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A review by ctorretta
25 Perfect Days by Mark Tullius
4.0
This starts and I was just sitting there thinking, WHAT?!!
It’s intense from the get go. Enjoyable, is that the right word for reading about death and mayhem? But to the point, as a fan of the horror genre, this is right up there! I love a good dystopian and this one was definitely dystopian but also had a bit of horror so subtle in ways that you wouldn’t even know it until you get into the more gruesome parts.
The beginning chapter really sets the stage. Each chapter is it’s own world and although this could be considered short stories all set together, I’m thinking it’s just one book without a central character. The upside is that I was really surprised and quite impressed at Mark’s way of creating this world and these characters. However, there is never a feeling of love for any one character. A bit of this is almost disjointed BUT once I got my awareness of the character in the chapter, it would all clash together. If it weren’t for that moment of trying to put the details together I think this would be perfect.
And don’t get me wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. The way Mark writes this is genius. It pulled me in even though there isn’t a central character but a line of characters that are related or know each other.
A little Clive Barkerish in his descriptions, Mark is brilliant at writing and I am very curious about his other books! Can’t wait to read more.
It’s intense from the get go. Enjoyable, is that the right word for reading about death and mayhem? But to the point, as a fan of the horror genre, this is right up there! I love a good dystopian and this one was definitely dystopian but also had a bit of horror so subtle in ways that you wouldn’t even know it until you get into the more gruesome parts.
The beginning chapter really sets the stage. Each chapter is it’s own world and although this could be considered short stories all set together, I’m thinking it’s just one book without a central character. The upside is that I was really surprised and quite impressed at Mark’s way of creating this world and these characters. However, there is never a feeling of love for any one character. A bit of this is almost disjointed BUT once I got my awareness of the character in the chapter, it would all clash together. If it weren’t for that moment of trying to put the details together I think this would be perfect.
And don’t get me wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. The way Mark writes this is genius. It pulled me in even though there isn’t a central character but a line of characters that are related or know each other.
A little Clive Barkerish in his descriptions, Mark is brilliant at writing and I am very curious about his other books! Can’t wait to read more.