No, this book has nothing to do with the PC game of the same name! It is the (fictional) story of the aftermath of a huge earthquake which hits Los Angeles. The whole novel is set amongst the ruins of the city, and follows three characters from the moment the quake hits. However this is not your run of the mill disaster novel - the 'Quake' of the title refers not just to the earthquake, but to quaking with fear, since in Laymon's novels there are always a variety of nasty characters hanging around! Laymon juggles the various plot strands skillfully - it is always clear that the individual characters are going to come together at some point, but never obvious exactly how. Quake is a good novel, perhaps not strictly horror, but a good read nonetheless. It lacks the brilliance of Laymon's best work, but there is very little wrong with it.
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I really enjoyed Quake.You could have mentioned how this story covers the human reaction to mass disaster in relation to helping and hurting one another.What would you fo if you knew you could get away with it????????
Advantages: Chapters flow nicely, three seperate stories linking at the end, some good characters Disadvantages: Needless dialogue, unlikely scenarios, poor ending
tom1clare 08.11.2003 (10.11.2003)
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Advantages: Chapters flow nicely, three seperate stories linking at the end, some good characters Disadvantages: Needless dialogue, unlikely scenarios, poor ending
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