190 reviews for:

Whistle

Linwood Barclay

4.14 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark medium-paced
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
dark medium-paced
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I went into this book completely blind, not knowing anything except for the fact that Stephen King blurbed it. I don’t want to give too much away in terms of the plot; however, this is told from two different timelines and multiple POVs. This had everything you love about a classic horror movie or novel; it was creepy, eerie, and sinister. As I turned the pages and got further into the story, I could almost hear the choo-choo of the train getting closer and closer. In parts it did drag on just a little bit, but everything came together beautifully in the end. I would absolutely love to see this one turned into a horror film.
dark tense slow-paced
dark mysterious tense medium-paced