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A review by maryehavens
No Way Out by Dan Poblocki
2.0
2.5 stars really. Better than the 2nd book, most likely because there was a conclusion and it was finally over.
Again, the book falls into the "cram every horror element in" category. I think it would have been better served as one book that was heavily edited. Maybe Poblocki had to write a series?
I enjoy-ish watching "American Horror Story" but it feels a bit the same - "what kind of depravity, how much, and how often can we use? Let's throw it all in!" Just when you think it can't get worse, here's a human centipede or something like that (I'm seasons behind so it's possible they've done that already. Not up to the point I'm in).
I can see this series appealing to horror-philes in the younger set but there's got to be better series out there. If nothing else, read some of the classics! "The Lottery" is short, terrifying, and probably one of the best short stories ever written. Honestly, you could even read some Stephen King by this age (as a 7th grader did and wrote a book report on "Gerald's Game" when I was in 7th grade. It was a bit much. Stick to "Misery" or "'Salem's Lot").
I'm not saying all new horror is dead, there's just got to be a better written version out there. And without the sex and cussing. Just straight up horror, Jackson-style. Or Du Maurier.
Again, the book falls into the "cram every horror element in" category. I think it would have been better served as one book that was heavily edited. Maybe Poblocki had to write a series?
I enjoy-ish watching "American Horror Story" but it feels a bit the same - "what kind of depravity, how much, and how often can we use? Let's throw it all in!" Just when you think it can't get worse, here's a human centipede or something like that (I'm seasons behind so it's possible they've done that already. Not up to the point I'm in).
I can see this series appealing to horror-philes in the younger set but there's got to be better series out there. If nothing else, read some of the classics! "The Lottery" is short, terrifying, and probably one of the best short stories ever written. Honestly, you could even read some Stephen King by this age (as a 7th grader did and wrote a book report on "Gerald's Game" when I was in 7th grade. It was a bit much. Stick to "Misery" or "'Salem's Lot").
I'm not saying all new horror is dead, there's just got to be a better written version out there. And without the sex and cussing. Just straight up horror, Jackson-style. Or Du Maurier.