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Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

97 reviews

dertwolf's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

I picked this up because the library didn't have the SJG book I was looking for, and it was short. I guess I liked it? I read it really fast, which isn't something I do lately. It kept me strangely engaged. I didn't hate it, but didn't love it, and wouldn't recommend it to someone else if asked.

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pjgilmore's review

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adventurous 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

4.0

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moonylovesstars's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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sexytinatrainconductress's review

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dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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killmoore_'s review

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dark fast-paced

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

3.75

I loved this - the writing style was perfect for our MC, and led me to imagine an ending that was far better than the one we were given. Fantastic, fast paced and easy to read up until the last chapter.

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mfrisk's review

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

As a few other negative reviewers have mentioned I’m perplexed that this has been hyped up the way it has as a slasher or even a creature feature. It is not that.

What we get instead is the delusions of a teenage boy with plenty of creepy comments about women too.

I don’t recommend this read and the only reason it’s getting 2 stars instead of 1 is because of the beginning and when there was a sense of mystery was interesting but it just goes downhill from there.

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toastrats's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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ecn's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I can’t tell if I liked this or not? It’s not at all what I thought it would be and I don’t think it’s necessarily a good thing? Maybe if it was a bit longer? Or maybe less of the endless stream of internal dialogue/narration? I found myself getting bored or annoying at the MC like cut to the chase! But it also added to the book? Idk we’ll see

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sarah_shelf's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-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

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directorpurry's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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