Snakes on a Plane

Now let's face it, media/tie-in/novelization novels are poorly regarded in the publishing world. Frankly they are considered hack work, done for money in-between other works. 99.99% of them just recreate the scenes/dialog of the movie. Adding nothing. Generic writing in other words. But that doesn't mean they all have to be bad. And in some cases, they can be great! I used to read a lot of these in the days before DVDs, heck, in the days before the home video market. Novelizations of movies were the only way to relive a movie once it left theaters and was 2-3 years from television. The first one I read that was a cut above was the adaptation of The Abyss by Orson Scott Card. Not surprising considering who wrote it. But Snakes On A Plane is, without a doubt, the best movie novelization to date. Period. And it won a SCRIBE AWARD! Christa Faust is a rising star in the publishing world and I urge you to snag a copy of this book (and her other work) before she hits the big time and her books simply disappear off shelves, ebay, the internet, etc. She's that good. Why buy a movie novelization? Why buy this novelization? Good questions. The answer: Faust's style, great pacing and she single-handedly breathes life into characters, which in the movie, are just fodder for the snakes. She gives them ALL in-depth character traits and back stories. She fleshes them out in a way I have never seen it done in past books of this kind. And all of this background material, which she creates from whole cloth, is interesting, diverse, captivating. If you are a fan of the movie, you'll never look at the passengers the same way again when you view the DVD. You will know who these people are and you'll care about them. As colorful as they are on screen, they are soon snake bait. But in this great book, they become real. Plus her style is just great! Fast paced, funny, kinetic... Faust can do it all. For Black Flame she has written Nightmare On Elm Street, Jason, Final Destination and Twilight Zone novels as well as this extraordinary Snakes adaptation. I'm looking forward to reading them all. As well as anything else she's written that I can get my hands on. All movie novelizations should be this good. Don't miss it.

I know the plot of the book sounds silly, but if Tolstoy was writing "Anna Karenina" today, he'd have her sitting on a airplane being threatened by snakes. And forget about "War and Peace." We'd all be talking about "War and Snakes...on a Plane."

A snake jumped right out of this book like a spring-loaded projectile of venom and bit be right on the nose! It's just THAT intense! I'm not going to give away any plot-holes or any spoilers, but the Samuel L. Jackson character -- he want's those nakes off his plane -- SERIOUSLY!

Heart stopping action with snakes, and a plane! This is book had a life changing effect on me. I learned to love mother natures little helpers, but not if they are on a plane. You have to get the mother freakings snakes off the plane.

This is probably the best book I've ever read. It has action, suspense, everything. I can't wait for the movie. Christa Faust really does a nice job. I couldn't put the book down until it was done.