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A review by bozzi1
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.5
I reallyI really don’t know how to rate this book or how to write a review.
A lot of reviews mention that it’s a slow burn. That’s true, though I don’t count that as a negative. I thought Tryon did a good job of making Cornwall Combe feel like its own character. It reminded me a bit of The Auctioneer with the small town vibes but you know something’s wrong beneath the surface.
Things started to amp up and I was even more intrigued. Then came chapter 25 and I was just…I don’t even know what to say. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read; I could even call it laughable, but it was so unexpected and took me completely out of the wonderful vibe the book had going. The direction from there was on the ridiculous side although I still liked parts of it. I saw the end coming a mile away but that didn’t take away my enjoyment.
Is this a book anti-women? Is it an attempt at empowering women? I don’t think achieved either successfully, if one or the other was even a goal, but it was certainly a distraction from the horror which is my main complaint.
Ned is one of the dumbest characters I’ve read. His lack of basic intelligence was almost as annoying as most of what he said and did. Almost. He knew something was wrong with his wife-she should put on lipstick. He had some real bizarre feelings on love, hate, and attempted murder. But despite all that, the character I wanted to scream at the most (excluding chapter 25) was Robert! Help a dude out Robert, c’mon man!
Anyway, do with all that what you will. This book has some great stuff, some weird stuff, and some really unnecessary stuff and it all mixed together to leave me feeling…confused🤷🏻♀️ I didn’t hate it. Liked it more than The Other for sure, but also kinda wish I hadn’t read it. Honestly if we exclude chapter 25 it’s probably an easy 4 stars but it’s there so I’m back to where I started. I don’t know. don’t know how to rate this book or how to write a review.
A lot of reviews mention that it’s a slow burn. That’s true, though I don’t count that as a negative. I thought Tryon did a good job of making Cornwall Combe feel like its own character. It reminded me a bit of The Auctioneer with the small town vibes but you know something’s wrong beneath the surface.
Things started to amp up and I was even more intrigued. Then came chapter 25 and I was just…I don’t even know what to say. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read; I could even call it laughable, but it was so unexpected and took me completely out of the wonderful vibe the book had going. The direction from there was on the ridiculous side although I still liked parts of it. I saw the end coming a mile away but that didn’t take away my enjoyment.
Is this a book anti-women? Is it an attempt at empowering women? I don’t think achieved either successfully, if one or the other was even a goal, but it was certainly a distraction from the horror which is my main complaint.
Ned is one of rhetorical dumbest characters I’ve read. His lack of basic intelligence was almost as annoying as most of what he said and did. Almost. He knew something was wrong with his wife-she should put on lipstick. He had some real bizarre feelings on love, hate, and attempted murder. But despite all that the character I wanted to scream at the most (excluding chapter 25) was Robert! Help a dude out Robert, c’mon man!
Anyway, do with all that what you will. This book has some great stuff, some weird stuff, and some really unnecessary stuff and it all mixed together to leave me feeling…confused🤷🏻♀️ I didn’t hate it. Liked it more than The Other for sure, but also kinda wish I hadn’t read it. Honestly if we exclude chapter 25 it’s probably an easy 4 stars but it’s there so I’m back to where I started. I don’t know.
A lot of reviews mention that it’s a slow burn. That’s true, though I don’t count that as a negative. I thought Tryon did a good job of making Cornwall Combe feel like its own character. It reminded me a bit of The Auctioneer with the small town vibes but you know something’s wrong beneath the surface.
Things started to amp up and I was even more intrigued. Then came chapter 25 and I was just…I don’t even know what to say. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read; I could even call it laughable, but it was so unexpected and took me completely out of the wonderful vibe the book had going. The direction from there was on the ridiculous side although I still liked parts of it. I saw the end coming a mile away but that didn’t take away my enjoyment.
Is this a book anti-women? Is it an attempt at empowering women? I don’t think achieved either successfully, if one or the other was even a goal, but it was certainly a distraction from the horror which is my main complaint.
Ned is one of the dumbest characters I’ve read. His lack of basic intelligence was almost as annoying as most of what he said and did. Almost. He knew something was wrong with his wife-she should put on lipstick. He had some real bizarre feelings on love, hate, and attempted murder. But despite all that, the character I wanted to scream at the most (excluding chapter 25) was Robert! Help a dude out Robert, c’mon man!
Anyway, do with all that what you will. This book has some great stuff, some weird stuff, and some really unnecessary stuff and it all mixed together to leave me feeling…confused🤷🏻♀️ I didn’t hate it. Liked it more than The Other for sure, but also kinda wish I hadn’t read it. Honestly if we exclude chapter 25 it’s probably an easy 4 stars but it’s there so I’m back to where I started. I don’t know. don’t know how to rate this book or how to write a review.
A lot of reviews mention that it’s a slow burn. That’s true, though I don’t count that as a negative. I thought Tryon did a good job of making Cornwall Combe feel like its own character. It reminded me a bit of The Auctioneer with the small town vibes but you know something’s wrong beneath the surface.
Things started to amp up and I was even more intrigued. Then came chapter 25 and I was just…I don’t even know what to say. It wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read; I could even call it laughable, but it was so unexpected and took me completely out of the wonderful vibe the book had going. The direction from there was on the ridiculous side although I still liked parts of it. I saw the end coming a mile away but that didn’t take away my enjoyment.
Is this a book anti-women? Is it an attempt at empowering women? I don’t think achieved either successfully, if one or the other was even a goal, but it was certainly a distraction from the horror which is my main complaint.
Ned is one of rhetorical dumbest characters I’ve read. His lack of basic intelligence was almost as annoying as most of what he said and did. Almost. He knew something was wrong with his wife-she should put on lipstick. He had some real bizarre feelings on love, hate, and attempted murder. But despite all that the character I wanted to scream at the most (excluding chapter 25) was Robert! Help a dude out Robert, c’mon man!
Anyway, do with all that what you will. This book has some great stuff, some weird stuff, and some really unnecessary stuff and it all mixed together to leave me feeling…confused🤷🏻♀️ I didn’t hate it. Liked it more than The Other for sure, but also kinda wish I hadn’t read it. Honestly if we exclude chapter 25 it’s probably an easy 4 stars but it’s there so I’m back to where I started. I don’t know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape