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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
Great book! It’s kind of like a combination of Boy’s Life and Gone to see the Riverman, with a bit of dark southern fantasy thrown in, and some legit feels along the way. Read it!
Excellent
An excellent and well told story. My first read from this author. I will definatly be reading more of his work. The character development is very good and the atmosphere draws you in.
An excellent and well told story. My first read from this author. I will definatly be reading more of his work. The character development is very good and the atmosphere draws you in.
3.5 an epic journey with a lot of story and an overabundance of elements.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
This book is outstanding!
I was expecting a good creature feature, but this book is so much more, yeah there is a creatures but it's the characters and the journey that make this book stand out, it reminds me of the movie 'Stand By Me' which I love, The Stand by Stephen King, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
Now to try and track down any other stories set in Fear County.
I highly recommend this book.
I was expecting a good creature feature, but this book is so much more, yeah there is a creatures but it's the characters and the journey that make this book stand out, it reminds me of the movie 'Stand By Me' which I love, The Stand by Stephen King, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
Now to try and track down any other stories set in Fear County.
I highly recommend this book.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
No
I have had this book on my shelves for quite a while. I kept wanting to start it because I just knew I would love it but it wasn’t the right time yet. I’m so glad to have finally been in the right mindset to enjoy this one. It completely sucked me in and I was so invested in the characters
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I found this an incredibly POWERFUL story with a lot of depth. All of the minor issues I've had with Kelly's work in the past was completely absent in this one.
Won't be for everyone as it does touch on some very important but touchy subject. Primarily the racism of the south.
This handles those topics with WAY more tact and skill than King does in 'IT'.
Great characters, great creatures, and all around great book.
Won't be for everyone as it does touch on some very important but touchy subject. Primarily the racism of the south.
This handles those topics with WAY more tact and skill than King does in 'IT'.
Great characters, great creatures, and all around great book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness
Ronald Kelly is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine and is definitely on the instant buy list. The settings and characters feel familiar like you are coming home, Kelly reminds me of Robert McCammon with the southern atmosphere and charm.
FEAR is a coming-of-age story about a 10 year old boy named Jeb, although the poor kid has already had to grow up plenty. Jeb lives at his sick grandmothers along with his father Sam who was injured in the war and resulted in him having the mind of a child.
Jeb’s problem with bully’s at school turns into a minor inconvenience when the family’s prize pig is taken by a vicious nightmare creature leaving only the pigs ear behind. Things go from bad to worse when children start to disappear from their bedrooms in the middle of the night.
Jeb knows where the creature is taking the children and when the sheriff won’t help him, Jeb gathers a ragtag group to seek answers in the only place that might be more dangerous than the creatures lair, Fear County.
Can Jeb, his father Sam, a traveling musician named Roscoe, and Jeb’s dog Buckshot find a way to defeat the creature and save the children, and will Fear County let them live long enough to try?
FEAR is a coming-of-age story about a 10 year old boy named Jeb, although the poor kid has already had to grow up plenty. Jeb lives at his sick grandmothers along with his father Sam who was injured in the war and resulted in him having the mind of a child.
Jeb’s problem with bully’s at school turns into a minor inconvenience when the family’s prize pig is taken by a vicious nightmare creature leaving only the pigs ear behind. Things go from bad to worse when children start to disappear from their bedrooms in the middle of the night.
Jeb knows where the creature is taking the children and when the sheriff won’t help him, Jeb gathers a ragtag group to seek answers in the only place that might be more dangerous than the creatures lair, Fear County.
Can Jeb, his father Sam, a traveling musician named Roscoe, and Jeb’s dog Buckshot find a way to defeat the creature and save the children, and will Fear County let them live long enough to try?