the cover of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's The Strain

The Strain: Can one arts reporter devour it in one day? We're pretty confident.

[Ed. Note: Arts reporter Neda Ulaby took today to read The Strain and write about it as she went. At the bottom of the post — which is where we started with Chapter 1, so if you're just joining us you should start there too — you'll find some background on the book. She's now finished with the book. Obviously, massive spoilers follow.