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A review by mmajer
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
4.0
3.5/5 stars
I had been meaning to pick this up sooner having loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but I read it was pretty scary so I think I just needed get myself in the mood for it. (I actually didn’t find it scary at all aside from a few intense scenes/ descriptions!) Right out of the gate I could tell that Stephen King is Chbosky’s favorite author. Aside from it being a horror novel, it had a very similar style. Chbosky did a great job of creating a detailed setting and really crafting a lot of likable characters to root for.
I know a lot of people complained about the length of this one- I don’t have a problem with long novels... when appropriate. While it was quite “action-packed,” I felt like the last third really dragged. It seemed like it took forever to get to the conclusion and it got a little muddled and somewhat confusing for me at times. I think a few characters could have been easily eliminated without taking away from the story (other than the page count). Overall I liked this novel and I think it was a successful venture into a new genre for the author.
I had been meaning to pick this up sooner having loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but I read it was pretty scary so I think I just needed get myself in the mood for it. (I actually didn’t find it scary at all aside from a few intense scenes/ descriptions!) Right out of the gate I could tell that Stephen King is Chbosky’s favorite author. Aside from it being a horror novel, it had a very similar style. Chbosky did a great job of creating a detailed setting and really crafting a lot of likable characters to root for.
I know a lot of people complained about the length of this one- I don’t have a problem with long novels... when appropriate. While it was quite “action-packed,” I felt like the last third really dragged. It seemed like it took forever to get to the conclusion and it got a little muddled and somewhat confusing for me at times. I think a few characters could have been easily eliminated without taking away from the story (other than the page count). Overall I liked this novel and I think it was a successful venture into a new genre for the author.