2012 Whitley Strieber

2012 by Whitley Strieber was an interesting and fun story. The ideas were refreshing and new and certainly something that I hadn't seen in a book before. Not to say that it's never been in a book. Just not one that I've read. Strangely enough, the idea of stealing a human soul did show up in the book 'The Truce at Bukura' which I read after 2012.

This book starts with the main character digging inside the Pyramid of Giza, so right away I was hooked. The following events (the pyramid exploding and the aftermath of the explosion) were fast-paced and greatly engrossing. It was easy to read and the characters were likable and believable. I found that I could empathize with the characters. And they were 'alive' enough to me so that I reacted to their suffering, happiness, and genuinely cared what happened to them. Which is something that doesn't happen in a lot of books I read or movies I watch.

The story itself was intriguing and enough reason to read this book. But, the characters were the stars in this book. I really enjoyed going on the journey with them and watching the story unfold. I would rate this book 7 out of 10.