Fluke - James Herbert

Fluke I read this one years ago and haven’t had the opportunity (or inclination if truth be know) to read it again so my memory of the book is probably too jaded to give a real overview. Basically though it is a story of a dog that isn’t a dog, or at least it doesn’t think it’s a dog even though it is ….. confused ? Although its not a complicated plot (despite the above sentence) you do have to try and put yourself in the position of a man who isn’t a man but is a dog who doesn’t realise he’s a man although he has man thoughts … NOW your confused !! I’ll try and explain a bit more, the outline ... more

The storyline of this novel reminds me of a movie I once watched in the watched in 80’s, although that movie was classed under the science fiction category. Notwithstanding Fluke is a book that will set the reader bewildered a dog which thinks he is a man or used be a man and now he is a dog, Fluke is a book that got me confused when I was on chapter five. James Herbert is a gifted writer having written so many horror books, this novel is a must read and its strange to me how the author could fashioned out such thoughts of a dog having the thinking of a man. From my view I would say that the ... more

A different, thinkers horror book. Probably in the Horror Genre because of the author and and his earlier books. Dated now but does stand the test of time A relatively short book compared to some other horror writers but no less a good book. It is different and starts you thinking from page one. Then undertake the trek of a man to recover his life only to find out he is a dog. Or the trek of a dog to regain his life as a man. It is difficult to review without given away to much of the story line but is this dog a man or is this man a dog. Suffice to say he has 4 legs and barks so why should he ... more