eswee 's review for:

Shadowland by Peter Straub

2.5

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A story of stories, which feels all thrown together and the slow-pace doesn't make it any easier. Most of the time I felt like young Tom, observing and witnessing, but not getting what it all means. I was promised horror and suspense, but got a lot of confusion instead. My curiosity to where it would all go and if it would make sense somehow is what got me through the first 60%. It wasn't untill then that the pieces started to fit together, but in the end I had to conclude that even though it was a story of epic proportions, it wasn't one for me.