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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
slow-paced
not even a cannibalistic ending could salvage this shallow assembly of verbose nonsense and toothless horror.
every opportunistic hack seems to think they've figured out the key to writing a successful horror story, much to the plight of horror fans everywhere. the script excerpts prove to be the most tedious punishment of all: a nightmare penned from the guy in your mfa who is <i>so</i> much smarter and more insightful than you and will go out of his lengths to prove it in every sentence, including a pervasive five-page description of the film pausing, where nothing happens except the author beating you over the head with their edgy philosophical observations that contain just enough horse shit to create a new line of cheesy hot topic t-shirts.
even if the goal wasn't to be scary but to rely on the existential dread of being young and complicit in a world intent on warping you into something fanged and cruel, it failed to deliver on every account.
every opportunistic hack seems to think they've figured out the key to writing a successful horror story, much to the plight of horror fans everywhere. the script excerpts prove to be the most tedious punishment of all: a nightmare penned from the guy in your mfa who is <i>so</i> much smarter and more insightful than you and will go out of his lengths to prove it in every sentence, including a pervasive five-page description of the film pausing, where nothing happens except the author beating you over the head with their edgy philosophical observations that contain just enough horse shit to create a new line of cheesy hot topic t-shirts.
even if the goal wasn't to be scary but to rely on the existential dread of being young and complicit in a world intent on warping you into something fanged and cruel, it failed to deliver on every account.
I usually love Paul Tremblay but not sure aabout this one.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely loved this book. If you love horror movies, and experimental horror books, this is a match made in heaven (hell?). Unreliable narrator, bombshell statements made in passing with little fanfare that change everything and nothing at all….a treasure trove of terrifying Easter eggs.
I cannot believe that this would ever be considered a horror book. This was straight up the most boring book over ever read.