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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Narnia? or the Island of Doctor Moreau?
What a fun ride! Somebody turn this into a movie please! I did not see the twist at the very end coming! The poetry was a bit forced-- but on the whole? ...nicely crafted.
What a fun ride! Somebody turn this into a movie please! I did not see the twist at the very end coming! The poetry was a bit forced-- but on the whole? ...nicely crafted.
I loved the concept of this book, and the writing was brilliant. I loved the language used (I know it's not for everyone). It reminded me of Frankenstein in that way. The only thing that took me out of it were the numerous amount of times that someone (our main character, mostly) was about to meet his end, and then "all of a sudden, this unexpected thing happened to save his life...again." The Deus ex machina was a little overboard for me. Besides that, I felt it was a completely original story and a must read for fans of horror or dark fantasy.
While I enjoyed the concept of this book quite a bit, the writing style lost me. It was like the sentences were written but then he went back and used the thesaurus and synonym replacements. The writing style was just too excessive and elaborated. Loved the plot though.
I don't like to read blurbs or watch movie trailers so I went into this thinking it was a book about a bunny. I stumbled upon the cover of this book after trying to find the author of these FABULOUS Instagram posts on books/reading @thisoneOverhere. Lovely Runny sculptures, hearty recipes from Barley Day, artworks galore.....I start the book thinking of sweet Hazel.
My first surprise is that it's a book within a book (clever) My second surprise was the dark, twisty turn it took at dinner. "You run Eamon, you run"
I loved the depth of the animal characters (more so than the human ones) I loved them all. I'm a bit confused still about what it was really all about? But like Watership Down, Life of Pi etc, I'm happier to imagine it's just about animals xoxox The writing was good, not great. Premise was super cool. Horror is not a genre I would have chosen so glad I fell in love with the bunny art
PS: love following the author on insta!
My first surprise is that it's a book within a book (clever) My second surprise was the dark, twisty turn it took at dinner. "You run Eamon, you run"
I loved the depth of the animal characters (more so than the human ones) I loved them all. I'm a bit confused still about what it was really all about? But like Watership Down, Life of Pi etc, I'm happier to imagine it's just about animals xoxox The writing was good, not great. Premise was super cool. Horror is not a genre I would have chosen so glad I fell in love with the bunny art
PS: love following the author on insta!
Not only did I not really enjoy the subject matter I also very much struggled with the writing style. The constant jump between perspectives and the overly flowery language (especially odd given the dark subject matter) just did not lead to an enjoyable reading experience.
Interesting story. Think Shady Hollow (Juneau Black) meets Devolution (Max Brooks). The pacing was a little off in that it seemed like there were a couple points at which the story was going to end, but kept going, and then there were quite a few “they’re about to die, but don’t” moments. The prose sounds as if the writer is young and trying to prove to to everyone they’re a really intelligent writer, so they sound a little forced and pretentious. But overall it’s an interesting and unusual story.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
A really interesting sort of fantasy/horror - The Most Dangerous Games meets The Wind in the Willows. At times, the writer’s voice annoyed me a bit, being overwritten. But the story was gripping and as an exercise in making monsters sympathetic, it was fascinating. One could nitpick parts that don’t quite hold together - no one notices that these people never come back from the island? - but overall a winner.
That wasn't an easy read, but was definitely a powerful one.