Shadowland by Peter Straub

Shadowland

Peter Straub

496 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Description

You have been there…if you have ever been afraid.Come back. To a dark house deep in the Vermont woods, where two friends are spending a season of horror, apprenticed to a Master Magician.Learning secrets best left unlearned. Entering a world of in...

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Community Reviews Summary of 403 reviews

Moods

dark 81%
mysterious 62%
sad 37%
tense 37%
adventurous 31%
emotional 25%
funny 12%
reflective 6%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 46%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 41% | Character: 33% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 41% | It's complicated: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 90% | Yes: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Average rating

3.56

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