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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
2.5 Stars
There’s definitely something to be said for LaRocca’s prose. The detail work and imagery are pretty darn good.
(But please hire a new editor. Please because there’s also a shit-ton of line work that’s needed to be done to clean up some repetitive words and other stuff. It ceases to be a nitpick when it’s so prevalent.)
The pacing of this here little book was also super solid. I sped through this thing faster than I thought I would.
Other than that though, I just really didn’t find much to love here. It’s a good one-sitting brain dead read with a simple message and a ton of shock value to please all the weirdos out there (I count myself among this number). Unfortunately for me, shock value is nothing without substance, and there just wasn’t really much to chew on here (pun 100% intended).
Also, the ~twist~ was pretty damn easy to spot, especially since it’s been done before in a book/movie that’s, well, ya know, good. It’s kinda hard to count that as a fault just because it does open a door to some of the fantastical and gross imagery that carried this through to the end. There’s a string of scenes in particular that reminded me of Darren Aronofsky’s film, “mother!”
But yeah if you like incest, cannibalism, a shit-ton of shit, gore and Life of Pi, I’d recommend checking this little book out.
There’s definitely something to be said for LaRocca’s prose. The detail work and imagery are pretty darn good.
(But please hire a new editor. Please because there’s also a shit-ton of line work that’s needed to be done to clean up some repetitive words and other stuff. It ceases to be a nitpick when it’s so prevalent.)
The pacing of this here little book was also super solid. I sped through this thing faster than I thought I would.
Other than that though, I just really didn’t find much to love here. It’s a good one-sitting brain dead read with a simple message and a ton of shock value to please all the weirdos out there (I count myself among this number). Unfortunately for me, shock value is nothing without substance, and there just wasn’t really much to chew on here (pun 100% intended).
Also, the ~twist~ was pretty damn easy to spot, especially since it’s been done before in a book/movie that’s, well, ya know, good. It’s kinda hard to count that as a fault just because it does open a door to some of the fantastical and gross imagery that carried this through to the end. There’s a string of scenes in particular that reminded me of Darren Aronofsky’s film, “mother!”
But yeah if you like incest, cannibalism, a shit-ton of shit, gore and Life of Pi, I’d recommend checking this little book out.
I hated this book, and I loved this book. LaRocca’s writing is impeccable (as with everything I’ve read that they’ve written). I wanted to put this book down more than once, but I couldn’t look away.
Merged review:
I hated this book, and I loved this book. LaRocca’s writing is impeccable (as with everything I’ve read that they’ve written). I wanted to put this book down more than once, but I couldn’t look away.
Merged review:
I hated this book, and I loved this book. LaRocca’s writing is impeccable (as with everything I’ve read that they’ve written). I wanted to put this book down more than once, but I couldn’t look away.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
This author should never write a female main character again. It should not take someone stating that the main character is 15 almost 16 for it to be apparent that a character is not a small child.
I do not like this authors writing style and will not be reading anothet one of his books. Only reason its not a dnf is cause its so short.
I do not like this authors writing style and will not be reading anothet one of his books. Only reason its not a dnf is cause its so short.
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes