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A review by awrittenwood
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Maybe if this were longer and had the opportunity to really get into all the yokai (supernatural entities/spirits) mentioned, this could have been more engaging. I also found the characters pretty underdeveloped, and about 30 pages in, I realized I didn't care what happened to any of them.
It took me twice as long to read this book as it should have because I would look up meanings to words throughout the book and find myself reading more on Wikipedia.
I chose this book thinking it would provide a deliciously disturbing sense of creepiness, but it lacked any sort of fright for me, and it didn't feel like they're was any twist on the Hollywood horror movie genre talked about point blank at a couple points in the book.
There was a horror story in here, but it lacked so much depth. I liked the writing just fine, and I think this could have been something so great, but it needed so much more - pages, description, scare factor, character development.
It took me twice as long to read this book as it should have because I would look up meanings to words throughout the book and find myself reading more on Wikipedia.
I chose this book thinking it would provide a deliciously disturbing sense of creepiness, but it lacked any sort of fright for me, and it didn't feel like they're was any twist on the Hollywood horror movie genre talked about point blank at a couple points in the book.
There was a horror story in here, but it lacked so much depth. I liked the writing just fine, and I think this could have been something so great, but it needed so much more - pages, description, scare factor, character development.