Edited sentence: <ref="Barnes and Nobel"></ref>.The Library Journal review by Carolann Lee Curry reads as follows:.The Times Literary Supplement carried a review by Peter Millar dated 23 May 2009.The cover of the first United Kingdom edition bears quotations from Clive Cussler and James Rollins.The implication may be that del Toro intends to direct the film version of the novel.The other three are from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews.The review by Kirkus Reviews is largely positive and in part describes The Strain thus:.The review closes by calling The Strain a "rattling piece of escapism" with a "predictable" blockbuster ending.The review from Publishers Weekly concludes that the novel is a "tour de force" that maintains suspense and tension throughout and makes a comparison to the early work of Whitley Strieber.The review praises the novel's "arresting start" and frequently alludes to Guillermo del Toro's career as a film director by comparing the novel to a Hollywood movie.The website of Barnes and Nobel reprints four reviews of the novel including the publisher's own review