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The Rats - James Herbert Being the first "Horror" book I've ever read, "The Rats" really does live up to it's genre, I've never found it so difficult to bite my nails and turn the page at the same time. Set in East London in the seventies, the young art teacher - Harris, plays our leading man. Harris finds himself in working with the Minister of Health and the police force after a surge of decease carrying rats the size of dogs mercilessly attacked and devoured the public. This horror novel comes with so much shocking... more info
My first Herbert novel And I would recommend it. Gorier than anything else I have read, but it has its genre place even if I won't be making it my sole or main type of book to read. It is also important to put it into the context of being written in 1974 and in some places it shows that it is over 34 years old, but bearing this in mind it makes it tolerable. Look how Jaws has aged. Also at only 200 pages it is a short easy read that you can finish in a couple of days and won't be trying to wade through weeks later.
A good tale I read this after my friend read the series and told me she was too scared to go to the loo anymore! Not since Stephen King's Dreamcatcher has there been a book to have an affect on me from a horror point of view. So out I went and bought The Rats. I was unable to put it down as it was very easy to get into and easier to read. Although it was written in the seventies, I didn't find it too dated either which was good. It tells the story of giant mutant rats over running the city of London. They have... more info
Iconic Did you ever see the episode of "Friends" where Joey kept his copy of "The Shining" in the freezer because it scared him to have it lying around? Well that's how I feel about The Rats. I read this at age 13 and ever since, whenever i see it on my parents bookshelf I shiver. It is an iconic book which captures 1970's Britain in all its hideous glory. The gore is truely horrific, the death of a tiny baby eaten alive haunts me to this day. I cant actually bring myself to read it again it... more info
