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sunnybopeep's review against another edition
2.75
A little slow and a lotta corny, but it was kind of nice in a well-rounded story kinda way.
Wish the FREAKS had been more important. :(
Wish the FREAKS had been more important. :(
avalon111's review against another edition
2.0
Starts off well, but ends with a Stephen King Carrie-like battle that unfortunately echoes the ending in one of his short stories.
This was Tom's only completed novel before he passed away. I'm sure he was capable of better, but Blind Voices just isn't a classic.
This was Tom's only completed novel before he passed away. I'm sure he was capable of better, but Blind Voices just isn't a classic.
jcovey's review against another edition
5.0
Heard about this one from a GRRM interview where he explained that Reamys sudden death is what spurred him to abandon teaching and take up writing full time. I can see why the two would have gotten along so well, feels very Martin-esque. The character focused world building, the civilized surface over shocking violence and cruelty, the sensuality, the rationalistic take on the supernatural.
A lovely yarn. The story is ultimately a little formulaic, but the journey is one I'm sure I'll remember.
A lovely yarn. The story is ultimately a little formulaic, but the journey is one I'm sure I'll remember.
kellymfitzgerald's review against another edition
2.0
I wish that Tom Reamy had lived to create a final draft of this. The writing and pacing are both clunky, but the story is great.
nwhyte's review against another edition
http://nhw.livejournal.com/952841.html[return][return]Blind Voices is set in the same fictional Kansas town that forms the background to several of the short stories, but it doesn't really matter for continuity purposes: a travelling freak show comes to town, and brings sex and death in its wake. Some people have described it as Bardburyesque, but I think Reamy actually does better than Bradbury in some respects - in particular, the tone of horror is more gripping where Bradbury sometimes risks becoming twee. The book was apparently not completely finished at Reamy's death, but this was not obvious to me; there's a little unevenness of pacing, but I'd put that down to it being a first novel. Gripping and memorable.
horscht's review against another edition
3.0
The book starts really well, creating a dense and eerie atmosphere. It is a pleasure to read how the circus intrudes into the monotonous world of a rural Kansas community, creating excitement first and horror soon after.
While progressing, you increasingly get the feeling, that this book did not completely stand the test of time. I am sure I would have given maximum rating 30 years ago....
While progressing, you increasingly get the feeling, that this book did not completely stand the test of time. I am sure I would have given maximum rating 30 years ago....
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