I enjoyed this from beginning to end. Even the ending made me cry a bit.

First time reading Joe Hill. Definitely not the last. Great story with rich characters

I am a long time Stephen King fan, but I've read everything he's ever written. I just recently learned he is King's son, so I thought I'd give it a try...so glad I did! Great story!

I was looking forward to reading my third Joe Hill book, but I was disappointed. He could have eliminated a couple of hundred pages. It was pretty boring except for the beginning and the end. Spontaneous combustion is a cool topic and it would have been nice if he had discussed real people that had died from it, instead of spores, and possibly talked about the ‘wick effect.’ Better luck with the next book Joe.

Did not want to put this one down! Beautifully written, I read until the wee hours of the morning a couple of times until I finished it. This is the fifth Joe Hill book I’ve read, he’s quickly becoming my favorite author.

Great read

Boring the whole time. Lead to a rushed and anti climactic ending that was just all around unpleasant. Read it anyway but wanted it to end. Found myself skipping over paragraphs because I could tell they were useless.

Serious page turner!!!!

Joe Hill definitely inherited his parents talents...this one is an emotional roller coaster full of twists and turns...loved it!

I absolutely loved this book. I like that I was drawn into this world and really got to know each of the main characters. I enjoy long books with lots of interesting twists and turns. When the book ends and I mourn the loss of this world and making it hard to start a new one.....it has been a great read!! Highly recommend The Fireman!!!

Outstanding novel! I couldn't put it down. Love Joe Hills' writing style, guaranteed to pull me into the story.

Good read! Want more!!!

Fabulous storyline Interesting how Joe keeps the contemporary aspect while hinting at a not so future concept. Loved it, couldn't put it down!!!!

I really wanted to give this five stars, because I really enjoyed it, but there seemed to be too many subtle references to SK's opus, "The Stand" for me. The creepy guy from the camp being named Harold was the most glaring. I would gladly recommend this book to any SK fan, if only to find out if I'm the only one who noticed what seemed to me to be several subtle tips of the hat to The Stand.

Joe Hill writes almost as well as his dad. Very close. Very good.

Love this book. It was his best yet!

When I began reading this book, I knew in an instant I was hooked. The twists and turns had me wanting more. Joe Hill has written such an amazing, page turning book!

Great novel!! Great Author!!!

I didn’t even read the blurb for this before going in so I knew nothing about it except the title and the cover art. The Fireman turned out to be exactly my kind of book. I love when a story makes me feel. I was angry, devastated, scared, invigorated, deeply touched— I could keep going. The amazing characters and storyline really pulled me in. It’s sort of an apocalyptic tale but not really and sort of dystopian but not exactly. Spores are infecting certain people and changing their makeup. Some spontaneously combust, and others react differently. The reader sees a lot of the best and worst of humanity. Page after page kept me on the edge, and after finishing, all I could do was try to recover from all of my overworked emotions. I couldn’t sleep that night because all of the sad and beautiful parts kept replaying in my head. The details and delivery are so intelligent that it completely feels real.