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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Tense, bleak, fast-paced—this was such an interesting read. It’s super short, but has a full story in it, where you’re on that river with those two characters, seeing and hearing everything they do.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A short story about two travellers on the Danube and their experience with a wild, unseen malevolence.
Blackwood is a master at describing the beauty, awe, and terror of the natural world, and 'The Willows' showcases this ability perfectly.
Blackwood is a master at describing the beauty, awe, and terror of the natural world, and 'The Willows' showcases this ability perfectly.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
The only reason it’s not 5 stars is because of the description of the Danube river that was just waaaay too long. Otherwise, this slapped.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Reminiscent in several ways of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy and published > 100 years before it.
This story got creepier and creepier. Towards the end my heart was racing. Fans of Lovecraft will like this...no surprise since Lovecraft himself loved it. Very thick on environment and the unknown.