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arthur_pendrgn 's review for:
Whistle
by Linwood Barclay
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
King himself encouraged Barclay to keep going, so you know it's horror. Barclay hits every horror trope and the text lands solidly in the genre, but not outstandingly so. I can't say why, even, but I became bored. There's little left for the reader to imagine, no surprises or shocks. The tension was there, but the suspense was not. Like many in this genre, the plot was the thing. Barclay doesn't give me any reason to like Anne or Charlie or Harry; I'm supposed to automatically like the young widow, innocent child, good-hearted cop. Thus I wasn't as fully engaged as I could have been.
A couple of Easter eggs for horror fans and some jokes tossed here and there.
A couple of Easter eggs for horror fans and some jokes tossed here and there.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent