Reviews

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

paintedbypicasso's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

daniem's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

readingwmiles's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 R.L. Stine’s Fear Street series meets Frankenstein. No I will not elaborate

dandyxo's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.0

kait907's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

natburns33's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

aimeebowen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

haleea's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.5

i just wanted to read a story about a haunted mannequin :/

kblum15's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

melsbookshelves03's review against another edition

5.0

I was saving this one for a day where I could read it in one sitting which is exactly what I did. SGJ's writing style gels so well with me now that I flew through this shorter work (novella?) in no time at all. I went into this one pretty much blind but figured it had to do with a killer mannequin of some kind. I was perhaps picturing the first episode of the rebooted Doctor Who, haha. It isn't like that at all and actually had a bit more to say on mental health than I thought. Really great premise and even in the short amount of pages I felt the friendship these characters had for each other. It's a slasher. It's Stephen Graham Jones. Read it.