![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Guardian goes beyond the peppering of familiar elements and tries instead to retell the entire story but with the genders reversed. Fans of a series especially will expect certain key elements in any novel or film claiming to be part of the series. Horror series and their box office franchise cousins often rely on reworking a set of motifs and plot devices to link all the books or films together into a larger oeuvre. In my notes I have a complaint about the many "false starts" to the novel. Unfortunately his opening scenes are confusing. This sort of exposition works best cinematically and perhaps coming off the production of The Sentinel Konvitz had that in mind. The Guardian instead has a lengthy prologue spanning about fifteen years with characters whose relationship to the remainder of the novel doesn't become obvious until the book is almost over. The Guardian, the sequel falls short of the first book in a number of ways.Ī well written horror novel jumps into the plot either by setting the creepy tone or with some actual horrific event. One of my favorite horror films is The Sentinel and the book though flawed was also an enjoyable read for me. ![]()
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