THIS BOOK WAS THE SH*T WHEN I WAS 13!

Seriously, back then this was the coolest book I had ever read.

I refuse to revisit the inside of the pages because I KNOW it will not hold up to the standard set in my memory from 28 years ago.

Interesting read.

Great story line that kept me eager to keep reading. I did get confused with so many characters but the ending will definitely keep me thinking.

I first read this when I was 12. At the time I thought it was phenomenal. Now that technology has advanced (light-years, it seems), it wasn't as impressive but still an entertaining read.

De diabólico no tiene nada el proyecto sin embargo me ha gustado mucho, aunque el inicio es un poco lento después empiezan las muertes y las descripciónes sangrientas que tanto me gustan del autor

A cheesy horror thriller with topical references, topical to the 80s, and a very satisfying ending.

The story starts out telling about two families, with one of them losing an infant daughter to SIDS and the other having a child disappear. While I like how they eventually come together to discover a conspiracy of sorts, I had a hard time with the naive father of the first family at times. At some point towards the end I was almost ready to put the book away for good because it became a little too obvious and seemed a bit hurried along, but I was appeased by the last chapter and epilog when a few more surprises surfaced.

I really think I like Saul's earlier work best. I like this novel so far-- a lot. I have tried to read his later works... the ones written in the last few years, and they just didn't work for me. The writing just wasn't very good.

I am halfway though this one, and it had a couple good twists. It's suspenseful and interesting.

The ending will floor you!

Even though this book is 30+ years old, ‘All Fall Down’ is a science fiction thriller still relevant in many ways. Central to the plot are the themes of sudden child death and genetic manipulation, not to mention corrupt medical and military bad guys. Good story. I liked it.

The entire human genome was officially sequenced and mapped in 2003, after a decade-long project by an international team of scientists. Prior to 1990, when the Human Genome Project commenced, many questions existed about DNA, RNA, gene structures and sequencing. Prior to 1990, much of what we now know about genetics was fodder for science fiction and horror, which is why a lot of speculative fiction from the 1970s and ‘80s was “what-if?” extrapolations of unregulated human genetic engineering and experimentation.

John Saul’s 1982 sci-fi/horror novel “The God Project” joined the bandwagon of speculative authors playing upon the very real fears many people had about genetic engineering. What were the socio-political and ethical costs? Was genetic engineering the post-modern-day Frankenstein’s monster? What new wonders or horrors would we discover from this developing science?

Without giving away too many spoilers, “The God Project” epitomized two themes popular in ‘80s sci-fi/horror fiction: 1) Scientists playing God. A popular axiom: “Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.” 2) Unchecked secret governmental/military entities that weren’t above using American citizens as pawns or guinea pigs.

It is interesting to note that much of what was horrifying to a 1982 audience in this novel has become common plot devices in everything from movies like “Captain America: Winter Soldier” and TV shows like “The Boys”. (Hopefully that doesn’t give too much away in terms of spoilers.)

Scary and devastating! Evil!

Ufff otro libro de John Saúl que me ha volado el cerebro, la mente, todo. Pase miedo, la pasé mal. Tuve que dejar de leerlo por qué simplemente no podía. Es bastante grotesco. El final es súper perturbador. Me parece que para la época en que está escrito el libro es súper innovador teniendo en cuenta la tecnología de la época, otra cosa a resaltar son las emociones y como uno conecta con los personajes sufre en carne propia el miedo y sufrimiento. El libro y la trama te atrapan , es muy recomendable para los amantes del horror. A mí me ha pegado en mis miedos que son los médicos y los hospitales creo que por ello me dio tanto pavor.