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A review by macbean221b
The Sorrow King by Andersen Prunty
4.0
Well, that was weird. But really good weird. A lot of bizarro fiction is really out there, but this was a bit milder. You can almost imagine it actually happening. And the concept -- a 'suicide virus,' even though it's one caused by a supernatural being -- is a really disturbing thought.
I also like the way the author writes. Often, authors will try to Tell A Story -- they're trying to get a point across to the reader, whether it's a moral lesson or just "Look at me! I'm a really good writer!" I hate that. This book just felt like the author was telling a story -- like we'd sat down across from each other and he was casually telling me about some bad stuff that once happened to a little town in Ohio.
I have to admit that it's entirely possible that I enjoyed this book so much because the last two books I'd read were extremely disappointing. But the fact remains that I did like it; I lost sleep because I couldn't stand to put it down.
I also like the way the author writes. Often, authors will try to Tell A Story -- they're trying to get a point across to the reader, whether it's a moral lesson or just "Look at me! I'm a really good writer!" I hate that. This book just felt like the author was telling a story -- like we'd sat down across from each other and he was casually telling me about some bad stuff that once happened to a little town in Ohio.
I have to admit that it's entirely possible that I enjoyed this book so much because the last two books I'd read were extremely disappointing. But the fact remains that I did like it; I lost sleep because I couldn't stand to put it down.