A review by gwensapple
Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker

3.0

The book is written as an autobiography from a demon. The demon speaks to you and so you are also a character in the book. It took awhile for me before it started to get good. I almost DNF’d it in the first quarter. It’s not my favourite book, but I’m glad I kept reading. It’s silly in the beginning, but not haha funny. There are also a few points where I felt like it lost the plot or added a gruesome scene for the sole purpose to be gruesome. The “burn this book” gets really repetitive as well. But once you get about half way into the book, you really start to get to know Jakabok (the demon) better and his views and opinions on humans and the darker side of humanity. At first, I felt this book was around 2 stars for me, but after completing it, I think overall it is a solid 3 stars. It’s also a very quick read that you could finish in a weekend if you wanted to. It’s definitely a creative take, and the book cover design was really well done and added to the story.