Review: Something Different --  for the kids I'd say.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2012
Reading Artur Frank's Stalker  Captives of the Zone was the first time I have come across this kind of book based on a game and didn't know what to expect. I enjoyed itfor this reason...for some reason,it surprised me that it was well-written and inventive, although I did wonder often, how much of the inventiveness was copied from the game itself?I liked the fact that there is a realism to the journal, with picturesand different fonts to denote letters and diaries etc. And, specifically, I enjoyed the fact that I got to read a chunk of it, rather than an entire series.It's not the kind of thing I would normally be interested in, but it did keep me page turning for the duration, even if I felt like one of my grandchildren was describinga game they were playing  (something that young boys are apt to do).The translation was impressive, I thought.I think it will be enjoyed in the main by kids of around 10-16 and I wish the author well with the rest.