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NOS4A2

Joe Hill

4.04 AVERAGE

inwethegreat's review against another edition

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DNF at 40%. Not for me. I’m all for unlikeable characters but not one single adult character had any redeeming qualities and I didn’t relate to any character. Hill seems to only write about women in a sleazy sexualized way (you could argue he’s writing in the perspective of the characters but even then, does EVERY man in this world think that way?!) and can’t go one chapter without talking about nipples, dicks, or blowjobs, etc. Not to mention, the god awful treatment of Linda, Vic’s mother. She is painted as some harpy bitch who is so cruel and awful but she’s just... abused? Her husband literally beats her and leaves her after cheating on her with multiple younger women. She’s left to raise Vic alone and Vic idolizes her father and demonizes her mother. Also, this book is just so overlong and boring. For a horror novel, it isn’t scary in the least.

j_swan's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

bluebozzy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mfries31's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

workel3915's review against another edition

5.0

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This was a dang good book! The only reason I could put it down at all was because I was home for Christmas, haha. The irony...

*This has been my very fancy review*

roy_ymdm's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennreadsallthetime's review against another edition

1.0

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Gave it 150 pages. Was intrigued until I realized this was a mish mash of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Given that, horror is not my favorite genre as just reading the news is terrifying enough.

tiffanyb09's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot was great, characters were great, the main villain was creepy AF, but  many animals were needlessly killed :(

lrrichardson's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes