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A review by anredman
Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman
5.0
Loved it. I suspect a second read through would be a lot less satisfying, so I'm going to put the book up or give it to someone else to read.
There's not enough Carol in the book. It feels like such an obvious omission. The readers are told Carol is intelligent, independent, well respected, but there's not much opportunity for her to demonstrate these characteristics. Book is mostly concerned with men.
Lots of repetition. It's astounding how many times loud footsteps are mentioned - the clack of boots, the click of shoes. For as fierce as the Trail is made out to be, there wasn't much on the Trail to fear. I wonder if boats on the river bypass the alleged treacherousness of the Trail.
It's easier for me to figure out what I don't like about books as opposed to what I enjoyed.
However, I did enjoy the book immensely. I was keen to get to the end and evaluate the resolution of the story. There was a lot of originality in the story. The bad guys were very well thought out and presented. Felt like it could have been sixty pages longer, stuffed with more about Carol and the Trail, and not suffered a bit due to girth.
There's not enough Carol in the book. It feels like such an obvious omission. The readers are told Carol is intelligent, independent, well respected, but there's not much opportunity for her to demonstrate these characteristics. Book is mostly concerned with men.
Lots of repetition. It's astounding how many times loud footsteps are mentioned - the clack of boots, the click of shoes. For as fierce as the Trail is made out to be, there wasn't much on the Trail to fear. I wonder if boats on the river bypass the alleged treacherousness of the Trail.
It's easier for me to figure out what I don't like about books as opposed to what I enjoyed.
However, I did enjoy the book immensely. I was keen to get to the end and evaluate the resolution of the story. There was a lot of originality in the story. The bad guys were very well thought out and presented. Felt like it could have been sixty pages longer, stuffed with more about Carol and the Trail, and not suffered a bit due to girth.