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chicks50's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
odin45mp's review against another edition
3.0
Had some depth to the generational and small-town-America divides, along with plenty of YA-appropriate blood and gore. Took a while to get going but once it started, the last ~60% of the book flew by.
katenbooks's review against another edition
2.0
you know when you wanna like a book so badly but you just can’t. yeah. that’s this book.
the premise is so good and i feel like it had so much potential. but the characters are flat and one-dimensional, making the story unbearable to get through. also, literally nothing happens for half the book. like it takes one hundred and odd pages for anything interesting to happen
also. no teenagers act like this. this is literally just what adults think being a teen is. the teenagers are so badly written it’s embarassing to read. stop writing teenagers like they’re stupid, self-centered babies whose worlds revolve around social media and live-streaming. it’s getting old.
may i suggest another book that has well written characters, a rural setting, and gory kills? there’s someone inside your house by stephanie perkins
the premise is so good and i feel like it had so much potential. but the characters are flat and one-dimensional, making the story unbearable to get through. also, literally nothing happens for half the book. like it takes one hundred and odd pages for anything interesting to happen
also. no teenagers act like this. this is literally just what adults think being a teen is. the teenagers are so badly written it’s embarassing to read. stop writing teenagers like they’re stupid, self-centered babies whose worlds revolve around social media and live-streaming. it’s getting old.
may i suggest another book that has well written characters, a rural setting, and gory kills? there’s someone inside your house by stephanie perkins
robi6icarus's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.0
mellyfoo89's review against another edition
4.0
Perfect for a spooky read. Plenty of blood and gore with a small town feel.
slowpoke's review against another edition
2.0
realizing i dont like slasher books its just hard to translate actually caring about characters in a book than it is in a movie
rachel_langella's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
This is YA horror with teen protagonists, and it's on the ham-handed side. Plus Cesare uses some of the stylistic tics that annoy me most, like using exclamation marks in exposition and using descriptors instead of names.
It's a fast read and pretty fun, and I was like, "WTF am I reading?" a few times. It's a generational conflict microcosm with clown suits, a popcorn horror novel trying to add depth to the slasher element with neon sign social commentary.
Overall, pretty good, but I'm not invested enough to check out the sequels.
It's a fast read and pretty fun, and I was like, "WTF am I reading?" a few times. It's a generational conflict microcosm with clown suits, a popcorn horror novel trying to add depth to the slasher element with neon sign social commentary.
Overall, pretty good, but I'm not invested enough to check out the sequels.
rose_android97's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
heather_boo's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. This is a great Halloween season read. There was momentum to keep the pages turning however improbable the premise seemed. I was able to suspend my disbelief knowing I was in this for horror reading fun. Really, with a title like Clown in a Cornfield you know this is going to keep you up late.