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A review by luridtendencies
The Eater of Flies by Richard Gadz
2.0
Sherlock Holmes meets Dracula - written in the style of a Dark Horror Comedy/Mystery. The author uses letters and diary entries to help tell the story from different character viewpoints. You'll also see some familiar names appear in this novel (think the ship Demeter, and Van Helsing).
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I thought the author did a great job of reinventing how the Vampyr infects people - it's a spirit inhabiting bodies as opposed to biting and turning people into vampires.
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Although the prose were really easy to read, I just found most of the writing to be very plain and non-descript. There wasn't much character development, which is really important to me as a reader. The only character I really remember is Dracul, the rest have already fled my mind.
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Ultimately, this wasn't my cup of tea - but I do think it would resonate really well with those that love the dark comedy/mystery genre. I also think that readers new to the horror genre would be able to digest this novel fairly well - I didn't think it was overly gory or scary.
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I thought the author did a great job of reinventing how the Vampyr infects people - it's a spirit inhabiting bodies as opposed to biting and turning people into vampires.
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Although the prose were really easy to read, I just found most of the writing to be very plain and non-descript. There wasn't much character development, which is really important to me as a reader. The only character I really remember is Dracul, the rest have already fled my mind.
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Ultimately, this wasn't my cup of tea - but I do think it would resonate really well with those that love the dark comedy/mystery genre. I also think that readers new to the horror genre would be able to digest this novel fairly well - I didn't think it was overly gory or scary.