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A review by rahanahava
Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
3-3 1/2 stars
I went into this blind and thinking it was a full story. It's a bunch of novellas/short stories and while I adored the Creature Feature written by Josh, all these just weren't as exciting to me.
Don't get me wrong. They were good, I was just hoping for some creepy, scary stuff. The one about the dad "confessing" on his deathbed I think was the best. It wasn't scary, but it was humorous in a very twisted, dark way and I gobbled it up.
Some I would've given 5 stars to and some I would've given 2 stars to, so I decided on the 3-3 1/2 mark as an average for the book as a whole.
I went into this blind and thinking it was a full story. It's a bunch of novellas/short stories and while I adored the Creature Feature written by Josh, all these just weren't as exciting to me.
Don't get me wrong. They were good, I was just hoping for some creepy, scary stuff. The one about the dad "confessing" on his deathbed I think was the best. It wasn't scary, but it was humorous in a very twisted, dark way and I gobbled it up.
Some I would've given 5 stars to and some I would've given 2 stars to, so I decided on the 3-3 1/2 mark as an average for the book as a whole.