A review by wingandscale
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was my first book I've read by Joe Hill and it was quite good. I think there were some unnecessary horror tropes that the story could have been fine without and I wasn't thrilled with the blatant fatphobia surrounding Louis Carmody, but overall I enjoyed it and would read it again. I didn't know that the author was the son of Stephen King until after I read the book but it makes sense as there are several references to Stephen King books that I was surprised he was allowed to put in the story. Hill's writing style is also a bit similar to King's but you can tell he made it his own. I thought the characters were decent and there were a couple quotes that I'll probably be bookmarking because they were genuinely very good and insightful. 
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