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I loved how characters were pretty nicely fleshed out, not too common thing in this genre.

Atmosphere was horrid! I could really feel the horror and fear that characters were feeling. Ending was also great xD

#SeriesLove23

In this episode, I review the splatterpunk classic, "The Rats" click to watch!

https://youtu.be/hX7rKIfvmlU

The Rats by James Herbert is a chiller thriller horror novel featuring killer rats.

#JamesHerbert #horror

Thank you @Marmie7 for all the books and goodies in my #creepychristmas swap!!! I have so many spooky books to keep me company through the cold season now📚I‘ve been looking forward to reading ‘The Rats‘ as a former rat owner, and love that this copy has an intro by Neil Gaiman! Wonderful chocolates, and omg the Beetlejuice🪲🪲🪲stickers are absolutely fantastic!!Thank you so much for everything!!!

Thank you @teebe for hosting such a fun swap!

Although it read like it has never seen an editor, this was great. I mean, who doesn‘t enjoy mutant rats attacking London?? I think I‘ll put the sequels on my tbr. Recommend!

Currently reading. Thoughts so far:
Dude...😬 *Shudder*

Oh Hi 🐀

Just over here trying to read y‘all 📚

#petsoflitsy

2020 is the year of the rat and our book club devoted roughly half our reading to rat/rodent related horror (sometimes it was a stretch). We started January off strong with this 1974 classic. Herbert‘s empathy for his characters/victims and commentary on class in England stand out in this gruesome little creature feature. And there is a monster rat at the end that has haunted us for ten months!

As of today this is the first book I've finished in a very long time, I and absolutely loved it from start to finished it even mad a new love for reading this time of genres, and the author wrote this amazing, keeping mme engaged and guessing what next when I couldn't put it down but had to. Now to lair and domian.

The Rats was so good, one of the most horrid horror novels I've ever read; it was just disgusting.

But I've never read it's sequels, I have Lair though - the second book; any fans of this trilogy?

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#horror

This one has been on my TBR pile for far too long....I enjoyed reading something different but this is a bit too gory for me! 🤢 🐀

1st book of 2020‘s Year of the Rat 🐀: Started off strong with James Herbert‘s classic THE RATS. It‘s a gory, well-paced, thrilling tale of mutant rats attacking 1970s London. There‘s tons of violence, but the horror the reader feels often comes from a place of empathy for the down-and-out folks who have suffered so much already from the disdain of society.

I enjoyed this despite the pacing feeling a bit slow at times. The concept is terrifying. Herbert does a good job of being squicky without having too much gore. I'm definitely intrigued enough to read the next two books.

Started this one this morning. I'm really enjoying it so far.

Book 2 of my #24in48 #readathon

I've always kinda enjoyed this book. It's short, simple, and doesn't seem to want to do anything except entertain and possibly gross out the reader!

Book 2 for #24in48

As you can see my the state of this edition, I've had it for many years and read it quite a few times, haha. This was one of the first horror novels I read as a kid that got me into the genre.

#jamesherbert #horror #childhoodfavourites #yepimaweirdo

@24in48

Can't wait to start this horror series about RATS 😱 James Herbert is known for good horror so this will be an interesting take on some killer rats!

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This was Herbert's 1st novel. Whether that's the reason but this felt amateurish. The characters were hollow & the plot quite silly (the MC, an art teacher, somehow knows better than all the experts and scientists and is given government secrets because he seems trustworthy). There's a lot of gory fun in here (the train chapter was intense) but the rats featured so much, after 100 pages it got a bit repetitive. Fun but too silly.

1) Zombies
2) Werewolves
3) Witches
4) Demonic Possession
5) Little scary
6) Rats - James Herbert

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The Bookshelf score part two. I finally found a copy of "The Rats" by James Herbert. I have looking for this one for years. Good things come to those who wait. So if you ever make it to central Michigan check out The Bookself. A word of warning though, it's closed on Sundays.

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Perfectly serviceable old school horror.

Caring shadows in the sunshine ☀️

🐀 Fun 70's horror that reads like a movie. 🐀 #birthdaychallenge #1974

Finally settled on my #1974 book for the #birthdaychallenge. It even has an intro by Neil Gaiman.

I absolutely love The Works! All of these for a tenner! Can't wait to get stuck in 😍

Old school horror fun. Mutant rats tearing up England...70's pulp horror at its best.