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jenstarfury's review against another edition
4.0
1st impression: This book is weird.
Later: It's pretty good though.
Even later: Wow, it's 1 in the morning, I should probably stop reading and get some sleep.
Later: It's pretty good though.
Even later: Wow, it's 1 in the morning, I should probably stop reading and get some sleep.
tomgenue's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hodges_wt's review against another edition
4.0
This book was written by Joe Hill, who is Stephen King's son. I'm glad he doesn't capitalize on King's name, because that would feel cheap (even if it is his actual last name). This book has a few small easter-eggs for King's Constant Readers--"Hi-yo, Silver!," "the doors to Mid-World," and one or two more that I can't remember right now.
Back to the story. It starts out a little slow, leaving me unsure, but around 25% of the way through, it really picks up and leaves you captivated for the rest of the book.
The back of the book doesn't really have much description of the book, so I'll provide a spoiler-free version here: Vic McQueen grew up with a Mom who was crazy and a Dad who beat her, but both of them loved Vic in their own, weird way. Vic had a bike, a Raleigh TuffBurner, and when she rode it, a bridge called the Shorter Way would appear. On the other side of the bridge was an item that had been lost--or just anything Vic wanted to find. Vic eventually learns of Charles Manx, a man who has a 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith that allows him to abduct children and bring them to "Christmasland," part of his imagination, called an inscape. One day, Vic goes looking for Manx, and the story starts in earnest.
As you can, there's a slim chance I'll be hired to write book descriptions, but that doesn't matter.
This book was excellent.
Back to the story. It starts out a little slow, leaving me unsure, but around 25% of the way through, it really picks up and leaves you captivated for the rest of the book.
The back of the book doesn't really have much description of the book, so I'll provide a spoiler-free version here: Vic McQueen grew up with a Mom who was crazy and a Dad who beat her, but both of them loved Vic in their own, weird way. Vic had a bike, a Raleigh TuffBurner, and when she rode it, a bridge called the Shorter Way would appear. On the other side of the bridge was an item that had been lost--or just anything Vic wanted to find. Vic eventually learns of Charles Manx, a man who has a 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith that allows him to abduct children and bring them to "Christmasland," part of his imagination, called an inscape. One day, Vic goes looking for Manx, and the story starts in earnest.
As you can, there's a slim chance I'll be hired to write book descriptions, but that doesn't matter.
This book was excellent.
kelsdafirenze's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
pages_and_papercrafts's review against another edition
3.5
What a wild ride this horror based book was! Christmasland is not a place I’d like to go. This was just a really, really long book, even in audio. I listened to it in audio because an over 600 physical page book would be eye fatigue for me! and the narrator did a phenomenal job. I think she made the book more creepy.
fictionaddictions_amanda's review against another edition
4.0
One Sentence Review: If you don't understand the title, it's ok, you will after you read this fantastic horror book.
More thoughts and info about the book will be posted on my YouTube channel (Fiction Addictions) in my March Wrap Up video.
More thoughts and info about the book will be posted on my YouTube channel (Fiction Addictions) in my March Wrap Up video.
linzk's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
grrmom's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! First time reading a Joe Hill book and I really like his style.