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The Pallbearers Club: A Novel by Paul Tremblay

25 reviews

woweewhoa's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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catstead's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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alylentz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is so strange and unique and I didn't know how I felt about it until the very end, which won me over in a big way. I do think this is a very specific book that will be too weird for many: not quite horror, not quite coming of age, etc., and I did put it down a couple times before finally committing, but I know I will continue to think about this.  
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leanne_miron's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ireadinbed's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

My enjoyment of this book vascilated wildly over the course of reading.

I didnt enjoy the voice of the main point of view and i felt misled by the reviews that led me to read it because it was very little about the titular club and i was super into that idea. Lol. 

But im also super interested in the new england vampire panic so i started off kind of excited but it just got less and less interesting as the story devolved into 20 years of . . .depression i guess? By the end i was just disappointed because nothing really revealed or solidified and im a reader who prefers things to be less amorphous i guess. 

I did really enjoy the final pages from the Possible vampires perspective. True or not it was very touching!

The style of the actual writing was not really for me. (Though i loved the atypical formatting and totally want to read more books that are annotated by characters that reveal the narrators reliability!) I think i probably wont revisit the author. 
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karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

How I feel upon finishing this book, “No thoughts, head empty.”

My rating may change at a later date after sitting with my final thoughts, but I really did not care about this story or these characters. A shame to be honest because the premise of this book was so intriguing! 

I’m bummed this didn’t do it for me but I still plan to read from this author in the future.
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katiecat22's review against another edition

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funny mysterious slow-paced
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4.0

I loved the way this was written as a memoir with Mercy commenting on parts and on each chapter in longer form in her own narrative voice. The ending could certainly be a bit ambiguous—are they vampires?—but in my read, I think Mercy was one. I did enjoy the high school timeline more than the post-college timeline, which dragged down my rating a bit. The first third of the book was a 5 star. Overall, I loved this one and the characters.
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ravenpuff's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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ashlynhu's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-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

3.25

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thndrkat's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m feeling lukewarm about this book. I liked the 80s and 90s references, that it revolves around a friendship, and that this weird punk kid found actual meaning in working at funeral homes. And I did enjoy the ending, although getting there was a slog at times. But I didn’t find the story thrilling, horrifying, psychological, or any of the other marketing and genre words used to describe it. Even when the narrator was feeling scared and horrified, I didn’t feel that way. It’s actually quite a slow and introspective narrative, and is very light on plot. 
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