Reviews

Mystery Walk by Robert R. McCammon

sjgomzi's review

4.0

4.5 stars

kidclamp's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book wasn't bad, but neither was it compelling. A story of a young Choctaw boy growing into manhood and discovering his family's history of powers to hear and heal ghosts. 
There are interesting moments, and the overall battle between good and evil is compelling, but there are a few too many plots to follow, and it gets muddy and then resolved too quickly. 

dylan_dr3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

readandlisten's review against another edition

4.0

Terrific early work by McCammon.

terrik_409's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Just a note for others looking for diverse books, I wouldn't call this book diverse even though the main character and his mother are part Native American. All of other characters of any significance/speaking parts are white. And his father and his father's friends are Klan members.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Xenophobia

bookjerm's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this one! It reminded me of early Stephen King, and why I fell in love with this genre. I think RM writes small town folks just as well as SK himself.

Two boys with different abilities, their “mystery walk,” are each tormented by an evil entity named the shape changer who is evil incarnate.

I really liked how the author used religion as a tool for evil to separate and manipulate people as this has always been my experience with religion.

dmiller8980's review against another edition

3.0

I was a little disappointed in this book. It’s my least favorite from Robert McCammon, and I am a huge fan.

mnyberg's review against another edition

4.0

Another solid McCammon story but the ending was a bit anti-climatic on this one.

littlelibraryofhorrors's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

crystallovesbooksmore's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

2.0