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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
Is Stephen Graham Jones my favourite modern horror writer? Absolutely.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
not for me :( hopefully one day i can come back to it and see
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Somethung that I kept thinking while reading (listening to) this book is that the title refers to the style of narrative. The variation of chapter styles and voices doesn't totally work, but reflects the cobbled-together nature of the werewolves' lives.
Very nice mix of working through 'this is how werewolves work' and more human type story of a family scraping by. I like the way they pass along an oral history that's some mix of speculation, legends, bs etc, and the occasional fragmentary info from others they meet along the way. Very enjoyable and engaging.
Not a plot-driven novel. Rather, it's a series of vignettes ranging over several years, related by the main character, who is part of a family of werewolves. Though, really, the main character is waiting to go through his first change into a werewolf. In the meantime, he, his aunt Libby and Uncle Darren move constantly, always trying to find a place to make some money and stay under the radar and safe. The three live on the edges of whatever small town they're in, and the main character spends much of the book cataloguing werewolf behaviour, while he waits and wonders why he hasn't turned yet. I hadn't realized before I began reading that there would not be much plot, so was a little frustrated by this. On the other hand, there is plenty of character stuff in this book, and an interesting and violent take on werewolf families and behaviours.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is not horror. It is a new genre … werewolf picaresque with a touch of revenge tragedy mixed in.
Heard on audiobook. At first I wasn’t a fan of the two different narrators, nor the character driven plot, but this book really grew on me and I loved it. The ending seemed more plot/action than the rest of the book, but it was welcomed.