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unfathomablereader's Reviews (828)
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
lighthearted
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is BS!
I’ve just seen it recommended a lot, as really scary so of course as a fan of horror I wanted to give it a try. The first part was fun and interesting but something to know is that this book is written by a white person and has indigenous folklore as its mystery and where it draws its creature from. I still thought I’d give it the benefit of the doubt, I feel people can do research and represent things respectfully and I wanted to give it the potential to show it’s work.
I was too generous. If you want to read or listen to this book just keep in mind that the author goes on a long rant at the end about how he wanted to represent indigenous people properly but seems too interested in congratulating himself for being so thoughtful about this that he didn’t bother writing a good story and threw his indigenous characters under the bus for no reason.
This book like a lot of horror could have been an interesting look at the way people deal with grief, I liked how it ended but how it got there SUUUCKED and honestly got old, BORING, and inconsistent real fast. This book could’ve been an email.
If I ever read a book an a white author mentioned indigenous folklore as a plot point I’m DNFing it into the fucking sun.
Anyway shout out to the audiobook narrator, J.S. Arquin my man really did that.
I’ve just seen it recommended a lot, as really scary so of course as a fan of horror I wanted to give it a try. The first part was fun and interesting but something to know is that this book is written by a white person and has indigenous folklore as its mystery and where it draws its creature from. I still thought I’d give it the benefit of the doubt, I feel people can do research and represent things respectfully and I wanted to give it the potential to show it’s work.
I was too generous. If you want to read or listen to this book just keep in mind that the author goes on a long rant at the end about how he wanted to represent indigenous people properly but seems too interested in congratulating himself for being so thoughtful about this that he didn’t bother writing a good story and threw his indigenous characters under the bus for no reason.
This book like a lot of horror could have been an interesting look at the way people deal with grief, I liked how it ended but how it got there SUUUCKED and honestly got old, BORING, and inconsistent real fast. This book could’ve been an email.
If I ever read a book an a white author mentioned indigenous folklore as a plot point I’m DNFing it into the fucking sun.
Anyway shout out to the audiobook narrator, J.S. Arquin my man really did that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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: Gore, Self harm, Violence