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The Black Phone: Stories by Joe Hill

dee_cee's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

gardengorgon37's review against another edition

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

4.0

smatthew459's review against another edition

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

4.0

mads_gates's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

crystalllite's review against another edition

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4.0

I am a sucker for short stories. I must say that when Joe Hill emerged I was skeptical. Stephen King's son is a writer? A horror writer? It seemed like two frighteners from the same family would be too much to ask for but I was wrong. The force is strong with this one, friends, and where the father made us afraid of the familiar, so Joe Hill turns his own sort of trick. I wasn't scared the whole time, but he caught my attention and as desensitized as I am, that is truly something.

pennygale's review against another edition

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4.0

Not too scary, which is perfect for me. Eerie, for sure. A great October read.

magis1105's review

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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? It's complicated

2.0

sincrusade's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

noesbookishthings's review against another edition

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3.0

This is why I don't normally read short story compilations, because some of them are incredible, and others, not so much. I especially loved the first and last stories and the one about the blue lady. There was a bug one I even liked a bit. I liked how many of the stories took turns I didn't see coming and really stuck in my head. But there were several that simply make any sense to me, like the one about the trees and the couple reunited at the filming of a George Romero movie. Others I liked, but their endings were left TOO open. And I guess I was expecting more horror and the book was more suspense.

yittiesmcfly's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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