Jamie Wasserman
Auteur van Blood and Sunlight: A Maryland Vampire Story
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- Officiële naam
- Wasserman, Jamie
- Geboortedatum
- 1974-03-01
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Maryland, USA
- Opleiding
- University of Virginia (Mary Washington College)
- Organisaties
- Horror Writers Association
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Pushcart Nomination, Rhysling Anthology selection (x2)
- Korte biografie
- Jamie Wasserman is a native of Ellicott City, Maryland. He has received numerous honorable-mentions from The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and was nominated for a Pushcart by Lite: Baltimore's Literary Arts Newspaper. Blood and Sunlight is his first novel.
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I loved Bud the Crud and The Vampire-Werewolf Wars. I laughed so hard at the non-clichés. I could just imagine a younger brother thinking the same things Buddy did. He was so creative in his descriptions/storytelling. Nothing goes as planned for Buddy but he is the hero of the story. He makes a lot of friends and helps end a war. And all in a week! This is a keeper. It was so much fun.
A very enjoyable book with a lot of character development and interesting plot. Shows a human side to vampires and their ways. Also shows how completely degenerate some people can be. A good read which will keep your interest.
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- Werken
- 7
- Leden
- 98
- Populariteit
- #193,038
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 16
- ISBNs
- 5
- Favoriet
- 1
Honestly, I have to say that I hated this book. I struggled through it for a week and a half because it was too easy, wasn't interesting, and Buddy was really, really, really, really (I could go on) annoying. I did not want to write this review at all because I don't like writing bad reviews. I wouldn't want someone to read what I have written and be critical but as my fiancé and best friend said I just have to be honest because that's just the way it works. And I hate it. But Jamie Wasserman said in his email that even bad reviews are appreciated so here goes:
Buddy is awkward, short, and a geek. I thought I could relate to him but I couldn't at all. He cries a lot for no reason and rambles about stuff for most of the book.
This book was written at a teenage level for teenagers and young adults (assuming anyway), but it was written like a teenager. I guess that's okay but it just wasn't something I liked.
Buddy had a cat named Spooky. That's cool. So did my fiancé. I miss that cat. I can respect Buddy's love for animals but he talks about them wayyyyyyyyyy too much.
The part where he says "It's like having a mom inside you constantly there to protect you from the world.", yeah, that just came across as really gross. There is almost no way in the world that a 14 year old in America doesn't know a thing or two about sex. They teach sex ed in middle school now! He had to have known that wouldn't sound quite right.
Hans turning himself into a little ankle-biting dog instead of a werewolf was just hilarious. Classic.
And I liked that the ending was a nod to Stephen King's Pet Semetary. I love that movie. Please, Jamie (if you're reading this), write a sequel about that but please please please make sure he's not such a whiner that he can't tell his story. That was annoying. I'll consider reading your other books in the future but I was not satisfied by this.… (meer)