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Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

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guillevaldata's review against another edition

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3.0

never forget to take your meds!!

chaotic_tumbleweed's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

jammy_sam's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-paced

3.5

Brief Summary: Teen prank involving mannequin goes very, very wrong.

My Thoughts: Wow what a wild ride this was. I'm glad I didn't know anything about this novella before diving into it! I really doubt this was the right place to start with Stephen Graham Jones, but here we are anyways and I had a pretty good time. I thought Sawyer's narration was entertaining and I was very quickly surprised by the direction of the story. It's funny in its absurdity, it's disturbing, and it satisfied the horror story itch I needed scratched. Given the fact that this is only a novella, there really isn't much more I can say without getting into spoilers! It was just a silly good time for me.

Who This Book is For: I might suggest this book to readers who like spooky stories that don't necessarily take themselves too seriously (think: stories told by a campfire but also campy teen slashers?). Readers who enjoy fast-paced, twisty horror with mysterious elements may find something to like in this one. Those who enjoy first person narration - especially when that narrator is unreliable may also get a kick out of Night of the Mannequins!

callmeromo's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Stephen Graham Jones does it again! This short and fast paced story is full of funny lines, inner dialogue, and unexpected events. Going into it, I thought it would be much scarier, not to say this isn't scary, but in a different way. The horror in this book was more terrifying and disquieting than outright horror, which I really like too. The unexpected twists and turns were fun to read through and you never really know what's exactly true and what's imaginary, or is it? Jones does so well with the dialogue and not writing too much in the form of details, and his manifestations of horrors and atrocities are impeccable. Great book, quick read, I thoroughly enjoyed this one, thanks Stephen Graham Jones!

maegani's review against another edition

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dark funny 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

3.0

msrcreation's review against another edition

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4.5

I went into this with just the title as my knowledge of the plot. So I was shocked but didn't hate the direction it ends up going. Listening to Sawyer's mind talk himself into all of this was so interesting and disturbing. The murders were violent and even just his conversations about how he would kill someone were pretty dark. I loved it though. It's dark and twisted and fun. I honestly just wish it was longer. I would easily have read hundreds and hundreds of pages for this story.