Book · 2011 · Fiction
The strain
Book One of the Strain Trilogy
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It started off like, 'Wow, this is a crazy ass vampire movie. Like, this is like really suspenseful.'.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2010 Listen at 35:10 What they say about it
- Good start but weak ending“started out so badass”6
The best things said about it
I even loved his book, The Strain. Like, it was really, it was really good till about like 3/4 of the way through and it seemed like he just wanted to finish the book.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Feb 2026 The strain starts off great the book does the books really good for like three-quarters of the way through.
I liked it for three-quarters of the way, but the last quarter was kind of whack and I decided that that's not enough.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 2014 This is the Gamal Del Toro it was a really good book for like 3/4 of the way in and then it became [ __ ] I wonder what they're going to do but the apparently the whole time they were uh making the book for a mini series they were designing it as a miniseries.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 2014 I read his book, The Strain. I didn't read. Oh, it was so disappointing cuz it started out so badass.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Aug 2010 I got to say his book sucks the strain really good book for like the first 100 pages.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2009 Where and when it comes up
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The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan is a horror novel about a terrifying vampiric outbreak that begins with a mysterious commercial airplane landing. The book was frequently discussed by Joe Rogan and various guests on The Joe Rogan Experience over the course of multiple years. Rogan consistently shared a mixed opinion of the novel, noting that while the story started off with tremendous suspense and kept him deeply engaged for roughly the first three quarters, the final quarter felt rushed and disappointing, as though the author was simply eager to finish the writing process. Despite his critique of the novel's conclusion, Rogan and other guests like Rick Baker and Jim Breuer acknowledged the strength of the premise and its atmospheric setup. Several conversations also compared the literary work to its subsequent television adaptation, with Rogan noting that the structural flaws apparent in the book's ending made it difficult for him to recommend the text itself, even though he found the overall concept and the resulting screen series to be entertaining.
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Joe Rogan I read the book and I don't remember the worms from the book maybe I just don't remember maybe I have to go… 7
“I even loved his book, The Strain. Like, it was really, it was really good till about like 3/4 of the way through and it seemed like he just wanted to finish the book.”
“I read the book and I don't remember the worms from the book maybe I just don't remember maybe I have to go back and read it again”
“I read the book and I didn't like it. I liked it for threequarters of the way, but the last quarter was kind of whack and I decided that that's not enough. You know, three quarter is really good and one quarter of the book sucks. I can't recommend it. But as a show, it's awesome.”
“this is the Gamal Del Toro it was a really good book for like 3/4 of the way in and then it became [ __ ] I wonder what they're going to do but the apparently the whole time they were uh making the book for a mini series they were designing it as a miniseries”
“I read his book, The Strain. I didn't read. Oh, it was so disappointing cuz it started out so badass.”
“He wrote a book called The Strain, and I s I read the book. It wasn't that good. It started off really good. It started off like, 'Wow, this is a crazy ass vampire movie. Like, this is like really suspenseful.' But then towards the end, it was almost like he was just trying to finish it.”
“I got to say his book sucks the strain really good book for like the first 100 pages”
Jim Breuer there's a [ __ ] great book called The Strain and it's about uh it's a I think gamerro Del Toro wrote it ye… 1
“there's a [ __ ] great book called The Strain and it's about uh it's a I think gamerro Del Toro wrote it yeah he did and then they turned it into a series for am I saying it right was it the strain they turn it into a series but about it's about this plane that lands and everybody”
Rick Baker and I was in the strain he has me killed by one of the Strigoi and strain the strain starts off great the b… 1
“and I was in the strain he has me killed by one of the Strigoi and strain the strain starts off great the book does the books really good for like three-quarters of the way through”
