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james_desantis 's review for:
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
Took me a long time to finish this one haha. But in the end I ended up really enjoying it.
Judith Coin is a rockstar and he is now being haunted by a sick fuck who knows how to control people with his voice. So Judith and Mary Beth, his girlfriend, go on the run from the ghost. In this novel they basically are traveling across country to try and stop a ghost from killing them. With their two big doggies as their warriors. It sounds weird right? It is. But it's also highly entertaining and somehow gets emotional by the end.
I really enjoyed the twist and turns. I guessed some of them but most were presented well. I also thought the villains were truly disgusting and sick, and this is a book filled with them. The best part is they don't really present our "heroes" in a positive light but they are far better than the villains. And isn't that life? There's bad, but there's always someone worse.
The sexual violence that occurs is mostly off screen but it's none the less hard to hear. Especially when it involves kids. So if you don't want to hear that I'd suggest maybe not reading this. But if you can stomach it, the tale is pretty solid, there's some spooky parts, and a emotional payoff that works well.
A 4 out of 5.
Judith Coin is a rockstar and he is now being haunted by a sick fuck who knows how to control people with his voice. So Judith and Mary Beth, his girlfriend, go on the run from the ghost. In this novel they basically are traveling across country to try and stop a ghost from killing them. With their two big doggies as their warriors. It sounds weird right? It is. But it's also highly entertaining and somehow gets emotional by the end.
I really enjoyed the twist and turns. I guessed some of them but most were presented well. I also thought the villains were truly disgusting and sick, and this is a book filled with them. The best part is they don't really present our "heroes" in a positive light but they are far better than the villains. And isn't that life? There's bad, but there's always someone worse.
The sexual violence that occurs is mostly off screen but it's none the less hard to hear. Especially when it involves kids. So if you don't want to hear that I'd suggest maybe not reading this. But if you can stomach it, the tale is pretty solid, there's some spooky parts, and a emotional payoff that works well.
A 4 out of 5.