Reviews

Ghastle and Yule by Josh Malerman

kimblefairy1989's review against another edition

3.0

Another novella, I read this because it's tacked onto the end of Bird Box.

I enjoyed the story line and did find it a little creepy but nothing overly scary.

dolcezzina21's review against another edition

4.0

Josh Malerman is so clever. He always tells a unique story.

zeecorster's review

4.0

3.5 stars, if I'm honest. I'm always a sucker for books about movies, and this was an ambiguous and enjoyable little romp about warring horror-film directors in the 60s—didn't particularly care for the ending, but I'm not sure how else it could have bowed out.

holytash's review

3.0

I think I liked it but it was a little boring sometimes.

julie7's review

1.0

Read this in paperback, not a kindle as this states. Electronic reading is just not for me.

This was dreadful... haven't a clue what it was all about! 😂 

janwe's review

1.0

I wanted so much more of the story... I thought the overall concept of rivalry between two film directors, and the rising competition that leads to jealousy and madness, was very interesting. I also enjoyed the prospect of a discussion of competition and stolen ideas was very interesting. However, there was simply not enough of that. Instead I felt I was reading summaries and analyses of film scenes. I was quiet bored for most of the time.

taniabotes's review

2.0

I absolutely loved Bird Box by this author, even though horror is not my genre of choice. Unable to sleep a few nights ago, I was going through the kindle shorts and noticed this and on impulse just pressed the buy button. It definitely took me out of my comfort zone, but if this was a full-sized novel I don't think I would be able to finish it. If you're a fan of horror movies, this is a must read.

drywit's review

5.0

This came as a bonus story in my copy of Bird Box, and simply put, I loved it.

miniaturephilosopher's review

4.0

I couldn't decide between 3 and 4 stars, so let's call it 3.5.
I enjoyed reading this, and I appreciated the amount of thought put into it. The ending felt a predictable and a little anti-climactic, but this wasn't the kind of roller coaster of a book that I felt needed a crazy reveal or twist or something. The way it went was how I expected it to go, but that wasn't entirely a bad thing.

loucadoslivros's review

4.0

É difícil pra mim opinar de forma mais neutra pois eu não costumo gostar de livros biográficos e por mais que este conto seja de ficção, essa é a forma adotada do conto.
Ele trata sobre dois cineastas dos anos 50/60 de terror, que começam uma disputa pelo melhor filme de terror da época. A competição começa com simples comparação entre livros mas aos poucos vai se tornando pessoal e misteriosa.
Como historia eu gostei bastante, principalmente quando a coisa começa a ficar mais pessoal. Nesta parte fiquei presa na historia. Só acho que teria sido mais prazeroso, para meu gosto pessoal, se fosse mais em forma de historia mesmo, terceira pessoa ou que a primeira pessoa fosse um dos cineastas
Também fiquei muito curiosa de ver os filmes citados hehe