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A review by madarauchiha
Transmission by Ambrose Ibsen
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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Ok, creepy! I liked the concept of secret ominous ghost messages in music, like a geocache but make it paranormal. I thought the pay off was decent. The ending... I didn't care for it, but it was refreshingly different. I can appreciate the author trying something there. I feel like this could be expanded into a full length novel, but I'd rather not. I'm interested in seeing more of the unusual pagan stuff, but I don't have faith in the author's skills to really flesh out this world just yet. Maybe in a few years and books later.
Nothing at all the same but if I had to put it into a list. House of leaves and Dionaea house creepypasta. Kind of like putting similarly vibing songs on a playlist, rather than a list of covers of the same song.
I like that the auxiliary character didnt feel like the standard sidekick or Watson character.
I thought the writing was decent and had great atmosphere. The settings was pretty creepy and I loved how the mystery unfolded.
If you're Black, you might not like this book for obvious reasons which I'll spoil here to confirm.
Reggie Cash, the only Black character, dies.
How it happens.
He picks up a person he's met before, they have a conversation where it's revealed that the person knows more than previously stated, and it cuts to another scene. When return to Cash, the other protagonists discover he's been brutally murdered with a knife. The gore is explicit and described.
I really don't like that despite it been 2022 we're still doing this shitty racist trope. The book really suffers from this.
▪ “So maybe we were right about Agnes getting killed. I dunno about you fellas, but I don't think it's my job to go digging up bodies,” added Reggie, slumping against the wall. “We need to get the police involved
Absolutely unrealistic to have a Black man say this. Keep in mind this is before they start trying to dig up where they think a dead body is. He's not wrong to get the police involved but it would absolutely look bad that a Black man is involved with a white woman's disappearance and potential murder.
content warnings
minor body horror, murder, gore, alcohol, murder, Vietnam war, racism, segregation,
medium racism, air plane crash, death,
major murder, blood, anti black racism, death, gore, torture, murder,
Ok, creepy! I liked the concept of secret ominous ghost messages in music, like a geocache but make it paranormal. I thought the pay off was decent. The ending... I didn't care for it, but it was refreshingly different. I can appreciate the author trying something there. I feel like this could be expanded into a full length novel, but I'd rather not. I'm interested in seeing more of the unusual pagan stuff, but I don't have faith in the author's skills to really flesh out this world just yet. Maybe in a few years and books later.
Nothing at all the same but if I had to put it into a list. House of leaves and Dionaea house creepypasta. Kind of like putting similarly vibing songs on a playlist, rather than a list of covers of the same song.
I like that the auxiliary character didnt feel like the standard sidekick or Watson character.
I thought the writing was decent and had great atmosphere. The settings was pretty creepy and I loved how the mystery unfolded.
If you're Black, you might not like this book for obvious reasons which I'll spoil here to confirm.
How it happens.
He picks up a person he's met before, they have a conversation where it's revealed that the person knows more than previously stated, and it cuts to another scene. When return to Cash, the other protagonists discover he's been brutally murdered with a knife. The gore is explicit and described.
I really don't like that despite it been 2022 we're still doing this shitty racist trope. The book really suffers from this.
Absolutely unrealistic to have a Black man say this. Keep in mind this is before
content warnings
minor body horror, murder, gore, alcohol, murder, Vietnam war, racism, segregation,
medium racism, air plane crash, death,
major murder, blood, anti black racism, death, gore, torture, murder,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Racism, Death, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Racism and Death
Minor: Body horror, Gore, Alcohol, Murder, War, and Racism