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A review by bellwetherbird
The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
3.5
I chose this book at random, based off the title and the 'horror' sticker stuck on the side by my library. I knew nothing going in aside from the fact that it was a series of weird and possibly scary short stories.
I would best describe the stories as 'hit or miss'.
There are certainly a number of stories I enjoyed immensely. A fair few that were entirely ineffective for me, and some that I was very disappointed in. The best stories are spread equally throughout the book, so I never really hit a streak of bad stories. If I had, it's quite likely I would have stopped reading. That isn't to say the book isn't worth reading, as there are good stories in it that I would happily recommend to a friend. I might just be specific in which chapters I recommend.
I am walking away from this book feeling a tiny bit let down, since I found the title very compelling and I knew it was the last story in the book. I was hoping to end on a strong and intense note, or maybe a quieter one that threaded some of the themes together a bit tighter. The title seemed fully irrelevant and the story one of the weaker ones from the book.
I would best describe the stories as 'hit or miss'.
There are certainly a number of stories I enjoyed immensely. A fair few that were entirely ineffective for me, and some that I was very disappointed in. The best stories are spread equally throughout the book, so I never really hit a streak of bad stories. If I had, it's quite likely I would have stopped reading. That isn't to say the book isn't worth reading, as there are good stories in it that I would happily recommend to a friend. I might just be specific in which chapters I recommend.
I am walking away from this book feeling a tiny bit let down, since I found the title very compelling and I knew it was the last story in the book. I was hoping to end on a strong and intense note, or maybe a quieter one that threaded some of the themes together a bit tighter. The title seemed fully irrelevant and the story one of the weaker ones from the book.