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Whitley Strieber's The Grays is an interesting read from front to back, and never disappoints. In fact, it's hard to know what to expect at any time throughout the novel, as the author provides enough twists and turns to keep readers constantly guessing.On the surface, The Grays at first appears to be a fairly typical alien-abduction story, but quickly expands to a cataclysmic scale, and the author's imagination provides for some unique ideas, and an interesting climax.On the whole, The Gray...
4.5This was great. I've been wanting to read it for a while but wasn't sure what to expect or if it was even fiction! This being my first Strieber book, I can say he delivered. It's exactly what I was looking for. Invasion of the Fourth Kind: abductions, implants, ulterior alien motives, mankind at stake. Loved it.
3.5Another book that has been sitting on a shelf at home, waiting to be read. Alien abduction is not really my thing, so at first I was hesitant. The first chapter was slow, detailing the abduction of Dan and Katelyn in 1977. Once I got past that chapter, the book picked up greatly and it was difficult for me to put down which is always a pleasant surprise! Essentially, aliens are here and the government knows about it. They have modified their own bodies so much they no longer feel emotions. So...
I loved this book. Even though it is a fictional tale, the story makes you think about life and life around you.
#1 The Grays (Alien) Sci Fi seriesVery good, exciting & entertaining. Whitley Strieber claims he was abducted by aliens in 1985 and wrote a non-fiction book ("Communion") based upon that experience.In The Grays, a fictional sci fi book, the aliens are already here, though very small in number. This secret is known only to a handful of people and is protected by the military by death, if necessary.Adam, a name given to an alien who has been communicating with difficulty with one human since 1947,...
Well, what started out promising didn't really cash in. I have seriously mixed feelings about this review. On one hand, I feel like it was probably better than 2 stars, but it's simply too hokey to be a solid 3. We'll call it a 2.5.The writing is good. I enjoy Strieber's style in this book enough that I'll probably try more of his work later. The reader is very good too, Stephen Lang. I've listened to him before and I've always been pleased with him. As I said, Strieber does carry a story along
An eye opening novel that sheds light into the writer's obvious first hand knowledge of the subject matter he writes about.The Grays had my mind reeling for weeks. Every bump and knock i heard (even in the daylight) was a Gray, or a CIA operative hiding in plain sight.Well done, Whitely. Well done indeed.
I've read about a lot of articles about aliens/grays/ufos and this book is the only one that is consistent with all of them!I really liked the story... and i'm not sure that's the intent of the book but i identified with the main character!After reading this book... one thought remained... how much of this book is true about the grays?
So, if aliens are already here, why haven't any come talk to me. I thought I was cool. I'm bummed. This book was interesting, kinda scary and well a pleasant read.
I have read quite a few science fiction books lately and so I was hoping this one would be a bit different from the others and that I would feel okay about the ending and book in general. Well....this book didn't let me down.I enjoyed The Grays because it had a very human side to it and you felt for the characters both alien and human....there were times when I was actually a bit afraid to go on...not wanting to know what would happen next but not being able to stop listening. There were a coupl...
If I were to rate books solely on the basis of enjoyment, The Grays would get four stars. Personally, I found it a page-turner, finishing the thing in two nights as a bedtime book. But then I've reading UFO material since elementary school and so could recognize and appreciate the themes Strieber stitches together in this novel. Otherwise, seen more objectively, this is just another sf thriller.Years ago, after the publication of Strieber's commercially successful memoir Communion, Samuel Delany...
By the end of this one I was completely disinterested. It's perfectly possible that I missed some hidden message or "bigger" point to the story, but it was a little too "Ancient Aliens" fan-fiction for my liking. There were "twists" that did not seem to actually impact the story. The biggest example was (view spoiler)[the affair with Marcy. The point was for Dan to get tenure and stay where they were for the sake of hiding Connor. However we find out later the grays knew how things were progress...
A very good fictional work based on the premise that an alien race is interacting with humanity. Much of the book's storyline and characters are based on information from UFO studies. It was very good read, regardless whether one believes in UFOs or not.
The Grays, by Whitley Strieber, is another one of the books that I picked up for "free" during my Alaska cruise last year, purchased with my free cruise ship allowance. I bought 6 or 8 books that way and this one was the last one I picked up, not certain I would really be interested in it. According to the cover blurbs, it would be about aliens that are already here living among us, a subject that just doesn't normally get me excited.Perhaps that is the main cause of my mediocre reaction to the
This is an incredible read. For anyone who has read any of Whitley Stribers books or those that are interested in the UFO phenominon or those that are interested in the comming changes in our world. This is a fictional book, but it has those ellements i spoke of but will keep you on the seat till the end and wanting more.
Nice sci-fi novel that may actually contain true information.The book starts off as if written by a novice, but it quickly gets better as you read.
This book is a good read. Strieber has some fascinating ideas about alien life forms, their motives for contact, government involvement and alien technology. I've never had more than a passing interest in UFO's or alien beings, not that I don't blieve there are others out there, I just don't see how that directly relates to me. Anyhow, I picked this book up on a whim and could not put it down. The story plot was interesting and gave me the creepy crawlies late at night and that's something I lik...
here's my full, published, review of Whitley Strieber's THE GRAYS:http://scene360.com/articles/735/the-...I'm currently at the back end of a re-read of this story - I still liked it and it's still a wonderful read, it's still a 3/5 for the reasons given in the original review on Scene360 but I really enjoyed some of the wild-ride stuff in this book.WILD RIDE.
I suppose that you either believe that aliens exist or you do not. If you are one who does believe then Strieber has given you a way to accept that their mission may not be the destruction of our planet. Moreover, if you also believe that the US government has covered up the existence of such beings, then you will be pleased as well.The author neatly intertwines all of the things that we think we know about possible aliens and their abductions of humans for experimentation. The reasons the autho...
I was a big fan of Whiley Strieber's "Communion" books. In this work of fiction, Strieber takes the whole of UFO lore and wraps it up in a story about a dying race of aliens and a dying earth. Grays (both short and tall), Nordic aliens, black triangles, glowing orbs, abuctions and implants -- Strieber has it all. For good measure, he throws in a group of corrupt corporate leaders called "The Trust" who wish to hasten the end of the human race so they can rebuild it in their own DNA image. I thor...