Rats and more rats (The Rats - James Herbert)

Member Name: falcon1959

Product:	The Rats - James Herbert
Date:	06/07/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: A good scary read

Disadvantages: may keep you awake at night for all the wrong reasons

The Plot ***************
The main character a teacher called harris teaches in a london school hoping to make a difference to some of the children in his class. That is until he takes one of his pupils to hospital suffering from a rat bite. He then discovers that a mother has brought in her baby who has also been attacked by a rat.
The rats become more and more aggressive and attacks are happening in broad daylight. The race is on to find a way to stop the rats in their tracks.

This was the first book i ever read by james herbert and i must admit even when i was younger it scared me to death. Even by today's standards the book is fairly graphic in places. The description of the attacks is at times gory and if you are squeamish then this may not be the book for you.

What is scary is the fact that most of us are within a few feet or yards of a rat most of out lives and the thought they could plan and execute mass attacks on humans is a sobering thought.

Its this idea that i think james herbet plays so well on, using an inner fear we may have and stretching it to the limit. If you are a fan of horror books this is one to get your teeth into.

If on the other hand you are the same as me, with an over active imagination, then give it a miss, i for one will not be reading it again anytime soon

Summary: A book with bite