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A review by perkyanda
Thirty-Seven by Peter Stenson
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Do you enjoy hanging out with obnoxious pretentious college students who think they’ve figured out all out? Are you a nihilist? Are the obnoxious guy at the party who starts trying to reinvent philosophy when he gets high? Then have I got a self indulgent, annoying, tedious book for you! Throw in a touch of self doubt of reality vs induced delusion and meaningless violence that the characters believe to be meaningful and that’s this book in a bow.
Technically not a bad book. Mason and Talley and the survivors are all convincing. Cults work like that, and pretentious idiots with fake deep ideas about the meaning of the world are real. It’s just a deeply unpleasant read and far too long for the ground covered. Would have been a better novella likely.
Technically not a bad book. Mason and Talley and the survivors are all convincing. Cults work like that, and pretentious idiots with fake deep ideas about the meaning of the world are real. It’s just a deeply unpleasant read and far too long for the ground covered. Would have been a better novella likely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Cancer, Eating disorder, Medical content, Sexual content, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Confinement, Grief, and Vomit