A clever, economically written, compelling thriller in which (mild spoiler alert) the good guys win.

What more do you want from a pulp novel?

I don't typically enjoy humor mixed with scifi or horror, but this one appealed to me. Not sure how to describe it, but the humor enhanced rather than dominated the story. Which was actually pretty creepy/icky. There was a tiny but funny reference to Wilt Chamberlain. ( )

Cold Storage is, Aliens meet, The Thing, meets Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, meets The X Files. The narrator speaks like he's sitting across the kitchen table from you, until he does goofy voices - then he cracks me up.
The science in this fiction is serious enough to make you wonder, just what are they hiding in Area 51? I really dug the characters in the story, because most of them are the kind of people that we have all known, met, or grown up around (or maybe there's a character that reminds me of...Me?) Like, Naomi, the Black Chick who manages to keep a cool head, while facing the boogie-man...SMILE!!! ( )

I was a little worried about this going in, partly because Blake Crouch had blurbed this calling the book terrifying and hilarious, partly because of the wideshot GR reviews. However, I actually had a good time with the book.

Now, it has to be said that the book isn't actually anything special. Very reminiscent of Andromeda Strain, without being clinical and boring and painfully dated. The plot is a very straightforward and unoriginal "tough guy saves the day" story, but with the added twist of being self aware and poking a little fun at all the cliches that usually come along with that, especially considering our tough guy has recently retired and is starting to show a little ware and tear.

I think I cracked a smile maybe once though, so me and Mr. Crouch clearly have a vastly different concept of what constitutes as hilarious.

Now, I could go further into the paper thin relationship side streams that flowed at the edges of the story, particularly how the woman into married men is the first to die, or how another woman just calmly accepts the reveal that a potential love interest has been literally stalking her as nothing much, however, those were things that were sort of sidelined for me here, in the grand scheme of things, so I'll just let it go and enjoy the book for what it is. A fun scifi thriller movie in book form. ( )

I had read reviews saying this was good sci fi. I had read reviews saying this was funny at times. I picked it up when it went on sale and thought, what the heck. I will say I enjoyed the heck out of this book. It really is sci fi which doesn’t take itself too seriously. The deadly mold even gets character development. I didn’t trust the reviews, but trust the reviews. This one is good sci fi fun. ( )