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The Howling II (1978)

by Gary Brandner(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0449140911 (ISBN13: 9780449140918)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Fawcett

series

The Howling

review 1: Gary Brandner's sequel to his seminal werewolf novel is an entertaining read, but not quite up to the standard of the previous entry. Unfortunately, the first half drags quite a bit, as if it was written in a rush. It becomes far more exciting as the story advances though, culminating in a third act that moves a lot quicker and has more happening. The book's most shining moments are when Brandner's signature cinematic prose is on display. He was a master at giving the reader just enough to paint a clear picture of the scene before advancing the action. The attack scenes are written in this way. And later on, when more characters take the stage, their interactions are tightly written without sacrificing the sorts of details that make them real.Recommended, even if it is the... more weakest of the series.
review 2: While I enjoyed the first novel, I found myself somewhat disappointed with this second installment, not in the story itself, but with the main characters Karyn and Roy. Although I was glad she was able to rebuild her life after the events of the first novel, she still felt weak to me. Her hyper damsel in distress behavior very off-putting to the point that I wanted her to be eaten by the werewolves. Roy was no better, not only did he survive the fire, but instead of trying to find Karyn, because it was obvious from the first one that he still wanted to protect her even after he was turned, he decides to stay with Marcia to nurse her back to health and help in her plot (although begrudgingly) to gain revenge on Karyn for paralyzing the wolf within her. Roy was was so p***y-whipped it was sad. Everytime he objected to her plan, she would easily (and I do mean easily)seduce him back to her side. The book overall was entertaining, I began reading it immediately after I finished the first book, had I not, I probably would have disliked it more. less

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