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A review by drmroberts
Devil House by John Darnielle
3.5
I adore Darnielle's musical work and this book felt like reading an extended version of a Mountain Goats song with some great characters.
The book had me captured completely at parts and not so much at others, but on the whole it was a good read.
This novel shares what make his lyrics so great and it really delves into the details, sometimes mundane, and finds a beauty in them. The world is built around those little details and it immerses all the senses. The characters are complete and deeply rooted in this world l, even if we only get a slice of them in time.
One part hits harder than the rest and that would be the section aboutthe aftermath of The White Witch, told through the mother of one victims .
This section plants that seed of beginning to think about the effects of glorifying true crime, the obsessiveness over it and need to find any new evidence despite the trauma that lives on through those it directly impacted.
The ending goes back to that question and although it was an unexpected ending, I did enjoy it.
The book had me captured completely at parts and not so much at others, but on the whole it was a good read.
This novel shares what make his lyrics so great and it really delves into the details, sometimes mundane, and finds a beauty in them. The world is built around those little details and it immerses all the senses. The characters are complete and deeply rooted in this world l, even if we only get a slice of them in time.
One part hits harder than the rest and that would be the section about
This section plants that seed of beginning to think about the effects of glorifying true crime, the obsessiveness over it and need to find any new evidence despite the trauma that lives on through those it directly impacted.
The ending goes back to that question and although it was an unexpected ending, I did enjoy it.