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3.2 AVERAGE
3.2 AVERAGE
- i feel pretty mixed on this and am between a 3.5-4 rating but i know this is really going to stick with me so i'm settling on 4
- i feel like i was bored half the time and waiting for it to be over but also it was so good and i was completely terrified at the same time
- like it's kinda slow but the build up makes sense with the events
- i think it could've been more horrifying though and would've rather read about some of the previous victims i think
- big "shut up and dance" black mirror episode vibes
- it was written so uniquely i was really impressed with the style however it did lead to some confusion on my part
- as someone who would be too scared to sleep as a kid not because of monsters under the bed but because of the idea of a home break-in, this truly became the scariest book i've ever read
- i feel like i was bored half the time and waiting for it to be over but also it was so good and i was completely terrified at the same time
- like it's kinda slow but the build up makes sense with the events
- i think it could've been more horrifying though and would've rather read about some of the previous victims i think
- big "shut up and dance" black mirror episode vibes
- it was written so uniquely i was really impressed with the style however it did lead to some confusion on my part
- as someone who would be too scared to sleep as a kid not because of monsters under the bed but because of the idea of a home break-in, this truly became the scariest book i've ever read
There wasn’t enough to grasp my interest. While I could see why some might be engaged by what was written, there wasn’t a concrete narrative and the action that drove and semblance of a plot was too far and too few.
** I read an advance reader copy of this book. **
Overall, I enjoyed this book quite a bit. There were some hidden and some not-s0-hidden references to various horror movies that dealt with home invasions (especially Funny Games) which I enjoyed. The book is creepy and horrific and actually made me think about locking my front door at one point so those are all points in it's favor. There is animal death (big trigger for me) but it's 'off-screen' (as is most of the blood and gore and torture) which makes it easier to deal with. There are a LOT of grammatical and spelling errors but I'm hoping they will be fixed in the final version. My one real issue is that it seems you're supposed to insert yourself into the story (the main character keeps talking to you and there is almost zero information about 'you') and that just didn't happen for me. Maybe it was lack of description? Or lack of information about the other characters? I'm not sure but it didn't happen. Other than that though, this is a good, solid creepy book!
Overall, I enjoyed this book quite a bit. There were some hidden and some not-s0-hidden references to various horror movies that dealt with home invasions (especially Funny Games) which I enjoyed. The book is creepy and horrific and actually made me think about locking my front door at one point so those are all points in it's favor. There is animal death (big trigger for me) but it's 'off-screen' (as is most of the blood and gore and torture) which makes it easier to deal with. There are a LOT of grammatical and spelling errors but I'm hoping they will be fixed in the final version. My one real issue is that it seems you're supposed to insert yourself into the story (the main character keeps talking to you and there is almost zero information about 'you') and that just didn't happen for me. Maybe it was lack of description? Or lack of information about the other characters? I'm not sure but it didn't happen. Other than that though, this is a good, solid creepy book!
Closer to 2.5/5. This book was in desperate need of a good copy editor before going to print, to the point that it became a distraction. While writing in the second person and keeping characters with generic identities made for a cool concept, the creepy factor wears out quickly, and it still just wasn’t for me.
Sad, but the perspective didn’t work for me
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was... not my cup of tea, and after reading five-star reviews of it, I simply cannot believe that those reviewers and I read the same book. If the author wanted a thoughtful exploration of human fascination with horror and spectacle, he should have seen Jordan Peele's Nope and left this draft in his Word documents. Ultimately, I recommend Anybody Home? to readers who enjoy run-on, typo-laden, Reddit thread-like how-to manuals or teen male revenge manifestos.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
EDIT: Added a half a star after the fact because it actually legit gave me a nightmare the night I finished it lol
Very dark and disturbing; a mix of The Strangers and American Psycho; the premise is amazingly intriguing and terrifying but sadly the execution did not do it for me; told in second-person POV, which was unique, but it also got confusing at times- that paired with the fact that no one was referenced by name made me feel lost and disconnected a lot; definitely left me with a constant paranoia of being watched though.
Very dark and disturbing; a mix of The Strangers and American Psycho; the premise is amazingly intriguing and terrifying but sadly the execution did not do it for me; told in second-person POV, which was unique, but it also got confusing at times- that paired with the fact that no one was referenced by name made me feel lost and disconnected a lot; definitely left me with a constant paranoia of being watched though.
A little disappointed with this one :(
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challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Home isn't safe anymore.
Maybe it never was in the first place.
“it’s that level of silence that defines what rural can be. The silence isn’t security. Just because those shrubs grow high, and the vines cover your windows, it doesn’t mean that in the depths of the silence there isn’t someone watching.”.
It has been a month since reading this one, and it still freaks me out when I think of what I read in here.
I think this may be the book that scared me the most this year!
It will make you want to triple check that you've got all your windows and doors locked up tight.
Or it will creep into your head right before you're about to go to sleep.
I was anxious the whole time.
I enjoyed how the author chose to write the dialog. It added to the creepiness and really makes you feel like you're part of the story.
It really made me reflect on how much attention we pay to what's going on around us, not just what's right in front of us.
I also liked the characters the author chose to use.
It had me rooting for the character while also struggling with their own personal stories. So, I liked how it made you sew things from everyone's point of view, whether they were right or wrong.
Overall, I found this one very interesting and terrifying.
Every time I'm home alone, this book pops into my mind.
Maybe it never was in the first place.
“it’s that level of silence that defines what rural can be. The silence isn’t security. Just because those shrubs grow high, and the vines cover your windows, it doesn’t mean that in the depths of the silence there isn’t someone watching.”.
It has been a month since reading this one, and it still freaks me out when I think of what I read in here.
I think this may be the book that scared me the most this year!
It will make you want to triple check that you've got all your windows and doors locked up tight.
Or it will creep into your head right before you're about to go to sleep.
I was anxious the whole time.
I enjoyed how the author chose to write the dialog. It added to the creepiness and really makes you feel like you're part of the story.
It really made me reflect on how much attention we pay to what's going on around us, not just what's right in front of us.
I also liked the characters the author chose to use.
It had me rooting for the character while also struggling with their own personal stories. So, I liked how it made you sew things from everyone's point of view, whether they were right or wrong.
Overall, I found this one very interesting and terrifying.
Every time I'm home alone, this book pops into my mind.