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Corpsepaint by David Peak

skullheadface's review

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4.0

Whoo doggie!

Damn! What a trip, Starting in Chicago and ending up in Ukraine, and beyond (not in a pleasant way) this was an awesome tale revolving around some crazy black metal musicians recording their newest album. I love the way this story unfolded, I wouldn’t even call this horror until the last 35%, and then the (hehe) really hits the fan, and never stops. I love this book. I love black metal. I love David Peak. Bleak, foreboding, cold, heavy, tons of drugs, and one of my favorite goats ever imagined. You should read this baby if you’re into having a killer time with your books, like me.

4/5 Strigoi Skulls
☠️☠️☠️☠️

eamwilliams504's review

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3.0

I thought this was going to be a horror novel but it wasn’t, really. I liked the writing style, though and will pick up more by this author

acanthae's review

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

3.75

Interesting, but felt rushed at the end. I liked the idea of it, but not the execution so much.

marco_antonio_raya's review against another edition

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2.0

Bastante decepcionado. A pesar de que, desde mi punto de vista, hay muy buenas ideas, la estructura es un caos, hay escenas que no aportan nada que son larguísimas y otras cruciales que pasan en un suspiro. Y si te gusta el BM, las descripciones que hacen de la música (puede decir más veces "atronadora" y similares?) son bastante poco realistas para unos personajes que literalmente viven de esa música. No sé, igual esperaba más.

bobmetal's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

darkcoffeelover81's review against another edition

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

4.0

david_agranoff's review against another edition

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4.0

A cosmic horror novel about black metal. First most important thing to not is Peak the author knows black metal so thumbs up there. This is a cool book, I am going to save most of my thoughts for a audio/video review That my Dickheads co-host Anthony Trevino and I are doing as we both read it. I will update this review with a link when it happens.

Opps forgot to add the review:

https://youtu.be/WMJpCG2QC0I

cafedetinta's review against another edition

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3.0

3'5/5 haré reseña en la web

bjornsvartalf's review against another edition

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3.0

Throw some black metal into the universe of Laird Barron and you've got the broad strokes of Corpsepaint. It's a slow burn with all the pay out at the end but the pay out is pretty damn satisfying. I've known a lot of metalheads in my day and I recognized a lot of them in Peak's writing. I liked it a lot!

exorcismofemilyreed's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5⭐
**Review coming soon!**