Loop
Ratings12
Average rating3.5
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Ratings12
Average rating3.5
The Inspiration for the New Major Motion Picture RINGS Learn the final truth about the Ring! In this much-awaited conclusion of the Ring trilogy, everything you thought you knew about the story will have to be put aside. In Loop, the killer mimics both AIDS and cancer in a deadly new guise. Kaoru Futami, a youth mature beyond his years, must hope to find answers in the deserts of New Mexico and the Loop project, a virtual matrix created by scientists. The fate of more than just his loved ones depends on Kaoru's success. Loop is written as a stand-alone work though it is best enjoyed by fans of Ring and Spiral. The author's own favorite of the trilogy, this astounding finale is an emotionally resonant tale that scales conceptual heights from an angle all its own. Fiction about fiction has rarely been so gripping.
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I started writing a pretty lengthy review and then the app shut down on me :/
So here's my condensed version out of frustration:
The Ring story apart from The Loop was fine up by itself. This book should have been completely standalone. Had it been, I'd have given it a 4. I didn't like how the ring virus was shoehorned into this one or how it ended. The first 2/3 was great though.
This book took me out because I KNEW I had to finish the trilogy but it got so confusing??? And then I started to mix up characters from the first two books and then there was the super long desert part (I could only read like one page a day because desert parts kill me) and then the whole meta concept of like “we used technology to bring you to life and you are also Ryuji and Ryuji isn't real but also part of a different timeline” I just literally on my knees
I'm really excited for Birthday, though. I feel like it's going to be a lot more palatable. Overall I would probably rate the series 4 stars because I liked the integration of math/biology and I thought the characters are pretty cool. I STILL don't really understand the virus... like, is there really such a dichotomy between the sci-fi and horror aspects of this book? The Loop turned cancerous because of Sadako's spooky curse, which functioned like a virus? But ya I did enjoy the trilogy I'm definitely going to miss it
