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Portlandtown: A Tale Of The Oregon Wyldes (2012)

by Rob DeBorde(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1250006643 (ISBN13: 9781250006646)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: Portlandtown: A Tale of the Oregon Wyldes is a book that many fans of zombie novels will probably dislike. This is because the story is not a dark tale of zombies, but it is actually a rather light hearted story about cow boys and magic. The zombies in this story aren't even introduced until late in the story. The story instead draws you in with its interesting characters and its dark yet fantastical tales of magic. I'm going to avoid writing a summary here and simply say that the story drew me in and I liked it. The conclusion left me especially excited for a sequel. It would spoil to much to tell you why, but I will tell you that it hints at the characters becoming some kind of paranormal investigators and this excited me. This series has the potential to become a kind o... moref Indiana Jones series with the characters hunting down paranormal objects and capturing them. That would be most interesting indeed. It is a rather quick read so I would suggest anyone pick it up and see if they like it.
review 2: When I first picked up this book I was fascinated to find a title about the Portland area in the late eighteen hundreds, even if it was fictitious. When I first started reading I quickly became immersed in the story and my curiosity grew the more I got to know about the characters. I loved that I was able to identify with different landmarks of Portland and Astoria. However mysterious the events in the story became I still felt that it was missing an integral part. I kept reading on and even though I enjoyed the book I was left with dissatisfaction with how the story ended. I expected more of a background with The Hanged Man and Joseph Wylde. It felt like the author could have gone into more of a story between the two of them. Another point of contention that I had was the Wylde's strange abilities. I understand with Joseph's blindness his gained abilities, but that doesn't really explain his wife's or children's. They are haphazardly explained throughout the novel, however a clear explanation is never given as to how they obtained them. I guess I just want something more then the excuse of, "it's a twin thing." I hope there is a sequel to this book, because it really left the reader hanging with too many loose ends. less

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