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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
This was a great read! I loved how Chizmar wrote it in a format that read like a true crime book. I know it's a work of fiction, but the format almost made me believe that this story actually happened. I don't read a lot of nonfiction, but this makes me want to start reading true crime books.
The book follows a fictionalized version of the author, Richard Chizmar, who returns to his hometown around the time a teenage girl is murdered. Even though he is a fiction author, he feels called to cover the murder as more teenage girls are found dead. The book is told in a nonfiction true crime fashion that includes mixed media like interviews and news transcripts.
This is a very original way to write a horror/thriller novel, and I was hooked from the very beginning. I added the sequel to my TBR before I even finished book 1. I can't wait to read more books by Chizmar. I highly recommend!
The book follows a fictionalized version of the author, Richard Chizmar, who returns to his hometown around the time a teenage girl is murdered. Even though he is a fiction author, he feels called to cover the murder as more teenage girls are found dead. The book is told in a nonfiction true crime fashion that includes mixed media like interviews and news transcripts.
This is a very original way to write a horror/thriller novel, and I was hooked from the very beginning. I added the sequel to my TBR before I even finished book 1. I can't wait to read more books by Chizmar. I highly recommend!
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well written, but it wasn't really scary or thrilling. I think the "day in the life" type of writing was really cool, but for some reason it took away some of the "stress" you associate with horror books. Also, the audio book narrator had a really annoying cadence, and I would probably have rated this a 4 or 4.5 (hell, even a 5) if I had read it myself.
Couldn't get into this one as an audiobook, I might try later as a physical book.
This book was easily ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not even exaggerating, it was SO good! I actually forgot that it was fiction after I really got into it!
The end/wrap up just blew me out of the water!
Chasing The Boogeyman is a fictionalized true crime story. I mean, WHAT?! Right, so I HAD to read it (especially after I saw Stephen King’s review on the cover). I couldn’t stop reading it! I loved it so much!
Not even exaggerating, it was SO good! I actually forgot that it was fiction after I really got into it!
The end/wrap up just blew me out of the water!
Chasing The Boogeyman is a fictionalized true crime story. I mean, WHAT?! Right, so I HAD to read it (especially after I saw Stephen King’s review on the cover). I couldn’t stop reading it! I loved it so much!
It’s the summer of 1988 and bodies are turning up in a small Maryland town. The police believe a serial killer is on the loose. Soon a rumor begins to spread that the killer is not entirely human.
Recent college student Richard Chizmar returns to town just as a curfew is enacted and a neighborhood watch is formed. Richard soon finds himself thrusts into the real-life horror story. Richard writes a personal account of the serial killers reign of terror.
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This book was so much fun. I read Becoming the Boogeyman earlier this year when it came out and had a lot of fun with it.
The writing was very captivating, and I was excited to go back and read this one. It did not disappoint, and I loved it so much! While I wish I would have read these in order, I still enjoyed and really had a lot of fun with this book. The writing style is just so much fun, and the mixed media format is great.
I did listen to this one on audio so some of the elements were missing, such as the photographs and that made me a little sad. I love how the author took this story and immersed himself into it, it made it that much more entertaining. This is something that stood out to me when I read Becoming the Boogeyman and I went back and flipped through my copy of this one to get caught up on so I didn’t entirely miss out on it.
The author’s note on this book really gave me a glimpse into how this writer’s journey went and it was enlightening. I’m still not entirely sure what parts of this book are true crime and which parts are made up, and I’m okay with that, the important part to me is that I enjoyed it, and I did. I think for me I equated it to reading historical fiction, it was based loosely on true facts, but it wasn’t a true retelling, so my expectations are different. It was such a well written novel.
This one is a lot of fun. While the audio version is great, and the narrator is top notch, I recommend reading the physical book or at least following along so you get the full experience of this one.
Recent college student Richard Chizmar returns to town just as a curfew is enacted and a neighborhood watch is formed. Richard soon finds himself thrusts into the real-life horror story. Richard writes a personal account of the serial killers reign of terror.
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This book was so much fun. I read Becoming the Boogeyman earlier this year when it came out and had a lot of fun with it.
The writing was very captivating, and I was excited to go back and read this one. It did not disappoint, and I loved it so much! While I wish I would have read these in order, I still enjoyed and really had a lot of fun with this book. The writing style is just so much fun, and the mixed media format is great.
I did listen to this one on audio so some of the elements were missing, such as the photographs and that made me a little sad. I love how the author took this story and immersed himself into it, it made it that much more entertaining. This is something that stood out to me when I read Becoming the Boogeyman and I went back and flipped through my copy of this one to get caught up on so I didn’t entirely miss out on it.
The author’s note on this book really gave me a glimpse into how this writer’s journey went and it was enlightening. I’m still not entirely sure what parts of this book are true crime and which parts are made up, and I’m okay with that, the important part to me is that I enjoyed it, and I did. I think for me I equated it to reading historical fiction, it was based loosely on true facts, but it wasn’t a true retelling, so my expectations are different. It was such a well written novel.
This one is a lot of fun. While the audio version is great, and the narrator is top notch, I recommend reading the physical book or at least following along so you get the full experience of this one.
This book was truly excellent. An absolute genius, Chizmar blends himself as the main narrator with a fictionalized true crime story. This was less of a ‘thriller’ to me, and more of an immersive slow burn as death invaded a small town. The ending was perfect, not rushed. Stoked to read the second installment surrounding ‘The Boogeyman’!