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dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A good old-fashioned horror book in the Stephen King vein. Fun schlocky plot, likeable characters and a genuinely tense plot. I removed a star, however, for the book's depiction of women. Like King, Wilson has trouble writing women realistically. I lost count of the number of times women's nipples were mentioned. The main male character is stripped of his clothes at one point, but male nudity is never objectified in the same way. He has 2 great female characters, but they're often reduced down to their body parts and there's a gang rape (which isn't dwelt on in much detail fortunately) that the female character it happens to largely brushes off- no trauma here folks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Antisemitism, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Rape, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
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