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Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky
Imaginary Friend by Stephan Chbosky is everywhere on bookstagram. When I saw some reviews, I knew I had to read the book. The book is 700 pages but I love nice, long, books. This book introduces Kate Reece, she takes her son Christopher and escapes an abusive relationship and head to a small town in Pennsylvania. Christopher is dyslexic and struggles in school. One day, he disappears for 6 days in the forest and when he is found, he is not the same. He has no memory of the time he disappeared but now he can read just fine. Except now, he is seen having conversations with himself. Except he believes it is the nice man who helped him in the forest. Soon, people begin to get sick and commit terrible crimes and only Christopher can stop it.
GAHHHHH! I wanted to love this book! I was hooked during the first 300 pages. I got the chills and there were moments that made me jump. I was convinced this would be an insane horror story…until it wasn’t. It stopped being a horror book. It came to a complete halt. Then it is became filled with Christian allegory–mixed with a few dystopian aspects. It was like this book didn’t even know what it wanted to be. There is one point where the story just goes in circles. I LOVE long books. But this book was too long. The pace started to CRAWL.
Then there are the characters. The book is so focused on the story that the characters were just forgotten. They don’t develop and quite honestly, they are completely forgettable. For me, the book just tried too hard. When it came to all the religious aspects, it just made the book sooooo meh. I really can’t think of another word for it. There is immaculate conception in which the girl thinks she gets pregnant by having oral sex and slut shames herself. Then apparently God had another child besides Jesus, except this child was a girl and she becomes “The Hissing Woman” and she keeps the devil in his place. It was just one massive eye-roll session for me. Maybe it will be a hit for someone else, but it just didn’t work for me.
Unfortunately, this book gets 2 out of 5 stars from me. Now, I need to find a horror book that will actually end up being a horror book and not a religious book dressed up like horror
GAHHHHH! I wanted to love this book! I was hooked during the first 300 pages. I got the chills and there were moments that made me jump. I was convinced this would be an insane horror story…until it wasn’t. It stopped being a horror book. It came to a complete halt. Then it is became filled with Christian allegory–mixed with a few dystopian aspects. It was like this book didn’t even know what it wanted to be. There is one point where the story just goes in circles. I LOVE long books. But this book was too long. The pace started to CRAWL.
Then there are the characters. The book is so focused on the story that the characters were just forgotten. They don’t develop and quite honestly, they are completely forgettable. For me, the book just tried too hard. When it came to all the religious aspects, it just made the book sooooo meh. I really can’t think of another word for it. There is immaculate conception in which the girl thinks she gets pregnant by having oral sex and slut shames herself. Then apparently God had another child besides Jesus, except this child was a girl and she becomes “The Hissing Woman” and she keeps the devil in his place. It was just one massive eye-roll session for me. Maybe it will be a hit for someone else, but it just didn’t work for me.
Unfortunately, this book gets 2 out of 5 stars from me. Now, I need to find a horror book that will actually end up being a horror book and not a religious book dressed up like horror