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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
clive barker writing each of these fucked up little stories: “haha wouldn’t it be super fucked up if this happened? that would be bonkers lol. anyways”
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
"Garrow was entranced by the vastness of this moon. He looked from eye to eye, and then to the wet slits that were its nose, and finally, in a childish terror, down to that mouth. God, that mouth. It was so wide, so cavernous it seemed to split the head in two as it opened. That was Thomas Garrow's last thought. That the moon was splitting in two, and falling out of the sky on top of him."
Okay, that's it. Clive Barker has won writing. No one else should even try
Okay, that's it. Clive Barker has won writing. No one else should even try
It's a bundle of short stories that range in quality. Some are very good, but others are really bad about throwing in unnecessary s*x appeal to try and add to the spook.
challenging
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Even though I've read a couple of Barker books before I wasn't sure what to expect from this collection as it was something I had heard quite a lot about and had seen some of the movie adaptions. I was very pleased with what I had read.
The first two volumes are fantastic with imagery which even with today's standards of CGI would struggle to replicate for the screen. Most of the stories I found had an amazing closing line. More than once I would finish a story and think "How the hell does he do it?"
The third volume is the weakest. I liked the first story which had some pretty interesting imagery. One of the things Barker does well is to create original monsters and here he was able to suffuse body horror with ... I best not spoil it, plus I can't describe it!
But Rawhead Rex was a major turn off. The movie was absolutely awful and the story was no better. I would have given this book 5 stars if it weren't for the final volume. The other stories are worth a read but skip - and I mean this - SKIP Rawhead Rex.
The first two volumes are fantastic with imagery which even with today's standards of CGI would struggle to replicate for the screen. Most of the stories I found had an amazing closing line. More than once I would finish a story and think "How the hell does he do it?"
The third volume is the weakest. I liked the first story which had some pretty interesting imagery. One of the things Barker does well is to create original monsters and here he was able to suffuse body horror with ... I best not spoil it, plus I can't describe it!
But Rawhead Rex was a major turn off. The movie was absolutely awful and the story was no better. I would have given this book 5 stars if it weren't for the final volume. The other stories are worth a read but skip - and I mean this - SKIP Rawhead Rex.
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes