A review by amalieturner
Scowler by Daniel Kraus

2.0

This book is truly terrifying. I read it because after I bought it to put in my library (I'm a high school librarian) I read several reviews saying that it might not be suitable for all readers. Well, after reading it, I agree. There were parts of this novel that were so gruesome I had to put the book down just to settle my stomach before I could read on. I can definitely see how this could be disturbing to the wrong reader. As I was reading it was as if Scowler was getting into my own mind and not just Ry's. It makes me nervous to think this could be read by young, impressionable readers. I thought the book was okay. It's different from what I typically read but really I didn't enjoy it because it made me feel very uncomfortable a lot of the time. I love when a book can make you feel things while reading it but this particular book made me want to put it down I was so uncomfortable and it wasn't just gruesome images, it was the feeling that a sinister creature was crawling into your mind and whispering into your ear all the evil things it wants you to do. It was an interesting and very different kind of read and one that I will remember for a while but this book is one that really makes me cautious about who I will suggest it to in the future.