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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I would have liked it better if it was a bit more taut. Otherwise, liked the multimedia aspect. Would recommend reading this book on a tablet. Wanted to know what was around each corner.
If author Elizabeth Hand wrote a novelization of the podcast The Last Movie that featured a potentially Satanic David Lynch, it would be this novel. A little cliche at times? Yes, but it hit all the right buttons with some genuinely creepy moments.
My fellow book club members wanted to be pushed out of their comfort zone so I asked my for recommendations from friends and this is what came out of it. We all loved it. Our main character, an investigative journalist, goes in search of the truth around the apparent suicide of a reclusive horror movie director. There are so many twists and turns and bits thrown in that it should be confusing and chaotic, but Pessl’s writing is tight and quick. It’s a masterpiece of creativity. A top read of the year.
The atmosphere that Pessl creates is so incredible that I could not fall asleep one night thinking about it. I'm not upset, I'm thrilled that she could take me so far into her web, this creepy, disturbing place where I almost thought I wouldn't make it out alive. This book is touted as a murder mystery but it is just so much more then that. I cannot recommend it highly enough. But definitely, definitely not for the faint of heart. 624 pages was not enough for me; I couldn't read it fast enough yet I tried so hard to savor it....but I couldn't stop. I'd give it 100 stars if I could. Thank you, Ms. Pessl for creating such a masterpiece. (ETA: I have to add this: I absolutely HATED the ridiculous over-use of italics. Please, NEVER AGAIN.)
It took a while for the book to get moving but once it did I didn't put it down. I was instantly pulled in reading and thinking 'this is crazy' and then 'what? maybe that's not what happened.' I kept thinking I was done reading but there was another chapter and another. After finishing I'm not sure if the last few chapters were needed, almost like it went too far. Still not sure which 'reality' to believe.
***3.5 stars***
While I enjoyed this thriller, I found the story convoluted, and unnecessarily long. Coming in at over 600 pages, it just felt like 200 pages to long. I enjoy the epistolary format, but felt my mind drifting or skimming on some parts.
Night Film follows Scott McGrath, a once prominent investigator reporter as he digs into the mystery surrounding a reclusive, and mysterious horror-film directors daughter Ashley Cordova's suicide. It's a twisty wormhole of paranormal and thrill.
While I enjoyed this thriller, I found the story convoluted, and unnecessarily long. Coming in at over 600 pages, it just felt like 200 pages to long. I enjoy the epistolary format, but felt my mind drifting or skimming on some parts.
Night Film follows Scott McGrath, a once prominent investigator reporter as he digs into the mystery surrounding a reclusive, and mysterious horror-film directors daughter Ashley Cordova's suicide. It's a twisty wormhole of paranormal and thrill.
I agree with another reviewer who said this film reads like an 8mm film. It really does. The mystery of Ashley, her intriguing father and a cast of flawed characters kept me spell bound, while making me a little paranoid to be reading it next to a dark window late into the evening. One of the better books I've read in a while.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes