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A review by alivaster
The New Black by Benjamin Percy, Brian Evenson
4.0
Disclaimer: I met with the author and this signed book was given to me for free.
I am truly not into horror or thriller genres so take that into consideration when looking at my rating, but I tried to take a step back from that for this book. I read it amazingly slowly so that I wouldn't get overloaded on the details and get nightmares from certain stories - strong imagination + well-written horror is never a good thing! I was pleased with the stories that were in the collection. Some could really haunt you and stay with you even years later, so kudos. The best stories are the ones that stick with you and plenty stuck with me.
Some of the stories weren't so horror based and I did enjoy those stories a lot more! Overall, 3.75 rating because while not my genre of choice, the stories were actually well-picked and had impact.
I am truly not into horror or thriller genres so take that into consideration when looking at my rating, but I tried to take a step back from that for this book. I read it amazingly slowly so that I wouldn't get overloaded on the details and get nightmares from certain stories - strong imagination + well-written horror is never a good thing! I was pleased with the stories that were in the collection. Some could really haunt you and stay with you even years later, so kudos. The best stories are the ones that stick with you and plenty stuck with me.
Some of the stories weren't so horror based and I did enjoy those stories a lot more! Overall, 3.75 rating because while not my genre of choice, the stories were actually well-picked and had impact.