The shadow being personified was interesting. It became the most sentient of all the characters by the end of the novel. And, when it was first given human attributes, it was unclear of what the shadow's intentions were or how it felt in regards to the Hawkline Monster. The other characters were readily dismissed and treated more as props in a story than multidimensional creations. The final chapter is a good example of this. I was actually expecting the fates of the human characters to be far worse than what they were; even perhaps expecting that they would be defeated by the Hawkline Monster.
I'm not too sure how I felt about the ending of the book-- to me, something just felt off about it. I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the ending. It seemed rushed, especially after the 100 or so pages it took to get to actually finding the Hawkline Monster. I hate to say it, but it was kind of disappointing.
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