Reviews

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

madmac1014's review against another edition

4.0

This was my first read from the author and it was a great introduction. Even though I would say this was a slow paced book I really enjoyed it. I liked that we were meandering through the narrator’s memories and leading up to the “big finish”.

bagismguru's review against another edition

4.0

3.5/5: This book is a slow burn and not what I expected at all and it left me feeling uneasy. It’s more discomforting than it is scary or anything else. It did not meet my expectations for how excited I was for this to come out but it didn’t exactly fail to meet them either. The author’s note that depression was a core theme drastically improved my opinion of it after thinking about the book through that lens. A re-read at some point will be necessary. I like the combination of the screen play and the protagonist narrative, and I already think it might be fun to read this again from just one first and then the other.

bexxboox's review against another edition

3.0

There is an irony in listening to the audiobook version of a book narrated by a character narrating his own audiobook. I did enjoy this one! I think it could have been pushed a bit more for a book literally titled Horror Movie. The ending was great.

boos_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

morguebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

brownh's review against another edition

2.0

I love Paul Tremblay, but this one just didn’t do it for me.

emmasax17's review against another edition

4.0

Okay this actually slayed (no pun intended) 10/10 would recommend listening to in audio book format though.

The narration and voice acting was amazing and the novel feels like it is meant to be read aloud to get the full effect.

Pleasantly surprised, well played Paul

christinamapes's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the way the story was told (different timelines, table read of a script) and it definitely kept my attention, but the ending felt so weird to me.

mamasquare's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

bigal_hello's review against another edition

4.0

You know I ENJOYED THIS.

Spooky. Easy to follow. Awesome fricken ending.