Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Heart-Shaped Box

Joe Hill

384 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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"Wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty....A Valentine from hell." --Janet Maslin, New York TimesThe publication of Joe Hill's beautifully textured, deliciously scary debut novel Heart-Shaped Box was greeted with the sort of overwhelming critical acc...

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Community Reviews Summary of 10,121 reviews

Moods

dark 96%
tense 73%
mysterious 51%
emotional 35%
sad 25%
adventurous 24%
challenging 12%
funny 5%
reflective 5%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 52%
fast 34%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Plot: 25% | Character: 18%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 30% | Yes: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.67

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