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Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson

5.0

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I found this book terribly sad. I did enjoy reading something that I wanted to return to - I wanted to find out what would happen next. I had a good sense of what was going on throughout the story, and the ending wasn't a surprise to me at all (it didn't need to be). The one thing I didn't care for was Walt's relentless trek forward beyond a point at which it made sense or would be possible. I know that the story addressed that, but I find it so distracting when I'm reading something and I have to keep track of the litany of physical complaints because the main character refuses to rest and keeps taking hits beyond any reasonable point. Having said that, I loved the magical realism and cultural/spiritual elements in this story.