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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. blondierocket | Jun 28, 2009 |   To be honest, I'm not sure how much I really enjoy 30 Days of Night. Templesmith is brilliant when it comes to artwork, but I think that TDoN is his weakest work. It doesn't seem particularly inspired, and the colors of blue, red, and grey are not the best for storytelling. I think that Niles saves it, but only because he can tell a serviceable story. It's relatively short, breadcrumbs sequels, and genuinely makes you care about what's going on in the little town of Barrow. I like the comic overall, but it's nothing that should be winning awards. (  )Kunzelman | May 31, 2009 | What do you get when you combine Barrow, Alaska's month of darkness with bloodthirsty vampires? A feeding frenzy that has no end in sight. In this take on the vampire tale, vampires aren't known to the real world. So when they appear in the remote town of Barrow, it's to take out the entire town through a feeding frenzy. In this volume, it's wall to wall violence as the vampires make their way through Barrow. The illustrations are frenetic and well-done, with the panels done on black pages. (  )stephmo | May 12, 2009 | Cool concept that just didn't do it for me in the final analysis. (  )snat | Mar 23, 2009 | it wasn't nearly as much of a horror as people told me, though that's only because it lacked any suspence. there were humans that creeped me out more than the vampires did, and character development wasn't very good. then again they're all gonna die so why bother. i thought the ending was sad but good. ( )NobodysGirl | Feb 21, 2009 | 0.078 seconds to build listing 
 I’ve never read 30 Days of Night, but it seemed appropriate to pick up the fifth anniversary edition of the book on the eve of its theatrical release. The movie marketing promises a “reinvention of the vampire”, which sounds like big talk fluffery. For the most part, it is - Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith haven’t reinvented the vampire, but built a fascinating tale that hearkens back to the vampires of Fright Night. These aren’t New Orleans’ dregs, charming or filled with self-loathing, these are monsters, pure and simple, predators of the human race that hunt with pleasure and greed.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0971977550, Paperback)In a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutive days and nights. From the darkness, across the frozen wasteland, an evil will come that will bring the residents of Barrow to their knees. The only hope for the town is the Sheriff and Deputy, husband and wife who are torn between their own survival and saving the town they love.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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30 Days of Night (volume 1) is about Barrow, Alaska, a little town that for 30 days in the winter the sun does not rise, which catches the attention of a clan of vampires who decide to go on a feeding frenzy.
It was a very interesting story, and the fact that it continues will help motivate me to read some of the other volumes, and I imagine it only gets better. And who doesn’t love a vampire story now and again?