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A review by hyacinth_grayson
Slenderman by Anonymous
4.0
I loved this book a lot, but there are certain parts that were kind of confusing or just odd. I did love the mixed media aspect, through the police logs, diary entries, and text messages. And I did love the mystery involved through the dates marked on the text chats, as it allowed me to be curious.
One thing that confused me is how... unknowledgeable the author seemed about a high school setting? Things like Matt, a 17 year old, taking 'AP math' or having recess really pulled me out of the story.
Even though I really liked how the different aspects were dated, it annoyed me that the text message portions only gave the day of the week and not the date.
Overall, I really liked the foreshadowing and the sense of inevitability once I finally came to the conclusion that Matt was going to disappear. I love the fact that they used an interview with Jamie to subtly tell the reader something was going to happen.
One thing that confused me is how... unknowledgeable the author seemed about a high school setting? Things like Matt, a 17 year old, taking 'AP math' or having recess really pulled me out of the story.
Even though I really liked how the different aspects were dated, it annoyed me that the text message portions only gave the day of the week and not the date.
Overall, I really liked the foreshadowing and the sense of inevitability once I finally came to the conclusion that Matt was going to disappear. I love the fact that they used an interview with Jamie to subtly tell the reader something was going to happen.