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kayteeem's review against another edition
It took me a long time to get started on this one.
I loved all the detail and sense of place. I got a real sense of being in a beach town in the off-season.
The characters were well thought out, even if I didn't *like* them very much. The adults weren't reprehensible to the extent of, say "Gone Girl", but none of them were very happy people that I particularly wanted to spend much time with.
I did like the fantastic/creepy elements, and again, the author did a good job capturing the creepy factor.
Regarding the end of the book:
I loved all the detail and sense of place. I got a real sense of being in a beach town in the off-season.
The characters were well thought out, even if I didn't *like* them very much. The adults weren't reprehensible to the extent of, say "Gone Girl", but none of them were very happy people that I particularly wanted to spend much time with.
I did like the fantastic/creepy elements, and again, the author did a good job capturing the creepy factor.
Regarding the end of the book:
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I did not expect the twist at the end, and in retrospect wished there had been a few more indications within the rest of the story, especially the parts from Nick's point of view. And the "monsters" didn't horrify me nearly as much as Holly's actions in the very last paragraph.redsilva95's review
1.0
O conceito do livro é bacana, mas o ritmo é muuuuuuuito arrastado e lento por ser muito descritivo. Poucos diálogos, muita descrição, e flashbacks. O final, que todos dizem ser surpreendente, tem uma baita reviravolta...mas eu previ essa revelação na metade da leitura. O principal ponto negativo pra mim? Se a história tem um ritmo lento os personagens tem que ser interessantes o suficiente pra me manter preso. Aqui não gostei de nenhum personagem. Ou eles eram um artifício barato pra solucionar algo mais fácil, ou eram burros demais (clichês de filmes de terror) que me irritavam. E certos aspectos da trama não foram bem desenrolados. Enfim, atmosfera boa, execução falha. Talvez se fosse um conto funcionaria melhor.
jinn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
outravida's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fiestada's review against another edition
3.0
I kinda couldn't put it down, but I didn't care for the resolution.
kittehloaf's review against another edition
3.0
It really wasn't a bad book and I wanted to like it. It just felt like the story really dragged on for myself and it felt like a chore to finish it.
Don't get me wrong though! The imagery was really amazing and vivid! But it just wasn't the book for me.
Don't get me wrong though! The imagery was really amazing and vivid! But it just wasn't the book for me.
je_fancyb's review against another edition
These people will not shut the fuck up about how much they resent their autistic kid. It's so boring to read 200 pages of ”Oh poor me, I wish my kid was normal”
the_dubious_muse's review against another edition
3.0
I wouldn't really call this a "literary" thriller but it kept my interest.
lyrareadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
More a 3.5 Good atmospheric horror and great audio-narration, but a bit wandering at times. Several threads remained untied.
nyx89's review against another edition
2.0
Really did not like the author's style. Dialogue was stilted. Author obviously abused a thesaurus at times. Characters were almost all unlikable, except, ironically, for Nick. Ending was interesting, but I figured it out about 2/3rds of the way through. There are way better horror novels out there. This one was just too slow for my tastes. Honestly, nothing much really happens throughout the whole novel. There's really no plot, and some major elements of the story just get dropped before the end with no resolution or closure. Also, who the eff names their kid Jack Peter? And his many other obnoxious nicknames...J.P...even Jip? Jip, really? Shouldn't be such a huge deal, but it irked me through the whole novel. I'm being rather generous by giving this 2 stars. It's really more like 1.5. Give this one a pass.