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Dark Harvest

Norman Partridge

3.51 AVERAGE

ninebookishlives's review against another edition

3.0

dark

mnichols_2's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Complicated

ashmeanything's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow. Whatever is making this show up on my radar more than a decade later, the attention is well-deserved. I was absolutely smitten by the dark, evocative imagery that reached out of the pages and lodged itself into my mind. Using second-person narration was a clever and perfect choice that amplified the horror even more. There's not a lot to say about this book besides that it was excellent. Simple, effective, and memorable. I couldn't ask for more.

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hubris_and_hamartia's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

myka's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

rachel_langella's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Diverse cast of characters: No

A great book for spooky season! The tone and style of the book are very Stephen King coded, given the book focused on a group of boys (with a token girl) facing horror in a small town in 1963, and it has some linguistic similarities to King as well. The narrator's voice is conversational, and it's almost like you're being told a story. I can see why it got turned into a movie; it's the kind of narrative that transitions to audio or film well.

Overall, the plot gives me "The Lottery" meets Stephen King. There's some element of social commentary, but it doesn't delve terribly deep. It's a good, quick popcorn type of book.