erboe501 's review for:

Devil House by John Darnielle

4.0

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I'm not sure what to think of this book. The gripes I had with it in the first sections from author Gage Chandler's perspective (chiefly, that he went on and on about his investigative process) felt justified by the final section. What I thought the book would be about, a true crime writer who immersed himself too deeply into a case, turned out to be the jumping-off point for ethical questions around how we tell stories, who they serve, and what happens to those who are written about. This is a richly plotted and intellectual book that also serves horror. More for me to unpack as I continue to process.