The Ferryman Book Reviews

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Mind blowing. Phenomenal from the genius mind of Justin Cronin

Superb. Cronin’s writing is magical. His stories are intricate and within this framework he builds stories that celebrate life in its horrors and beauties, it’s magic and wonder. In this case, I wish I could ingest a memory erasing drug so I could read it again for the first time.

WOW! Fabulous. A very very good story. Well told and savored. Thank you.

His best book!. By far an outstanding read.

Not a page turner but very good.. And an interesting story too…

Ferryman. What a read, what an amazing journey!

Excellent read. Excellent book! Spent many nights staying awake with this book. Being tired for work was well worth it!

Don’t waste your time.. Cronin was incredible with “The Passage” trilogy. He is clearly a gifted writer. However, this novel fails to deliver. The idea is interesting, but the writer never developed the characters - no one to love, hate, etc. - I just didn’t care. What motivated me most was just ending this awful experience.

Another Stellar Outing for Justin Cronin. The Ferryman contains multitudes: Part dystopian novel, part sci-fi exploration of eternal human themes, part detective story, and part action-packed thrill ride, it is a compelling examination of interpersonal relationships, resilience, and human consciousness. When the story starts, there is no real build-up—the story drops the reader right into this world Cronin has created, which is similar enough to our own that we can relate to its inhabitants even while sensing that something isn’t quite right. The result is a novel that is labyrinthine but never really confusing. All threads are kept distinct, even as they intertwine through multiple timelines, shifting perspectives, and narration that switches from first to third person and back again. Proctor Bennett, the ostensible hero, is likable and competent. His actions are understandable and internally consistent with what we know of his character and his experiences in the world he inhabits. As the story develops, it takes on a Truman Show quality where the seemingly perfect world starts to show its seams and the characters all present a facade that masks their true natures and motivations. Cronin has a real facility for making up worlds and then putting characters into them that act in ways that are perfectly understandable while never being exactly predictable. His creativity is, of course, a strong suit, but he has an uncanny ability to write believable dialogue and descriptive passages with just the right amount of detail and depth. I thoroughly enjoyed The Ferryman. It touches on many relevant issues, such as the looming threat of climate change, the human tendency to foster and exploit class distinctions, and the struggles associated with personal loss. This was a meaningful meditation on deep themes and a wonderful book. I am grateful to NetGalley, Ballantine, and Random House for the opportunity to read and review The Ferryman.

Good book, poor ending. This was an interesting book and read. Like a lot of Cronins other books it was a very good plot and scenario, but there was really little character development and you felt by the end of the book that it should just be starting, not ending.

He creates a very imaginative world that sometimes lost me, but as I read further, I recovered.. I liked it very much.

A Heartbreaking Disappointment. I have to start this review by acknowledging that I was and continue to be a huge justin Cronin fan. His Passage trilogy was incredible; so incredible that had to read it again, three or four years after I had read it the first time. This, however… What a gigantic, heartbreaking disappointment. At times Logan‘s Run, at other times The Matrix, with a tiny bit of superficially developed space opera moments, and a dash of 1984 for (not so) good measure, The Ferryman - to me, at least - seems to occupy an undecided and often scattered position between paying homage to some storytelling classics and lazily imitating them. Yet its lack of originality is perhaps something I could have overlooked somewhat, had Cronin maintained his writing style. In The Ferryman, long gone are the lyrical, glorious, breathtaking, emotional parts of the Passage trilogy. The writing is prosaic, wooden, and unoriginal. At times, I wondered if Cronin had become a Dan Brown wannabe, a writer who had abandoned complexity and sophistication and frankly, the courage to write in a way that challenges the reader, all for the sake of making his writing more accessible and therefore sell more books. It is all heartbreakingly disappointing. And since there are no negative star ratings, I shall have to equate this (lack of) literary effort to a Marvel sequel: clichéd, repetitive, and idle.

Great story, writing is a little off. I consider The Passage Trilogy to be in the top tier of sci-fi/horror/dystopian literature. So I came to The Ferryman with very high expectations. I wasn’t disappointed in the story at all. The book is absolutely worth reading for the story. Bu I found his writing to be a little choppy in places, almost as though the book didn’t quite make it through enough editing. Still, a great story.

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