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edsbian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A truly epic horror story, I enjoyed both the prose and characters immensely. The final erruption of chaos in the town was masterful
mystic_bookwyrm's review against another edition
This is a me thing and a soft DNF. I plan to come back to this book.
miranda_reyes's review against another edition
4.0
truly one of the scariest works I’ve read and a master class in slow burn horror. long, but pays off
themorticianssister's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jaycereadss's review against another edition
2.0
2.75
I listend to this in audiobook format and some of it was boring. It was kinda like Salems Lot when it was a lot of build up and then there was a "big release" and you don't feel like you really care that something major just happened in the book that you were just listening/reading.
But the book story line was pretty fun and engaging in some areas. I found my self listening to the words very carefully in some areas.
I would recommend this book to some people. But I don't think there were that many horror aspects in this book. It was more of a thriller/mystery/fantasy I would say.
The ratings that are on Goodreads are pretty accurate for what the book is for.
I listend to this in audiobook format and some of it was boring. It was kinda like Salems Lot when it was a lot of build up and then there was a "big release" and you don't feel like you really care that something major just happened in the book that you were just listening/reading.
But the book story line was pretty fun and engaging in some areas. I found my self listening to the words very carefully in some areas.
I would recommend this book to some people. But I don't think there were that many horror aspects in this book. It was more of a thriller/mystery/fantasy I would say.
The ratings that are on Goodreads are pretty accurate for what the book is for.
stressgirl70's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Is there anything better than a really great 700 page horror book? Nope.
accalxa's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
shrewdbard's review against another edition
It's literally just Christian propaganda . It didn't start out that way! It started out scary and well-written! The Catholic stuff was muted and made sense for the Western Pennsylvania setting! But then everything went so, so downhill. I'm so ridiculously disappointed. I cannot believe the guy behind queer icon Perks of Being a Wallflower would write this.
marieeve1978's review against another edition
4.0
Way too long, but very imaginative. Reminiscent of Stephen King in a lot of ways.
angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
1.0
This one was rough. It’s been a long time but I found The Perks of Being a Wallflower to have a quiet, underlying brilliance; therefore, I was constantly wondering what had happened to Chbosky and why he’d never published anything else. Now I know. I had massive expectations going into this and was amazed with a sprinkling of joy when I saw that not only was Chbosky publishing a new novel but it was also in the horror genre. I preordered immediately and waited patiently. Months later this brick is delivered to my door. It’s hulking. 720 pages. Reminds me of a King book. I’m excited to get started. The first 50 pages are intriguing. The remaining 670 pages are fatuous, uninteresting, and bloated with nonsense. A character named The Nice Man and another called The Hissing Lady. An immaculate conception. A treehouse to another world. Sound fascinating? Think again. This was an epic slog. The story goes on and on and gets more outlandish. You’d think a semi-cohesive novel at 720 pages would warrant perhaps two stars. But I just hated it. What a colossal disappointment. Ridiculous. But at least this answers my question: why hasn’t Chbosky published anything else? Case in point. Wow.