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kallison25 's review for:
Black River Orchard
by Chuck Wendig
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.25 stars!
This is my 2nd book by this author, and I can confidently say that if you're looking for someone who writes like Stephen King, look no further! Wendig has definitely perfected the insanely gross, horrifying, and obscene imagery that King is known for, and there were several moments in this story that gave me a visceral reaction and that will be hard for me to forget. I loved the concept of this story as well because it seemed so simple and almost childish at first, but it quickly grew into this very disturbing and intriguing supernatural phenomenon. What I wasn't crazy about here is the length of this. This was LONG. Which isn't usually too much of a problem for me if the characters have good development and keep me interested. But because there are so many of them here, and we jump around in time quite a bit as well, it was hard to justify the length of the story. I am interested in reading more by him, though! I just hope the next one is a little less ambitious and more finely honed.
This is my 2nd book by this author, and I can confidently say that if you're looking for someone who writes like Stephen King, look no further! Wendig has definitely perfected the insanely gross, horrifying, and obscene imagery that King is known for, and there were several moments in this story that gave me a visceral reaction and that will be hard for me to forget. I loved the concept of this story as well because it seemed so simple and almost childish at first, but it quickly grew into this very disturbing and intriguing supernatural phenomenon. What I wasn't crazy about here is the length of this. This was LONG. Which isn't usually too much of a problem for me if the characters have good development and keep me interested. But because there are so many of them here, and we jump around in time quite a bit as well, it was hard to justify the length of the story. I am interested in reading more by him, though! I just hope the next one is a little less ambitious and more finely honed.