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dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
It starts out great, drags more than a bit halfway, and has a GREAT climax and ending!!!!
Many people thought the ending didn't pay off, but I think the opposite... I have this tendency of loving Paul Tremblay's endings regardless of how controversial they are, they are just perfect for me.
TCATEOTW is still my personal favorite Tremblay book, but I'm sure whether I enjoyed AHFOG or this book more, i definitely disliked somethings (mostly the blog entries) about AHFOG but it was SO GOOD overall while I didn't dislike anything about this book, just that it dragged (you have to power through it for a bit) and in fact like I've mentioned several times now the last third was perfect, couldn't put it down from then on.
Many people thought the ending didn't pay off, but I think the opposite... I have this tendency of loving Paul Tremblay's endings regardless of how controversial they are, they are just perfect for me.
TCATEOTW is still my personal favorite Tremblay book, but I'm sure whether I enjoyed AHFOG or this book more, i definitely disliked somethings (mostly the blog entries) about AHFOG but it was SO GOOD overall while I didn't dislike anything about this book, just that it dragged (you have to power through it for a bit) and in fact like I've mentioned several times now the last third was perfect, couldn't put it down from then on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Religious bigotry, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
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