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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
To be honest I was distracted towards the end, fell asleep at the last chapter and a half and then was distracted when I finished it the next morning but it was still good. Once I read an explanation of the last bit I missed, I’m definitely going to go back in the next couple days. It’s was two hours of audiobook at the pace I listen to it so I’ll finish it again soon to digest the whole thing without interruption.
Edit: I didn’t go back. If I hadn’t met my goal I wouldn’t have counted this as a book read as I truly have 5 facts about it I can recall.
Edit of edit: it is now January 2025 and I do not remember anything about this story at all. Which out of over 30 books read, it’s the only one I have like that so I count it as a win. They can’t all stay in the noggin.
Edit: I didn’t go back. If I hadn’t met my goal I wouldn’t have counted this as a book read as I truly have 5 facts about it I can recall.
Edit of edit: it is now January 2025 and I do not remember anything about this story at all. Which out of over 30 books read, it’s the only one I have like that so I count it as a win. They can’t all stay in the noggin.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This may be the creepiest example of cosmic horror I've ever read. The missing link between Poe and Lovecraft, and the modern horror stories that define the genre. Will be returning to this
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
A rather odd book. Lots of telling rather than showing, and lots of dialogue (especially expository dialogue), so that it feels like a drama half the time. I'd guess it was easily three-quarters dialogue.
This book felt as though Machen kept starting new stories and couldn't get anywhere so he pasted them together, or alternately it felt like the Chinese boxes mentioned in the story, like rooms within rooms.
On the whole interesting but a letdown of the first order. What exactly happened? We don't know because Machen left out all the good parts, so to speak.
This book felt as though Machen kept starting new stories and couldn't get anywhere so he pasted them together, or alternately it felt like the Chinese boxes mentioned in the story, like rooms within rooms.
On the whole interesting but a letdown of the first order. What exactly happened? We don't know because Machen left out all the good parts, so to speak.
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
idk if I just wasn't in the mood to read this or what, but it sucked low-key ☠️☠️
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-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
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No