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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
3.5 stars, I rounded up.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
Westerns aren't normally my thing, but the idea of a person kinda-sorta dying (Carol enters a coma-like state for a few days before waking back up) repeatedly got me interested. Thankfully, Malerman has a fine way with words, or else I would've given up. Most of the book is not about Carol. Rather, the focus is on her husband Dwight, who is trying to bury her, her ex-lover and famed outlaw James, who is riding his old horse as fast as possible to save Carol, and Smoke, the nasty assassin hired to take out James.
All of those men, and Carol as well, exhibit some mental instability, ranging from mild to wow-you've-totally-lost-touch-with-reality. I didn't expect that, nor did I expect this to be used as a plot device to stall the character's progress.
Despite all the weirdness and my expectations being thrown, I enjoyed the book. Reading the same old fluff gets tiresome, and this was certainly different. I'll recommend my library to purchase it.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
Westerns aren't normally my thing, but the idea of a person kinda-sorta dying (Carol enters a coma-like state for a few days before waking back up) repeatedly got me interested. Thankfully, Malerman has a fine way with words, or else I would've given up. Most of the book is not about Carol. Rather, the focus is on her husband Dwight, who is trying to bury her, her ex-lover and famed outlaw James, who is riding his old horse as fast as possible to save Carol, and Smoke, the nasty assassin hired to take out James.
All of those men, and Carol as well, exhibit some mental instability, ranging from mild to wow-you've-totally-lost-touch-with-reality. I didn't expect that, nor did I expect this to be used as a plot device to stall the character's progress.
Despite all the weirdness and my expectations being thrown, I enjoyed the book. Reading the same old fluff gets tiresome, and this was certainly different. I'll recommend my library to purchase it.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
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I just could not get into the story or care about the characters
This was an easy read and it was one of those books that you are hoping everything turns out well for the characters, but up until the end I was kind of thinking, "is this writer going to kill everyone instead?"
The setting is kind of hard to pin down because there are outlaws, gunslingers, and people only ride horses, but on the other hand, society seems to accept homosexuality to a degree. It seemed like maybe if society progressed with limited technology? There was a lot of mystery and magic threaded throughout the book too. It's usually not the kind of book I look for, but I really loved [b:Bird Box|18498558|Bird Box|Josh Malerman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1383949470s/18498558.jpg|26186624], and this book, while not as memorable, still left me glad I read it.
The setting is kind of hard to pin down because there are outlaws, gunslingers, and people only ride horses, but on the other hand, society seems to accept homosexuality to a degree. It seemed like maybe if society progressed with limited technology? There was a lot of mystery and magic threaded throughout the book too. It's usually not the kind of book I look for, but I really loved [b:Bird Box|18498558|Bird Box|Josh Malerman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1383949470s/18498558.jpg|26186624], and this book, while not as memorable, still left me glad I read it.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The dialogue was so stilted and purple that I couldn't get past it, so I dnf'd.