living_in_books 's review for:

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

2.0

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I am really disappointed that I did not enjoy this book much. I found much of it to be tedious, I think the author rushed to build up to the climax and then kept the reader there too long. I did like the characters Wen and Leonard (!) quite a bit, but this was not the horror masterpiece I expected it to be, and that it could have been with a little more refinement. Great beginning, great ending, way too much in the middle. Maybe I am being too demanding since there was some symbolism I picked up on and likely more that I missed, and making decisions about the end of the world is probably time-consuming, but still a let-down in my opinion.