. Not just “kind of� hate, but despise. A blinding rage of hate that will have you hoping good will prevail.
This type of characterization will not let you be BLAH about your emotions. It will be strong, emotional and you will be gripped with anxiety not only for characters you love, but for the world at large.
One last thing that I loved about this book is the magical realism with Swan, the Job's Mask condition, Friend, and many other things. I loved the fantasy piece to this book as well!
Definitely recommend Swan Song to everyone.
Don’t sleep on this one because of page size. Try to get to it one day, and the sooner the better!
I think I might be one of the last horror lovers to read this door stopper, but I’m glad that I finally got to this.
I’ve been a McCammon fan for some time.
He’s a favorite author of mine but I’ve never read Swan Song.
It was due to book size, not because I wasn’t interested in the overall plot or genre.
Swan Song is an apocalyptic masterpiece that starts with the world being destroyed and showing the battle between good vs evil.
Sure, there are many books out there with this type of plot, but this is one of the best!
The plot is excellent from the beginning of the nuclear apocalypse, the journey of our brave characters, to the evil that hunts them down.
The amazing thing about this book is not just the writing, which is brilliant, but it’s also the characters.
Characters to love and HATE. Not just “kind of� hate, but despise. A blinding rage of hate that will have you hoping good will prevail.
This type of characterization will not let you be BLAH about your emotions. It will be strong, emotional and you will be gripped with anxiety not only for characters you love, but for the world at large.
One last thing that I loved about this book is the magical realism with Swan, the Job's Mask condition, Friend, and many other things. I loved the fantasy piece to this book as well!
Definitely recommend Swan Song to everyone.
Don’t sleep on this one because of page size. Try to get to it one day, and the sooner the better!
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Reading Progress
May 5, 2017
– Shelved as:
to-read
May 5, 2017
– Shelved
October 6, 2020
– Shelved as:
2021
April 7, 2021
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Started Reading
June 6, 2021
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84.82%
"The tension at the end of this book is making me so nervous. 😱
Damn it, the good have to prevail damn!!!!!!"
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Damn it, the good have to prevail damn!!!!!!"
June 7, 2021
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88.59%
"If one more person that I love dies, I’m going to crawl into a fetal position.
I want to rage kill these mother f’ers."
page
823
I want to rage kill these mother f’ers."
June 8, 2021
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Finished Reading
December 31, 2021
– Shelved as:
horror
December 2, 2022
– Shelved as:
own
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Apr 09, 2021 06:33PM
Such a good book! I’m jealous you get to read it for the first time.
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Terry wrote: "Such a good book! I’m jealous you get to read it for the first time."I’m so excited to finally read this Terry! I’ve wanted to for years but the size of it always made me hesitant. I guess I’m taking a page out of your Malazan challenge!
Ginger wrote: "Terry wrote: "Such a good book! I’m jealous you get to read it for the first time."I’m so excited to finally read this Terry! I’ve wanted to for years but the size of it always made me hesitant. ..."
Haha, go for it! This one is worth the haul.
@ TwerkingTell me about it! I can't believe it's taken me this long to finally get to this book and I love it. It's amazing!
I haven't tried it yet either. Great review and glad you enjoyed it!
I have had this on kindle for a long time. Glad of the reminder. Awesome, Ginger!
Vickie wrote: "I haven't tried it yet either. Great review and glad you enjoyed it!"Thanks Vickie! I hope you give it a try one day!
Shaina wrote: "I have had this on kindle for a long time. Glad of the reminder. Awesome, Ginger!"Thanks Shaina and I hope you like it when you get to it!
Such a great book and anything with 80’s in it is just a giant bonus! 😀
D. wrote: "Such a great book and anything with 80’s in it is just a giant bonus! 😀"D, I totally agree with both sentiments!
This is great, I have it on my shelf ready to read.
One of the best books ever. Like a mixture between Mad Max and The Lord of the Rings
Darren wrote: "This is great, I have it on my shelf ready to read."Yay!! I hope you get to it one day Darren!
Ben wrote: "One of the best books ever. Like a mixture between Mad Max and The Lord of the Rings"Ben, that might be one of the best descriptions for this book!
Well done. 🤣😂
Holly wrote: "Happy to see it was all the stars!!"Thanks so much Holly!
Glad you loved it so much, Ginger! An ‘apocalyptic masterpiece� is a great way to label it.
Terry wrote: "Glad you loved it so much, Ginger! An ‘apocalyptic masterpiece� is a great way to label it."Thanks Terry! Super glad I finally got to this one and I can see why you loved it so much!
LOVED the review, Ginger! I felt the exact same way. Oh, the anxiety was so real. The Job mask was so well done as well. I'm with you, its the easily one of the best post-apocalyptic book I have read as well. :)
Chris Lee wrote: "LOVED the review, Ginger! I felt the exact same way. Oh, the anxiety was so real. The Job mask was so well done as well. I'm with you, its the easily one of the best post-apocalyptic book I have re..."Thanks so much Chris!! Yes, I agree with you. I think this is one of the best post-apocalyptic books out there.
Yeah, the anxiety in this is so real. You can easily chew all your fingernails off. 😳🤣😂
Fab review, Ginger! Am so excited to read this one, one day! ☺️
Sarah wrote: "Fab review, Ginger! Am so excited to read this one, one day! ☺️"Thanks Sarah and I hope you can get to this soon!
Work and life has been crazy. I still owe you a PM so don’t give up on me! 😂🤣
Loved this novel. Probably in my top 3 of all-time.
Ck78 wrote: "Loved this novel. Probably in my top 3 of all-time."Totally agree Ck78! I loved this and glad you did too!
I have never read McCammon and I am going back-and-forth between reading this or Bori’s life. Which do you recommend?
Scott wrote: "I have never read McCammon and I am going back-and-forth between reading this or Bori’s life. Which do you recommend?"I think you should read BOTH! 😬😂
I think both books will give you a good idea on if you like McCammon or not. They are both so different in plot.
If you're more in the mood for apocalyptic then go with Swan Song first and if you're feeling more nostalgic, go with Boy's Life.
This is really a hard question Scott...hahaha
