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ceruleanstar's review against another edition
4.0
4 estrelas
(Vou fazer uma resenha bonitinha, mas, por enquanto: É um livro bom? Não sei dizer. Me entreteve? Muito. Às vezes isso é o suficiente.)
(Vou fazer uma resenha bonitinha, mas, por enquanto: É um livro bom? Não sei dizer. Me entreteve? Muito. Às vezes isso é o suficiente.)
ryleeoxo's review
4.0
First 550 pages amazing and horrific and so good. Last half; oddly religious. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t my favourite book. I’m glad I have it and read it it was great for what I liked and I gave it 4 because of that, but the end was a bit lacklustre.
abriellehigh's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
xchurrox's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Content Warnings
courtneyjane's review
2.0
I had the misfortune of choosing this book as an audiobook. 23 long hours later and I have finally reached the end. This book started out with an intriguing premise, however, it quickly turned into redundancy and shock horror. Chbosky tried to paint horrific scenes, but when it is done every other page the shock wears off and the effect starts to become humorous. The build up to the real action of this book was short, which meant the majority of the book was me waiting for a resolution. The "twists" were predictable and mundane. By the end of the book I was checking to see how many hours were left to listen to quite often. Also if I have to hear the words "blue moon" or "death is coming" again I may scream.
keen's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Car accident, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Gun violence
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual harassment
casualshino's review
3.5
Excellent story telling and imagery that really makes you feel sympathetic towards the main characters. The obvious love and deconstruction of Christianity is a treat; a bit on the nose at times but I think it’s meant to read that way. Some reviews here complained about the length, but I think it helps draw the reader into the world of Mill Creek.
There are a few moments where the dialogue seems a bit off… characters saying things that no one would really say in a conversation, or that copy and pasting sentences was easier than having characters speak differently. That brings me to what really bothered me. The formatting.
I get it’s cool, and I know why he does it, but it’s distracting and annoying to read. There are so many underlines, quotations and italics that it’s hard not jump around on the page, then when you get it the half way mark he dials it to 100. Random capitalizations, font changes, and symbols.
Another ‘negative’- it felt like a Stephen King book. I liked The Perks of Being A Wallflower(Go read that debut novel, much better than this) it had its own unique touch as an author. The entire time I read this I kept thinking ‘Man, this reads like a Stephen King Book’ and I would talk to my fiancé about how it isn’t necessarily bad, I just wanted something more… unique?
Get to the QA at the end of the book and he is talking about how much he appreciates King. And it shows.
All in all, I liked reading his take into horror, and I’m looking forward to another book from this Author to see what’s left in his “Trinity” before I cast my final judgement.
There are a few moments where the dialogue seems a bit off… characters saying things that no one would really say in a conversation, or that copy and pasting sentences was easier than having characters speak differently. That brings me to what really bothered me. The formatting.
I get it’s cool, and I know why he does it, but it’s distracting and annoying to read. There are so many underlines, quotations and italics that it’s hard not jump around on the page, then when you get it the half way mark he dials it to 100. Random capitalizations, font changes, and symbols.
Another ‘negative’- it felt like a Stephen King book. I liked The Perks of Being A Wallflower(Go read that debut novel, much better than this) it had its own unique touch as an author. The entire time I read this I kept thinking ‘Man, this reads like a Stephen King Book’ and I would talk to my fiancé about how it isn’t necessarily bad, I just wanted something more… unique?
Get to the QA at the end of the book and he is talking about how much he appreciates King. And it shows.
All in all, I liked reading his take into horror, and I’m looking forward to another book from this Author to see what’s left in his “Trinity” before I cast my final judgement.
maevekilcarr's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
2.5
The first half, phenomenal. The story just took a nosedive in the second half unfortunately