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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Oh a lovely twisted story.
adventurous
dark
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:
No
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent
A pretty good story, great ending, but occasionally failed to keep me engaged. I love the kind of narrative style that switches between different time periods, a great way to unravel mysteries.
Too slow burn for my current reading mood at the moment. I might come back to it in the future.
4.5/5 - Near Perfect
This was a surprise. I was not expecting to enjoy this anywhere near as much as I did.
Revelator is a book about a family who discovers a seemingly divine entity near their home, and who try to document their dealings with it, calling it a new revelation from God. This is an instantly cool premise that kept me hooked until the last page.
I don’t really want to write a massive dissection here, I more want to just recommend the book.
Revelator had some of the funniest, most realistic and natural dialogue I have ever read. This really helps the novel lure the reader into its world. It also aids the excellent, and very subtle, characterization. The plot is meticulously crafted, and every answerable question gets an answer, but these solutions are dealt out after a long, long wait. One quote on my copy says that Revelator reveals its secrets judiciously. This perfectly captures the slow leak of information we get that gave me something just as my heart started to ache for answers.
The novel has a strong sense of place. The only thing I thought was truly missing was the perfect mood, or atmosphere. Revelator isn’t necessarily shy with imagery, but it isn’t dripping with it like you’d want from the ideal southern gothic tale. Regardless, this is a minor point that may not even be true because I honestly think the pacing of the book was perfect and extra verbosity on Daryl Gregory’s part might have slowed it too much.
If you are at all interested in religious/family drama, eldritch/cosmic horror (used loosely here), and the southern gothic genre, I would highly recommend this.
This was a surprise. I was not expecting to enjoy this anywhere near as much as I did.
Revelator is a book about a family who discovers a seemingly divine entity near their home, and who try to document their dealings with it, calling it a new revelation from God. This is an instantly cool premise that kept me hooked until the last page.
I don’t really want to write a massive dissection here, I more want to just recommend the book.
Revelator had some of the funniest, most realistic and natural dialogue I have ever read. This really helps the novel lure the reader into its world. It also aids the excellent, and very subtle, characterization. The plot is meticulously crafted, and every answerable question gets an answer, but these solutions are dealt out after a long, long wait. One quote on my copy says that Revelator reveals its secrets judiciously. This perfectly captures the slow leak of information we get that gave me something just as my heart started to ache for answers.
The novel has a strong sense of place. The only thing I thought was truly missing was the perfect mood, or atmosphere. Revelator isn’t necessarily shy with imagery, but it isn’t dripping with it like you’d want from the ideal southern gothic tale. Regardless, this is a minor point that may not even be true because I honestly think the pacing of the book was perfect and extra verbosity on Daryl Gregory’s part might have slowed it too much.
If you are at all interested in religious/family drama, eldritch/cosmic horror (used loosely here), and the southern gothic genre, I would highly recommend this.
A slow churning Appalachian religious horror. It's got chips and the last line, well it's one to remember