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Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. This book is insane; especially the last forty percent of it.
The action rarely ceased. Rebecca Riley, an Entomologist, is sent an email by her ex, Ed Reardon, which contains twelve photos of something that shouldn't exist - so she ends up taking the next available flight from New York to Gogotha, Colombia, to Leticia - which is the gateway to the A 3.
Rebecca Riley, an Entomologist, is sent an email by her ex, Ed Reardon, which contains twelve photos of something that shouldn't exist - so she ends up taking the next available flight from New York to Gogotha, Colombia, to Leticia - which is the gateway to the Amazon. He'll be taking her most of the way downstream in his boat: The Tempestade. The journey will take a few days travel time. Then she gets to see in person what was in the email that Ed had sent her.
After some probing probing gives you knowledge , she notices something about the specimen that was overlooked in her initial analysis - and it's not good. Anyway, she wants to return to New York, but Ed wants her to stay a bit longer as there's something else he needs to show her - which is located at Site 2 S2 - something he's very excited about. With a bit of rhetoric, he convinces her to stay. S2 - is the Advanced Base Camp; but they'll need to stop at Site 1 S1 first, which should take them a days hike; then another days hike to S2.
Two of them will stay behind at the Camp, whilst the other six and Priscilla head to Site 1. There was an intriguing conversation between Owen and Jessy when they stopped to take a break on their way to Site 1 - about the Awa-Tribe, in which Owen explains to her, how the Awa women breastfeed Monkeys.
After consulting the all-knowing Oracle - I found out they breastfeed other baby animals, too. Anyway, they eventually reach Site 2 - and Rebecca isn't as prepared as she thought she was, at the sight before her.
There are multiple POV - and it switches between them every few chapters. Also, the Arachnids aren't the only threat in the jungle, as there's a plethora of other dangers, too. For some reason, there was a scene that reminded me of 'The Hobbit. Even though I'm not particularly fond of spiders; I do have a certain amount of respect for them.
It's interesting how the author interweaves mythology, science, history, speculative science, etc, into the story. In summation: I really enjoyed this novel; despite the subject matter. I'm not sure what to make of some of the things these critters' were able to do, as I don't think the 'laws of physics' would allow it. At least, I hope not. Apparently, there's a sequel in the works, so I'm looking forward to seeing which direction the story takes next. Final thought: If I'm ever reincarnated, I'm coming back as a Monkey.
View all 19 comments. Jun 27, Warren Fournier rated it liked it. Mortensen's rather lengthy debut starts off strong as an amphibious plane crashes into the jungle canopy during a terrific thunderstorm, with the occupants encountering unseen terrors just outside the wreckage. Then it cuts to a group of scientists on "Eight" is a scifi-horror-action thriller set in the steamy jungles of Colombia that really delivers all the hallmarks of a great summer escapism novel but which also suffers from a lot of the pitfalls of mass market blockbuster entertainment.
Then it cuts to a group of scientists on an expedition to discover a lost ancient city. The whole thing has a Michael Crichton vibe, especially reminiscent of "Congo" and "Jurassic Park" mixed in with a bit of Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp adventure to create a solid and enjoyable creature feature. But when the Green Berets and a band of smugglers get involved in the otherwise simple plot, the book evolves into an outrageous Schwarzenegger-style military action yarn where things go "boom.
The reader and the characters are exhausted, bruised and battered, and yet more keeps coming. It never ends! Just when you think our heroes are out of danger, something else happens to make the situation worse. Heroes fighting a monster? Let's throw in more monsters! Our heroes are getting away from monsters?
Let's have them face crazed natives AND more monsters! Heroes escape the monsters and natives? Let's have them fall and hang precariously hundreds of feet in the air and being shot at while monsters and villains and crazy natives are all making things go "Boom" all over the place! Because of this, the book was not very scary, though I must admit there are some claustrophobic scenes involving spiders that will bring out the arachnophobia in anyone.
All of this certainly makes for some exciting reading, but due to the length of the novel and the unrelenting nature of the escalating perils that reach ridiculous proportions, the book begins to outstay it's welcome. Fortunately, the author does create a cast of characters that are rather likeable and engaging. This is quite a feat considering the amount of people he introduces through the whole narrative and the abundance of non-world-building action that limits the ability to fully flesh out the cast beyond wooden tropes and two-dimensional cartoons.
You do enjoy following the exploits of these people, though there are so many of them that the narrative has to shift from chapter to chapter sometimes even paragraph to paragraph between points of view that the novel suffers from serious ADHD.
Still, this book would have earned four stars had it not been for irritating two of my pet peeves when it comes to action-writing. First of all, the random "oh shit" and "not good" and "this is bad" outbursts from characters and narrator alike get very repetitive and serve no purpose other than to make the voice of the novel sound more like a bunch of teenage boys on a hypercoaster.
In fact, "Eight" features variations of the exclamation "Shit! When our heroes are surrounded by a dozen giant spiders while trapped in an underground catacomb, we don't need the narrator to tell us "this is bad" multiple times. A little bit of this adds some levity to a tense situation, or may help draw attention to an otherwise unflappable character who has now reached their limit, thus signaling an increase in stakes. But to write like this constantly lowers the collective artisitc IQ of a work of fiction.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't need to have his characters say "This is bad" every 10 minutes in order to build suspense, and Shirley Jackson didn't have her people running around "Hill House" going "Shit! Shit, shit, shit! Yes, I suppose in reality when someone's life is being threatened, there will be some profane explicatives regurgitated, but in literature this comes across as immature and It signifies when authors have ceased to craft prose and are simply just getting carried away with themselves.
Here is my second pet peeve about action-heavy novels--the repeated and constant physical injury done to heroes that are simply shrugged off or which are only survived by pure coincidence or contrivance of plot rather than solid storytelling.
The characters here are some tough cookies, but they're not supposed to be immortal. What's the point in bombarding the reader with hundreds of pages of escalating bodily peril when none of the physical consequences actually increase the sense of immediacy? I always found the Gamera films more interesting than many of the Godzilla franchise because the monsters in the Gamera movies actually shed blood and lost body parts when fighting, requiring them to need to retreat and regroup before the decisive battle.
Similarly, though Indiana Jones went through some outrageous physical injury throughout the franchise, the infamous scene in "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" where Indy survives an atomic explosion inside a refrigerator required too much suspension of disbelief, and so investment was lost by even long-time fans. And speaking of "The Crystal Skull," "Eight" shares similarities with that film on how it jumps the shark, and is certainly guilty of pushing the boundaries of what is believable fantasy vs.
Overall, the novel plays it pretty straight, and I feel the reader is supposed to take most things pretty seriously, but the execution is such that it becomes unintentionally comical.
I think if Mortensen had thrown in just a little more evidence of self-awareness in his writing, the extremes would have been more forgiveable. But without this "meta" element, the constant stereotypical cliffhangers and ridiculous pushing of the limits of physical endurance of characters threaten to take the reader out of the story rather than completely immerse them.
And so, though I found this to be a highly enjoyable read, I ultimately think it will largely be forgotten by its audience within a few months of finishing it, lost in vague memories from countless action set pieces in film and books that we've all experienced before.
View all 3 comments. Jan 03, Peggy Corino rated it it was amazing. Eight, is about a new power source that was found deep in the Amazon jungle. After the main character, Rebecca Riley, views a few photos emailed to her by her ex, Ed Reardon, she immediately flew to the Amazon jungle to join him. Once in the jungle, Rebecca and Ed along with their group face a terrifying new predator hell-bent on destroying them for invading its territory. Oh my goodness, this book was a RIDE! I read it in two sittings only because I forced myself to put the book down to get some Eight, is about a new power source that was found deep in the Amazon jungle.
I read it in two sittings only because I forced myself to put the book down to get some sleep for work. It has been a long time since I felt such anticipation while reading a book. I did not want to stop reading, yet, the tingling fear in my body being tweaked, made me hesitant to change the page.
I love being scared and feeling out of control and reading this book, I became so engrossed in the storyline and characters that I felt their fear, hope, amazement, and love, yes, love c'mon, an email from an ex, feelings will rise back up after not seeing each other in a long time. All of you know I do not enjoy first person books and so I was so excited to see it was a third person format.
The chapters are broken up into sections so the reader knows where they are in the storyline. There is no going back and forth from past to present like so many books are written today, it is a smooth transition in a unified way. For being a debut novel, the author wrote like a skilled wordsmith with no mistakes noticed in the writing format. The characters were multi-dimensional and real to the reader which allows the reader to become emotionally invested in them and their plight they are facing.
Throughout the novel, I felt the wonderful tingling anticipation for what was coming next. WW Mortensen brought the old school childhood fears people have to the forefront with a mega-twist that's a hint for ya. View 2 comments. Apr 19, Veronica rated it liked it. Give me a book about people in a thick jungle filled with hidden dangers including horrific beasts and I am sold. Mortensen was an enjoyable read. Rebecca Riley is an entomologist who travels to the Amazon after seeing incredible photos she has been sent.
She joins a group of scientists which includes her ex partner, Ed Reardon but little does she know that there is even more to discover in the jungle and she will end up in a desperate fight for her life. The story was fast paced Give me a book about people in a thick jungle filled with hidden dangers including horrific beasts and I am sold. The story was fast paced from the beginning and I found the book hard to put down.
The author describes the Amazon so well that I felt as if I were there too and I loved the atmosphere of the book. The only gripe I have is that there seemed to be a bit of overkill. The horrific creatures were more than enough and I found the added "bad guy" to be a bit too much for my taste.
I didn't feel it was necessary and detracted from the story line. Otherwise than that, I really enjoyed reading the novel very much. I received a copy of this book from the publishers via Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
Jan 17, Dean C. Moore rated it really liked it. I thought the author did quite well sticking with genre expectations and delivering a fun adventure story set in an exotic locale. He also did his research going by the way the Amazon jungle and river environs make their presence felt like actual characters in the story. Plenty of pulse-bounding action. Big scary spiders. Big scary lots of things, really.
The novel is a place where big ideas meet big action, for instance. Original theories about Atlantis, Lemuria, and other prior ancient civilizations are proponed. If you like your thrillers and travel lit to come together under one cover, you like the future and the past to intermingle, you could do a lot worse than Eight. Probably not.
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