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The Handyman Method by Andrew F. Sullivan, Nick Cutter

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queersubtext's review

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Honestly was so in love with this ride until

Rita went back to save her soggy white bread husband. It changed the vibe of the book and I went from cheering with every passing page of a sort of inverted Good For Her, to being baffled by why I was apparently supposed to give a shit about him. I already said goodbye, Trent. Jesus. And why was I left knowing literally nothing about Rita and her MANY accomplishments outside the resentful descriptions made by Soggy White Bread Husband? And the more I think about it, the more mad I am, quite frankly. I mean, I have seen Trents in Home Depot as well as so many places other than Home Depot, and it is a fucking riot - we call them "Brads" in my friend circle. And the never ending, absolutely disgusting scene with Ned and the sink?!?! INCREDIBLE OH MY GOD. I was losing it.

Currently, I feel the same way I did after reading IT; I was so involved in that story and then got hit with child group sex out of fucking nowhere and it ruined everything for me (Obviously HM is not on the same level. Some messed up things happen in this book but that is thankfully not one of them). I thought I was going to walk away on cloud 9 and rate this book 5 stars. Ultimately, it's getting 3.75 because I'd like to give it a 3 but jabroni Trent and the Ned exit deserve SO MUCH PRAISE, and since my personal criteria for 4 stars is "would I re-read this" and the answer is no, here we are.

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valent1ne's review

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3.25

Started out deeply strange but very intriguing, but I feel like the story really overcomplicated things & lost itself in the last half. Could’ve been executed a lot better imo but it was a cool concept.

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bmarie9716's review against another edition

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dark medium-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

3.5

goodnewsblues's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

caspian's review

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

kat_reads_horror's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Trent and his family move into their dream home, once inside Trent starts to see more and more flaws and issues with the house. He consults a string of Youtube videos with Handyman Hank. As the how-to videos start to become more and more unhinged, Trent quickly descends into madness while dragging his family down with him. Family secrets, absolute brutality, and clever writing made this quite an enjoyable read for bookclub.