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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
A real snooze fest I'M SORRY.
The writing style did not do it for me at all. Someone said it was too modern for them. Not necessarily how I see it but there was just a very certain oddness to it—certain words, names, that seemed too close to now than to then.
The characters were lackluster. Yes, this is all based on the movie but it should be able to stand on its own two feet. Despite it all, I could not differentiate between most of the cast.
Creepiness was good but not out of this world.
I'm just very picky about my reads at the moment. Sorry that my bad mood fell upon this book.
The writing style did not do it for me at all. Someone said it was too modern for them. Not necessarily how I see it but there was just a very certain oddness to it—certain words, names, that seemed too close to now than to then.
The characters were lackluster. Yes, this is all based on the movie but it should be able to stand on its own two feet. Despite it all, I could not differentiate between most of the cast.
Creepiness was good but not out of this world.
I'm just very picky about my reads at the moment. Sorry that my bad mood fell upon this book.
Felt too modern. The tone of the narration, the way the characters spoke, their names (Cathy and Ralph?). It was impossible for me to get immersed in the story.
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's difficult not to compare the book to the film, but the story easily translates between the two mediums. The film's visceral power is reeled in a little, as it seems Wynne-Simmons has had plenty of time to marinate his characters and themes. A quiet sense of foreboding permeates the majority of the book as the narrative rattles along, at times a little too quickly; a bit more of what life was like before Ralph plowed that field, or how the villagers understood the Old Ways, could have enriched the events that unfold.
My favourite part of the book was how Wynne-Simmons contrasts pastoral imagery with the rot and decay of the land beneath the green and pleasant surface. There is something typically English in that dichotomy and a closer reading might reveal a more topical subtext.
My favourite part of the book was how Wynne-Simmons contrasts pastoral imagery with the rot and decay of the land beneath the green and pleasant surface. There is something typically English in that dichotomy and a closer reading might reveal a more topical subtext.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated