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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
This is like a 3.75-4. I liked the book so much better than the book. I think in a world where you can't see what is going on just translates so much better in book form than movie form. The terror and dread is built up so well and really makes you feel like you are in Malories skin
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Horror is een genre dat ik normaal grotendeels vermijd, maar met de lovende kritieken over de film Bird box besloten het boek aan te schaffen en eerst dit boek te lezen. En het was zo ongelooflijk goed!
Dit boek joeg soms je de stuipen op het lijf! Maar toch wilde je verder lezen… Je raakt totaal verdiept in het boek dat je het niet meer weg wilde leggen. Het einde van het boek is wel anders dan verwacht, maar als je er over nadenkt en dat moet je na afloop van dit boek zeker, was het einde ook niet meer dan de enige oplossing…
Dit boek joeg soms je de stuipen op het lijf! Maar toch wilde je verder lezen… Je raakt totaal verdiept in het boek dat je het niet meer weg wilde leggen. Het einde van het boek is wel anders dan verwacht, maar als je er over nadenkt en dat moet je na afloop van dit boek zeker, was het einde ook niet meer dan de enige oplossing…
I loved this book! The way the book went in and out of past and present kept my attention. The ending was very short and I wish I got know more. However, easy to read and great pace of a book.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was the first horror book I’ve read that has truly scared me. The MC’s fear felt so real.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Josh Malerman puts a diabolically imaginative twist on post-apocalyptic literature with "Bird Box". In the scenario of this debut novel, the world has been plagued by a spread of mysterious "creatures" that induce a homicidal-suicidal frenzy in any human that simply sees them. Thus, in order to survive, people must avoid viewing the outside world with opened eyes at all costs. This allows for horror of particularly gut-wrenching sort, layering elements of "Room" and Jose Saramago's "Blindness" on top of zombie-movie tropes.
This is also a scenario uniquely suited for a book – it just couldn't work in a visual medium without some serious creativity. The book alternates between two narratives. The first is about gutsy heroine Malorie and two four-year-old children – all blindfolded – fleeing their home by rowboat. The second is Malorie's backstory leading up to the terrifying river journey, mostly set within a safehouse of sorts with newly pregnant Malorie and a handful of other apocalypse survivors. "Bird Box" dishes out its share of end-of-the-world clichés and facepalm-worthy character behavior, but this familiarity is excused by the intensity that Malerman sustains from the get-go. The first chapter alone is at the level of a climactic set-piece, and it nearly never lets up. In the world of "Bird Box", a jaunt to the backyard to fetch water from the well has the same rigor and nail-biting suspense of a journey to the ocean floor in a rickety submersible. Malerman excels at magnifying sensory experiences in this way. He falters at the book's close, with an ending that feels too similar to countless other stories in this mold, and with far too many questions unanswered. Perhaps he's opening the way for a sequel, but it seems like his inspiration ran a bit dry. Reservations aside, though, I can confirm "Bird Box"'s audiobook is scary enough to freak you out during a traffic-filled commute in broad daylight.
This is also a scenario uniquely suited for a book – it just couldn't work in a visual medium without some serious creativity. The book alternates between two narratives. The first is about gutsy heroine Malorie and two four-year-old children – all blindfolded – fleeing their home by rowboat. The second is Malorie's backstory leading up to the terrifying river journey, mostly set within a safehouse of sorts with newly pregnant Malorie and a handful of other apocalypse survivors. "Bird Box" dishes out its share of end-of-the-world clichés and facepalm-worthy character behavior, but this familiarity is excused by the intensity that Malerman sustains from the get-go. The first chapter alone is at the level of a climactic set-piece, and it nearly never lets up. In the world of "Bird Box", a jaunt to the backyard to fetch water from the well has the same rigor and nail-biting suspense of a journey to the ocean floor in a rickety submersible. Malerman excels at magnifying sensory experiences in this way. He falters at the book's close, with an ending that feels too similar to countless other stories in this mold, and with far too many questions unanswered. Perhaps he's opening the way for a sequel, but it seems like his inspiration ran a bit dry. Reservations aside, though, I can confirm "Bird Box"'s audiobook is scary enough to freak you out during a traffic-filled commute in broad daylight.
This book scared the hell out of me. I finished it last night and am writing after about 3 hours of nightmares. Malerman builds suspense, keeps the tension almost too high, and never cheapens any of it with easy reveals or anything like that. Really well done, and I never want to read it again (in a good way).
3.5. Clever idea, but problematic (quite a few plot holes to work out). I actually listened to this on audiobook and I liked it more as I kept listening.The suspense really built toward the end.
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No