Reviews

Dispatch by Bentley Little

roemied's review

3.0

I loved the original idea of this book and there was so much that the author could’ve done with it. Instead, I found myself loathing the protagonist and not caring what happened to him.

This story goes full ‘Twilight Zone’ quickly and stays there for the remainder of the book.

kvltprincess's review

5.0

Very very very good! This was my first Bentley Little book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The pacing was excellent, the main character's story had me hooked from the beginning, despite him not being a very nice person, the sense of foreboding was very well done, and

Spoiler

The Ultimate Letter Writer was a very creepy and original design for a monster

! I had a great time reading this, and am looking forward to trying more of Little's work!

wombat_88's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

goobersmom57's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lisaluvsliterature's review

3.0

Another one I've read but didn't remember, so giving it 3 stars.

granolagina's review

1.0

Horrible book, not a thriller or horror plot. Just lots of boredom.

laneylegz's review

2.0

I really wasn't sure how to categorize this book. It's a little horror, conspiracy, fiction, ..... It was also too long & a little boring. Jason is a guy who likes to write letters. Starting at a young age he is a master craftsman for writing letters. Throughout his life he wrote to a pen pal, complaints so he could get free stuff, threatening letters to get politicians & policies changed, letters to get people removed from job, movie reviews, music reviews, etc. We go on a journey with him & his letter writing that lands him a job with a nameless company that eventually all he does it write letters day in & day out BUT there is something amiss. The book was bizarre after that and really not worth the read

macbean221b's review

4.0

This is probably the least scary Bentley Little book I’ve read (and I’ve read a lot of them) but I think it might be one of my top three. I find this especially impressive because for almost the entire book I sort of really hated the character telling the story.

innae's review

4.0

Another great read from Little. I didn't like our hero in the beginning, and really for most of the book, he was a bit of an ass. I was happy to see that change, and he began to become more of a human being. In fact, I think near the end he redeemed himself (if he started back down the bad path by the end well, that is another story).

themadmaiden's review

2.0

The ending was strange and got annoying at times. There were some good points though. An interesting premise.

Though I kept thinking the main character would be Kira.