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A review by tazemu
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Genuinely interesting setting , especially with the homogeneous retail hellscape playing as the natural continuation of a haunted prison/labor camp site . Also, the inclusion of the "Orsk" store materials is a fun bit of flair!
BUT...flat and unlikeable characters and super mid pacing + prose are both made objectively worse by the "edgy white horror guy" standard sensitivity pitfalls--super flat POC who are the two most annoying side characters, random fatphobia, reference to holocaust themes as shock value etc.
Generally, the book is a miss and best case strong adaptation fodder.
BUT...flat and unlikeable characters and super mid pacing + prose are both made objectively worse by the "edgy white horror guy" standard sensitivity pitfalls--super flat POC who are the two most annoying side characters, random fatphobia, reference to holocaust themes as shock value etc.
Generally, the book is a miss and best case strong adaptation fodder.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Body horror, Confinement, Murder, and Torture
Minor: Fatphobia