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What did you think of the bad guy in Mr. Monster (SPOILER WARNING)

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Bookstore Guy:

--- Quote from: Shivertongue on August 27, 2010, 12:27:24 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bookstore Guy on August 26, 2010, 08:23:07 PM ---  If it had just been a normal person, that would have been seriously underwhelming. 

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That is the perfect way to put it, I think. If we'd been given a human killer in book two, after the powerful demon in book one, it woudn't have been nearly as enjoyable. One of the bug rules for sequels is to go bigger; a human killer wouldn't have been able to do that, unless they were truly, truly monstrous. Like, Ted Bundy, Albert Fish and HH Holmes combined and sprinkled with choice bits of Stalin. Anything less, really, would have been simply underwhelming.

I have nothing against Dexter. I've only read the first two books, but I loved them, and the TV show is my current favourite program. I don't want John to become like Dexter, because we already have an awesome Dexter. John is his own character and just as awesome and terrifying in his own right.

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Books 3 & 4 in the Dexter series are absolutely terrible.  The TV show is fantastic, and far superior to the novels, but with regards to John Cleaver vs. Dexter, I refer only to novels, not the TV series.

Shivertongue:

--- Quote from: Bookstore Guy on August 27, 2010, 04:37:37 PM ---Books 3 & 4 in the Dexter series are absolutely terrible.  The TV show is fantastic, and far superior to the novels, but with regards to John Cleaver vs. Dexter, I refer only to novels, not the TV series.

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Yeah, I read up on them, and Dexter in the Dark sounds particularly horrid with the supernatural aspect added in. I am a little intrigued by the fourth, but I'd have to read the third first, and I simply don't want to. Hopefully the fifth one gets back on track, although I'm not sure if I can even read that one. It involves cannibalism, which terrifies and sickens me so much I'm not sure I'd be able to stomach reading about it...

But yeah, to stick on topic... I actually have nothing to say on topic. I agree the comparison between Dexter and John Cleaver should refer only to the novels.

happyman:
I know this is rather late, but I wanted to mention that Dan Wells knew this bit was an issue.  How many of you have read "I don't want to kill you"?

BTW, I would say that Dan agrees with the majority opinion I've been seeing in this thread.

Yes, I need an outlet after reading the IANASK series.  Why do you ask?

Edit:  I also found the demon in Mr. Monster to be much more terrifying than Mr. Crowley in IANASK.  Probably because in some ways, he hit so much closer to home with John.  It's my theory that Dan was doing this deliberately, but that's another thread.

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