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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
"She waits to fall, not from the sky, but from the tenuous strands of Now. Falling is the easiest thing in the world. It’s only a matter of remembering not to hold on."
dark
mysterious
slow-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
At moments this was an interesting and enthralling read, while others were that but somewhat confusing. I may have been in the wrong state of mind to read this book as the prose was quite wonderful. I will come back to this author another time.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found this book looking at recommendations for cosmic/lovecraftian horror. Specificall the author, though this ebook was the only one available through the library. I did not connect with the story at all to the point I don't even know ow what to say. I liked some of the writing. The characters weren't interesting at all. But I kind of enjoyed the bonding of The Signalman and whatshername at the end. Felt depressing and pointless and also kind of silly overall. Some of the imagary writing I enjoyed at least.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well, that was weird and I’m not quite sure what I just read. It was science fiction that read more like a horror story (of which I usually steer clear of, not a fan of scary). It almost felt like an episode of the X-Files or the Twilight Zone. The story is short, however, which encouraged me to press on as I figured the book would need to get to the point pretty quick. So stick with it as after three chapters I had a pretty good idea where the author was taking us.
The story jumps back and forth in time but the author is helpful in sharing the date of the current action at the beginning of each chapter. Being a short story that is quite mysterious there isn’t much time to become invested in any character but I did find myself drawn to Signalman and could see a series of these short stories that feature him handling these strange cases.
I’m not quite sure what or if there was a point to the story, besides being entertaining, as the story is almost as mysterious at the end as it is at the beginning. This is a book that holds its plot close as it slowly discloses what is going on. It is one of those books that lingers in your mind as you try to figure out what the heck you just read.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an honest reveiw.
The story jumps back and forth in time but the author is helpful in sharing the date of the current action at the beginning of each chapter. Being a short story that is quite mysterious there isn’t much time to become invested in any character but I did find myself drawn to Signalman and could see a series of these short stories that feature him handling these strange cases.
I’m not quite sure what or if there was a point to the story, besides being entertaining, as the story is almost as mysterious at the end as it is at the beginning. This is a book that holds its plot close as it slowly discloses what is going on. It is one of those books that lingers in your mind as you try to figure out what the heck you just read.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher for an honest reveiw.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced