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thehorrormaven 's review for:
Black Mouth
by Ronald Malfi
DNF
I got about 3/4 of the way before finally giving up.
This book was way too close to IT by Stephen King for me, and when I find that a book is too close to another book in the same genre, I am wildly turned off. But what I found to be most problematic was the random and unnecessary animal cruelty and the poor way that Dennis - who clearly has developmental or psychological disabilities- was treated. The way he was described made him out to be "gross," and by now, this form of representation should be widely unacceptable. While I do enjoy Malfi's unique voice, this book just had too many problems for me. It clearly could have used a sensitivity reader regarding disability.
I got about 3/4 of the way before finally giving up.
This book was way too close to IT by Stephen King for me, and when I find that a book is too close to another book in the same genre, I am wildly turned off. But what I found to be most problematic was the random and unnecessary animal cruelty and the poor way that Dennis - who clearly has developmental or psychological disabilities- was treated. The way he was described made him out to be "gross," and by now, this form of representation should be widely unacceptable. While I do enjoy Malfi's unique voice, this book just had too many problems for me. It clearly could have used a sensitivity reader regarding disability.