X files whirlwind review

Had this been written by Stephen Graham Jones, I would take the use of the magic as an homage, with a ring of authenticity due to his heritage; here, it feels exploitative, and I can't trust what's an homage and what's just a white dude playing around with his misunderstanding of another culture. Given that Grant has written another Native American-magic horror novel that had the finesse of a chainsaw, I'm prone to fall on the side of "misunderstanding".

I'm also bothered by the fact that the central element of the novel -- the Sangre Viento, or blood wind -- is something Grant has used before in another novel, namely The Bloodwind. It's different enough at the very least, I don't recall it being a Native American construct , but it's odd that he's reusing it in a novel written over ten years later. Did he think people wouldn't make the connection because readers would be reading this for the X-Files connection, not his name?

I enjoyed the story well enough, and I was startled with certain elements of the story and how perfectly they fit, but those two issues kept me from giving it more than three stars; in fact, they threatened to lower my rating a notch.

This is more like 2. Jan 18, Randolph rated it liked it Shelves: horror , fiction. Another piece of work by Grant to presumably pay the bills. This time a much better story than Goblins since Grant basically steals the story from his own Oxrun Station novel The Bloodwind. Doesn't even require an original idea. Instead of snow and ice, we get sand and gravel.

Grant seems to forget this is a new novel and in the final third of the book he forgets to even call it the Another piece of work by Grant to presumably pay the bills. Grant seems to forget this is a new novel and in the final third of the book he forgets to even call it the Sangre Viento anymore and just calls it Blood Wind. Probably the pressure of deadlines. This isn't a bad book, and like I said, its better than Goblins.

This novel is more like the early X-Files episodes before it jumped the shark and became exclusively about multi-episode government conspiracies and cover-ups. This is a self-contained story that doesn't require a detailed familiarity with the back story or following the interconnected, overly complex conspiracy plot week after week.

Grant seems to have been "written-out" later in his career and doesn't produce anything near as good in long form as the Oxrun series or The Pet. His later short stories are much better than his later novel work. In fact, now that I think about it, even his early Oxrun short stories were better than the Oxrun novels.

Mar 26, Robyn rated it liked it Shelves: reviewed. I've never read a book based on a TV show before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect here. Over all, it was a pretty good read, it was fairly exciting and the final twenty pages or so were really gripping. The main "mystery" of the plot would have been better if it hadn't been so obvious as early on as it was, the title made it a total giveaway, as well and I left this novel feeling like it needed one more really good twist.

However, the author writes the both Mulder and Scully well, and i I've never read a book based on a TV show before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect here. However, the author writes the both Mulder and Scully well, and it's the characterization in the X-Files that has been instrumental in garnering it such a rabid fanbase, myself included. I felt that the story telling could have gone much deeper, and the mystery could have been something scarier, but I definitely came away with the feeling that I had watched an episode, though a rather middle of the road one.

While this is my first "made from TV" novel, I think the impression it left was on the whole, favorable. I enjoyed this book, and wouldn't mind at all reading more from the author. Oct 14, Batsap rated it it was ok. A quick time-waster for the undiscerning X-Files fan. Anderson novels or the Topps graphic novels rather than this. Mulder and Scully are as shallowly written as the rest of the characters in this poorly written novel.

In fact, if it wasn't for the names, I think the two agents could have been anyone. The plot itself was also disappointing - the blurb made it sound a lot more exciting than it actually was. I felt no sympathy for A quick time-waster for the undiscerning X-Files fan. I felt no sympathy for the murder victims and the description of the murders themselves were banal and repetitive. The mystery surrounding the deaths unfolded clumsily, tending to frustrate rather than intrigue.

It wasn't even redeemed by the ending, which to me felt rushed to the point of not making a whole lot of sense. Picked up from the library discard pile, this X-Files book takes a headlong dive into the balmy world of Mulder and Scully.

The plot is lacklustre and the dyanmic alien hunting duo look very tired in their characterisations. With all said and done, it goes back into the library's discard pile.

It was good enough for me to give it three stars, but then I am generous. I find that sometimes stories where you have seen characters previously on tv don't live up to what you want. The story was interesting enough to finish it, and the writing was reasonable. May 04, Andrew rated it liked it. Ok Lets hope this one sticks as it seems Goodreads is have a few problems of late. Anyway the book - ok this one is really little better than the first one Goblins the book still feels little more than an episode they could not afford or didn't want to make - the characters seem to be different to that of the show - to the point they either feel unfamiliar or just WRONG.

Either way the book if read as a standalone and not part of a bigger world is enjoyable enough but not only do you feel that Ok Lets hope this one sticks as it seems Goodreads is have a few problems of late.

Either way the book if read as a standalone and not part of a bigger world is enjoyable enough but not only do you feel that there has been no development but that its not really part of the X-files. Now at this point I want to say that its not a total disappointment, as an episode in a book it is fast paced and you do get to see some of the characters, it is not a disappointment let alone an insult like some of the Stargate books I have read.

So if you are a fan of the series this book is worth reading just brace yourself if it feels a little out of step with the rest of the mythos. A crazy spiritual whirlwind is wreaking havoc around New Mexico, stripping humans to little more than muscle and bone in seconds. Sounds exciting and scary right?

Unfortunately, the writing just doesn't match up to the premise in this book. Grant wrote. This is still enjoyable stuff, hence the rating, but the theme and overall quality of the mystery, the complete lack of tension throughout the story and some of the m A crazy spiritual whirlwind is wreaking havoc around New Mexico, stripping humans to little more than muscle and bone in seconds.

This is still enjoyable stuff, hence the rating, but the theme and overall quality of the mystery, the complete lack of tension throughout the story and some of the mistakes throughout the book at one point an entire paragraph is printed twice, only with one minor difference between the paragraphs they all serve to reduce the overall enjoyment.

If you're going to read an X-Files novel, I'd suggest trying Goblins or Ground Zero first, as Whirlwind just doesn't quite match either of those in terms of quality.

Charles Grant has done a better job of portraying Mulder and Scully in this book then he did in Goblins. I was pleasantly surprised with the better characterization of the agents in this book. A lot of the beginning of the story focuses on the people in Arizona and the building of the story. But once the FBI agents arrive, the story starts rolling as more people end up dead.

This book is a fairly quick read and quite enjoyable, if you like the television series. Even if you haven't seen the show Charles Grant has done a better job of portraying Mulder and Scully in this book then he did in Goblins.

Even if you haven't seen the show, it is still a good book to read, especially if you like mysteries of the paranormal. So, if you love The X-Files as much as I do, and really want to know if the truth is out there, maybe Whirlwind will help you get a little closer to it. I've read this book almost 20 years ago and I used this book as my high-school literature project. The one I can remember that the translation is so aweful, it was hard for me to understand what the story about. But I kept reading it until the last page 'coz I was the massive fans of Mulder-Scully.

Maybe I always am :D I've read this book almost 20 years ago and I used this book as my high-school literature project. Maybe I always am :D Dec 28, Megan Monroe rated it liked it Shelves: science-fiction. The 3 is because it is a campy X-files but as in the first installment, this probably lingers closer to a 2.

The writing and dialog have not improved. Over all plot was rather cookie cutter x-files. But again as a lifelong X-files fan, I was still entertained.

Its campy, and not the best writing. Nov 25, Taddow rated it liked it. Being a major X-Files fan and still am back in the day when the show used to run, this was my first X-files book and it was enjoyable but I think the television would have done a better job with this type of story.

Jun 05, Heidi rated it it was ok. I'm a huge fan of the show, but this was my first novel read. I went in with super low expectations, and still came out underwhelmed by this.

The writing isn't poor, persay, but the plot was about as boring as they get, and I had to really fight with myself to finish it. Nov 04, Cydney Reads rated it liked it. Whirlwind, really was a Whirlwind. I enjoy the fact that most of the X-Files books cases are solved within the last couple of pages, making you hold on until the very end. I've realized that I enjoy reading the X-Files by auidobook as it helps to set the scene and really bring together the plot in its entirety.

I definitely enjoyed the story, it gave me the similar feeling of watching the original X-Files series. The partnership between Mulder and Scully is still evident, but there seems to be s Whirlwind, really was a Whirlwind. The partnership between Mulder and Scully is still evident, but there seems to be something missing with Scully. The only issue I found, being that the books are written based off of the tv show instead of vice versa, the storyline seems a bit dull, still captured my mind and made me want to know who or what was causing all of the disturbances.

Although in this case, the reasons behind the murders does seem slightly thrown together. This book has not deferred me from continuing the series, I'm hoping that progress will be made in the rest of the series. The first X-Files novel I've read, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's a great read. I'd often thought about reading them, but wondered it they would ever meet the heights of the TV show. It drew me back to the years when I watched each episode for the first time, experiencing the twists and eerie occurrences, wondering what would happen next.

I think Mulder and Scully are portrayed well in this novel, and taking them out of the big city was a great choice. In this novel, people are being killed The first X-Files novel I've read, and I was pleasantly surprised. In this novel, people are being killed in a savage and mysterious way, and Scully is the one who brings the case to Mulder. They're off to Phoenix, where not only do thy have to solve the murders without bringing in the press, they also need to battle relentless heat and hellish storms.

Oh, and the locals are not too pleased the FBI have arrived. After reading this, I'll definitely look for more X-Files novels.

Sep 22, Michelle rated it liked it. This is an OK book. It brings back memories of the series when it just started, with episodes which dealt with specific cases each week. The writing was very easy to read and I feel if the author was given more freedom he would have been able to write a stronger, more complex book. That being said, for the genre, it's fine and something to This is an OK book. That being said, for the genre, it's fine and something to read when writing in line at the bank or right before you go to bed Nov 26, Maggie Haberman rated it it was ok.

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The depiction of Scully here did not ring true to me. The plot did not make a lot of sense to me and seemed more random than anything.

There were flashes of interesting material but they never really went anywhere. The characters did not make sense and the ending was just annoying. Sep 03, Noelle Walsh rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. Have a great weekend!

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