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"They were no longer human..."

This is my ultimate favorite out of all of Pike's books, second only to his equally terrifying horror masterpiece, "Whisper of Death".

"Monster" is very well written. It includes all the good ingredients of a classic horror novel, freaky metamorphosis included. Sometimes, it borders on downright horrifying. The main characters, as they struggle with the basic aspects of humanity and their new hunger are realistically done. This book does hint at evil, but it also offers a motive.

A quick summary: a teenage girl walks into a party with a shotgun and shoots two people. While going after a third she is stopped by her best friend, Angela. Once becoming friends with the third victim, Angela starts to notice strange things happening to her, as she tries to figure out what's going on, the symptoms continue to get worse.

Get ready for a story involving Native Indian Manton tribe and their folklore, specifically of the KAtuu and Sethia, or the Bath of Blood. Included is a pseudo-science and astronomy background about the explosion of the our solar system's original 5th planet which formed an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Justice is finally extracted, at a price. The innocent get trampled and demolished. This ending is not fair, and carries some of the most brutal killing scenes I have ever seen in any of his books.

Most of his stories are completely original, mini masterpieces that hide behind the young adult genre. I really think he deserves to be a lot more famous than he is.


Book Details:

Title Monster
Author Christopher Pike
Reviewed By Purplycookie