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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
While I enjoyed the premise and the thought of being buried alive was horrifying, the pacing was entirely too slow. He makes a point to say how in a hurry the husband is to bury her, yet the story was overly drawn out. It would’ve taken the ex longer to arrive than what was portrayed. The timeline didn’t “mesh” for me. There was plenty of tension building but it was still too slow for my taste.
Pacing is super slow compared to his other works. Feels very much more like a Stephen King book than his usual stuff, which seems like a compliment but I generally find King to be long winded and unintentionally sexist.
This is a book with a fascinating concept about a really powerfully interesting woman and almost the entire book is about a male character with a very one dimensional personality. Rot and Ghost were a little bit more interesting but overall I don't understand why anyone is trying to classify this as horror. Very little tension throughout.
This is a book with a fascinating concept about a really powerfully interesting woman and almost the entire book is about a male character with a very one dimensional personality. Rot and Ghost were a little bit more interesting but overall I don't understand why anyone is trying to classify this as horror. Very little tension throughout.
I found this hard to get into. Lots of characters, short chapters jumping from one person to another. It did eventually draw me in, though.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Conceptually was into it. I didnt feel like I was connected to any of the characters and there wasn't so much suspense that I felt like I wanted to keep reading. But I haven't read any books like this one before, so it does have that going for it.
When I saw there was a map in the beginning, I knew it wasn't a horror novel as I expected it to be. It's a weird mix of genres-- the Western aspects are not my cup of tea. Other parts feel like they're inspired by Neil Gaiman, but they're not quite as good. The book's not terrible, but it's not as good as Malerman's others.
Not a bad read and definitely one that I can see getting much attention, but do be prepared for a slow burn. The suspense didn’t catch me as much as I was hoping it would, regardless it’s enjoyable as is, but just not one of my top favorites.
A bit uneven for me. I found life on the trail a lot more interesting than getting to Sleeping Beauty. Smoke is a great character.