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leynaodell's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a solid 3.5 stars for me. I absolutely loved the characters at the beginning. In fact, when I was like 40-50% done with this book, I would have given it a solid 4 stars, if not 4.5. However, the characters let me down after the halfway point. There were a couple of spots that were gory/tough to read, but for the most part, the horror aspect wasn't that bad for me. I'm not a huge horror fan, so perhaps I liked the beginning when it hadn't delved too much into that genre.
stephmarlowe's review against another edition
Characters are unlikeable, especially the men, the "horror" was mostly gross.
kayla_kamldecker's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book cleverly combined horror, suspense, humor, and social commentary. I was surprised to learn that the author is a white man as this book directly addresses the way white people dismiss and take advantage of black people, the way men dismiss and take advantage of women, and the way money rules all.
Unfortunately the first half of the book was incredibly slow and difficult for me to get through. The book picked up more around the 60% mark. The pacing was uneven, and many scemes/chapters were superfluous. This might be a good book to study in an English class or discuss in a book club, but I likely will not read it again.
I think this book would be excellent adapted to the big screen.
Unfortunately the first half of the book was incredibly slow and difficult for me to get through. The book picked up more around the 60% mark. The pacing was uneven, and many scemes/chapters were superfluous. This might be a good book to study in an English class or discuss in a book club, but I likely will not read it again.
I think this book would be excellent adapted to the big screen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Child death, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia
notkellyprice's review against another edition
5.0
I had a blast reading this! Hendrix outdid himself
katieeleanore's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mia_asc's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
jenn_amanda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Addiction, Misogyny, Murder, Child death, Gore, Classism, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, and Suicide
coraboric's review against another edition
4.0
Surprised by how good this was - incredibly readable, but also some excellent, insightful commentary (from a guy!) on the expectations placed on women and mothers, and the real danger that exists in that. The vampire's pretty bad, but is he really worse than her husband?