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A review by tobin_elliott
Grey Noise by Marcus Hawke
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's only when we peer into the darkness that we realize that the horror isn't out there.
It's in us.
I just read this book in a single sitting. My first experience with Marcus Hawke.
I decided to jump on this today specifically, because I saw a review this morning where someone on IG stated that this is a book that instills dread.
That's my kind of horror, I thought. And the book I'm currently reading is massive, not horror, and can easily be set aside at times, so I thought, what the hell, let's give this a shot.
And the book didn't disappoint. This is a nihilistic nightmare that eases the hooks into you so quietly that you don't even feel the piercing of flesh as they glide into you. But when Hawke decides to give a good hard yank on them, that's when you know how deep they've been set.
I'm guessing there'll be some readers that dislike the format of this book. There's the main story, but there's also Evan's thoughts that border on commentary about the world we live in as much as they are just a character slipping deeper into the void.
But for me? Those commentaries sunk a deeper set of hooks into me and, though I've finished this slim story, they're still there.
The ending initially threw me, but then I had the revelation of the sign over the door of the shop as customers exit, and it all got clear. And it became even more impressed with Hawke as a writer.
And finally, I read the author's Afterthought, and it confirmed all the things I'd been thinking, all the disquieting thoughts, all the—yes, the dread—that had moved in and settled in my mind.
And to answer the questions asked there...Anyone else feel this way? Anyone else think these things?
The answer is, yes. Yes I do.
It's in us.
I just read this book in a single sitting. My first experience with Marcus Hawke.
I decided to jump on this today specifically, because I saw a review this morning where someone on IG stated that this is a book that instills dread.
That's my kind of horror, I thought. And the book I'm currently reading is massive, not horror, and can easily be set aside at times, so I thought, what the hell, let's give this a shot.
And the book didn't disappoint. This is a nihilistic nightmare that eases the hooks into you so quietly that you don't even feel the piercing of flesh as they glide into you. But when Hawke decides to give a good hard yank on them, that's when you know how deep they've been set.
I'm guessing there'll be some readers that dislike the format of this book. There's the main story, but there's also Evan's thoughts that border on commentary about the world we live in as much as they are just a character slipping deeper into the void.
But for me? Those commentaries sunk a deeper set of hooks into me and, though I've finished this slim story, they're still there.
The ending initially threw me, but then I had the revelation of the sign over the door of the shop as customers exit, and it all got clear. And it became even more impressed with Hawke as a writer.
And finally, I read the author's Afterthought, and it confirmed all the things I'd been thinking, all the disquieting thoughts, all the—yes, the dread—that had moved in and settled in my mind.
And to answer the questions asked there...Anyone else feel this way? Anyone else think these things?
The answer is, yes. Yes I do.