Product Description

Eternal youth is a curse for Miriam Blaylock because everyone she loves withers and dies. Now, haunted by signs of her adoring husband's imminent demise, Miriam sets out in search of a new partner, one who can quench her thirst for love and withstand the test of time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #216457 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 384 pages

Review
"Hudson Sun (MA)"

Read this one with all the lights on.

About the Author
Whitley Strieber is the author of many novels and works of non-fiction, including such legendary titles as the Wolfen and the Hunger. He lives quietly in Texas with his wife and their cats.

Customer Reviews

The Hunger-beautiful and haunting.
Well...what can I say. Love him or loathe him Whitley Streiber has created a masterpiece. Beautifull, haunting, dreamy, classic, erotic, words are hard to come by to describe this book. The Hunger is the story of an ancient vampire who cannot live without a companion who has loved and lost on many occasion. If you loved the film then you will find the book engrossing to the point that you forget reality. For most people the ending in the film is rather odd and unclear. This was intentional to make you curious and to make you think. Read the book and all will become crystal clear. When first published the book was not recieved too well despite its brilliance, it was only with the release of the film that Whitley finally gained some recognition for his work. If you have not read it already I reccomend ray garton's Live Girls. Very similar in content and its modern feel though it is rather hard to find these days. Overall this is a great story and one any horror and vampire fan should add to his or her collection straight away. Go and buy the soundtrack, pour yourself a glass of wine and transport yourself into another world of classical music, love, immortality, decadence, and sensual beauty.

A superb Vampire book with a difference...
I seem to have come late to the whole "The Hunger" phenomena. I caught the movie starring Catherine Denueve and David Bowie a few months ago on TV. I was so intrigued with the story that I bought the video...and have ever since wondered what the ending signified. Everyone I've talked to has a different view so I thought I'd read the book.

At the end of the book I was still left confused, because the book has a totally different ending to the movie, and the whole story from the movie is only slightly based on the book.

That aside I loved the book. Set in early 1980's New York, the story has depth and class, and portrays a vampire story in a way that never mentions the word "vampire" or has any reference to fanged teeth, black capes and a dislike to sunlight, which is incredibly refreshing in this genre.
The "vampire" of the story, Miriam, is portrayed in a much more intelligent light, and the reader is left both wanting to hate the character and love her. The main subtext of the story concerns the problem that Miriam has with her partners whom after a couple of centuries of immortality start to rapidly age and Miriam thinks she's found the closest solution in the form of research doctor Sarah Roberts; who then becomes the object of her affections and the centre of all her plans.
There is the same love/hate feeling towards John, Miriam's current partner, and also towards her new partner Sarah. It's a wonderful book for toying with your feelings towards characters and their motives.

There is a good amount of back story on Miriam, providing more insight into the way she is(and also gives hints to her actions portrayed in the movie!) and yet you're still left wanting to know more and more about her. The story from her past grips you, and also the story in the present where she toys with Sarah and plans her course of action.

It is a stunning story that makes you think beyond the story itself. Now I understand why people call this book a classic vampire story. It is original and intriguing.

Enjoyable Read - Rubbish Ending
An interesting twist on the vampire theme - a very good read. WS writes a particularly dark and forbiding tale, with well formed characters. There is no clear feeling of "good guys" and "bad guys" and it keeps the reader on their toes.

The let down is the rather truncated ending - a huge build up and then a "bang you're dead" style finish.

All in all recommended