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A review by tatyanavogt
Devil House by John Darnielle
2.0
Sooo, this book was a bit upsetting cause I was expecting some kind of haunted house story. A slow uncovering of history accompanied by spooking/scary happenings inside the house. I thought it was a horror book filled with dark histories and creepy connections.. Instead I got a slow boring and dry 'true crime' style novel that wasn't very engaging. (and I like true crime). I didn't get what I signed up for and what I got wasn't super interesting.
This is about a writer who buys a house with a troubling past so he can research the bad stuff that happened there. He talks to people and makes speculations on how things went down. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it if I realized thats what it was going to be about but in general it was pretty boring and I found myself drifting off constantly while reading.
This is about a writer who buys a house with a troubling past so he can research the bad stuff that happened there. He talks to people and makes speculations on how things went down. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it if I realized thats what it was going to be about but in general it was pretty boring and I found myself drifting off constantly while reading.