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A review by ellasreadingnook
Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman
3.0
Thank you, NetGalley and Del Rey, for providing me with the eARC!
I really struggled with rating this one. I've read a few of Malerman's other books (Bird Box, Malorie, Pearl, and Daphne), and I have to admit that this one is my least favorite so far. I enjoyed the first short story, "Half the House is Haunted," but all the others just felt somewhat underwhelming. While I enjoyed certain parts of some of them, I can already tell that I'll most likely forget about most of them in a few months.
BUT, something that I found very enjoyable and was impressed by is how Malerman has gone about building his own world of Goblin, Samhattan, and Chowder. If you aren't familiar with Malerman's other books, then this collection most likely won't make much sense - many of his novels and stories are set in towns (Goblin, Samhattan, Chowder, etc.) that are near each other, and all have weird, disturbing occurrences. If you ARE familiar with his other books, then this collection acts as a companion to all his other novels and their lore. This collection absolutely succeeded in convincing me to read all of Malerman's other work, and I think I'll have to give it another read once I've read everything else.
So, overall, if you haven't read anything by Malerman, go do that RIGHT NOW, and then come back.
I really struggled with rating this one. I've read a few of Malerman's other books (Bird Box, Malorie, Pearl, and Daphne), and I have to admit that this one is my least favorite so far. I enjoyed the first short story, "Half the House is Haunted," but all the others just felt somewhat underwhelming. While I enjoyed certain parts of some of them, I can already tell that I'll most likely forget about most of them in a few months.
BUT, something that I found very enjoyable and was impressed by is how Malerman has gone about building his own world of Goblin, Samhattan, and Chowder. If you aren't familiar with Malerman's other books, then this collection most likely won't make much sense - many of his novels and stories are set in towns (Goblin, Samhattan, Chowder, etc.) that are near each other, and all have weird, disturbing occurrences. If you ARE familiar with his other books, then this collection acts as a companion to all his other novels and their lore. This collection absolutely succeeded in convincing me to read all of Malerman's other work, and I think I'll have to give it another read once I've read everything else.
So, overall, if you haven't read anything by Malerman, go do that RIGHT NOW, and then come back.