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Sarg Niemals Nie (2012)

by Dan Wells(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

3492268838 (ISBN13: 9783492268837)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Piper

review 1: A friend recommended this book to me and it was hilariously amusing. One of the funniest books I've read in a while, it follows the story of one Frederick Withers who while trying to steal a dead man's inheritance unwittingly stumbles across vampires, ghouls and poets.His 'humerus' journey along with the Poet John Keats and their adventures from Bath to London are fun-filled and yet manage to thrill you in equal amounts as the plot thickens and develops. The ending was as good as expected, though I saw parts of it coming but it was well handled. The twist I didn't see coming was brilliant and all threads were tied off perfectly.I'll give this one a five on five because it kept me chuckling and I had great difficulty in putting the book down. I hope that Dan Wells writes mo... morere about the life and adventures of Mr. Frederick Withers and Mr. John Keats.
review 2: Frederick Withers has forged some pretty amazing documents to will over an heirless bachelor’s fortune to himself. Unfortunately, Frederick is imprisoned for forging some practice documents and is unable to collect the inheritance from prison. Taking a page from the Count of Monte Cristo, Fredrick fakes his death and is carried out with the corpses. Everything seems to be going fine until he crawls out of his open grave and is mistaken by a group of vampires as their long-awaited “Great One.” With the help of a collected crew of famous British writers, an untrustworthy ex-girlfriend, some bankers and a mortician, Frederick must overcome obstacle after absurd obstacle in order to claim his prize.This is actually quite a delightful little read. It’s fast-paced and short, so perfect for traveling or just a breath of fresh air. Wells taps into witty British humor, with his narration and dialogue echoing some of my favorite humor authors from across the pond, such as Douglas Adams and Jasper Fforde. His silliness even rivals Monty Python. I haven’t seen an American do absurd so well since Christopher Moore, so needless to say, I’m impressed.There is a strong element of darkness and a sick-and-twisted narrative, but since no one in the book takes anything very seriously, and the overall tone of the book is silly and absurd, it’s a light and fun story. My complaints aren’t actually even with the story. The ebook (the only version available) is formatted oddly, which disrupted my reading flow. The paragraphs aren’t indented, and dialogue switches from one character to another within the same paragraph. I had to stop and reread on several occasions to regain my footing. There were also several simple typos that should have been edited, such as using “your” instead of “you’re” and vice versa. Those sorts of things, while minor, do tend to discredit an author and reflect negatively on the book. I can’t recommend it to my students because I don’t want them to see such errors in a professional piece of writing.If Dan Wells continues to publish little gems like this one, I’ll be certain to read them. I just hope he takes the extra steps to polish up his work before putting it in front of readers. • No language or sexual issues• Some violent and gory imagery, but presented humorously less

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