Review: Alien Invasion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2010
Plasmids from outer space invade a small Missouri town. They come in on a meteor which explodes over an abandoned farm and begin to infect feral cats The really creepy scenes with the cats are interspersed with scenes of normal people leading normal lives and this helps ratchet the suspense higher. Soon the Army is involved, but the military chooses to avoid alarming the locals, which leads to further complications.The story is told from multiple points of view. Some of the characters are likable and some despicable, but all are about to be in deep trouble as the plasmids multiply and prepare for takeover of the people of Earth. And those cats! Warning: the scenes with the cats are not for the squeamish.The writing and descriptions were well-done and there was plenty of conflict. Though some of the characters expressed insights that helped to give them depth, I didn't feel a real connection with them. This may have been because there were so many characters involved. Still, I would like to have had a better feel for the main characters, particularly Gordon.Action scenes were long and drawn out, which slowed the pace more than I would have liked. The final part of the book where the battle was over and the surviving characters recuperated was also a bit too drawn out for my tastes.Overall, though, a suspenseful book with a lot of action and conflict. Well worth reading.