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unexplainabl's Reviews (220)
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Rape
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
tense
medium-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence
lighthearted
fast-paced
A Face in the Crowd and the Longest December
Mark Edward Geyer, Stewart O'Nan, Stephen King, Richard Chizmar
fast-paced
The Longest December Richard Chizmar
I think I liked this one out of the two the most. It's about a family who's nextdoor neighbour is like family to them, one night cops show up at the neigbour's house and they find out it's because he's being investigsted for a series of murders. It follows them through December, them navigating the informatioin they learned about him. They can't believe it at first, as he never struck them as that kind of person. It was a fairly quick read, though I think I'd've liked a bit more before the cops came. Like 'show' us more of the neigbour and how he was around them before they learned everything.
A Face in the Crowd Stephen King/Stewart O'Nan
I just finished this one in one reading session and it was just okay. It starts out with Dean Evers watching a game of baseball and seeing someone in the crowd from his past who he didn't think could still be alive, and from there he becomes kind of obsessed with watching every night. I'd say the 'twist' was not something I expected but it does work for the story. I don't really like some of the words used, particularly the f slur, but it was written in the 40's and it was used in the context of when the now old main character was a child, so it was more common for them to say it but it still didn't feel right to me. Overall though it was a decent story.
I think I liked this one out of the two the most. It's about a family who's nextdoor neighbour is like family to them, one night cops show up at the neigbour's house and they find out it's because he's being investigsted for a series of murders. It follows them through December, them navigating the informatioin they learned about him. They can't believe it at first, as he never struck them as that kind of person. It was a fairly quick read, though I think I'd've liked a bit more before the cops came. Like 'show' us more of the neigbour and how he was around them before they learned everything.
A Face in the Crowd Stephen King/Stewart O'Nan
I just finished this one in one reading session and it was just okay. It starts out with Dean Evers watching a game of baseball and seeing someone in the crowd from his past who he didn't think could still be alive, and from there he becomes kind of obsessed with watching every night. I'd say the 'twist' was not something I expected but it does work for the story. I don't really like some of the words used, particularly the f slur, but it was written in the 40's and it was used in the context of when the now old main character was a child, so it was more common for them to say it but it still didn't feel right to me. Overall though it was a decent story.
dark
medium-paced
Enjoyed this more than I'd initially expected. I don't typically read classics but am glad I did this one.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Really went in expecting to not like this. It's really far out of my comfort zone but I ended up liking the characters and overall story.
One thing I really wasn't a fan of was the writing style. No dialogue tags and minimal commas led to sentences with 'and' in multiple times. Which made for a frustrating read at times.
One thing I really wasn't a fan of was the writing style. No dialogue tags and minimal commas led to sentences with 'and' in multiple times. Which made for a frustrating read at times.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Really enjoyed reading this one. I love Rhett and Link so I had to pick this up. The writing is a little juvenile at times, however, the story fully makes up for it. I ended up reading the 3 main characters dialogue (Rex, Leif and Alicia) in the voices of Rhett, Link and Stevie, respectively. Definitely need to see a sequel for it, especially with that ending!