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A review by cearnold
The Damnation Game by Clive Barker

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

The book pulled me in at the beginning but I quickly began to disconnect as the story dragged on. Barker's use of sex and body horror provide more of a distraction than character building, plot or story. I was disappointed by the end.