Reviews

Amigo imaginario by Stephen Chbosky

kathrynsjournal's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0

450+ pages too long, repetitive, no clear plot…nor point.

catriona176's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.25

I started listening to this at the same time as I was reading Needful Things by Stephen King and as the books are quite similar in some of the themes I feel like this suffered as the result. The basic story is relatively engaging though I found the Christian symbolism a bit bit heavy-handed.

priceliketag's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

There’s a 4 star book in here somewhere amongst all of the repetitive world-building. It’s just so long.

katie_kelz's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

dadverine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Anyone who thinks this book is christian propaganda is an idiot. For one thing, it is clearly criticizing fundamentalism. For another thing, fundies would want this banned for heresy.
With that out of the way, i think this book was tense and stressful in the way a long horror should be. The imagery was incredible and I loved every bit of it. Its only downfall was the rather simplistic ending, but after all that stress i do think it was a bit of a relief.

corboth's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

edsbian's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

A truly epic horror story, I enjoyed both the prose and characters immensely. The final erruption of chaos in the town was masterful

mystic_bookwyrm's review against another edition

This is a me thing and a soft DNF. I plan to come back to this book. 

miranda_reyes's review against another edition

4.0

truly one of the scariest works I’ve read and a master class in slow burn horror. long, but pays off

themorticianssister's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0