claben's review
4.0
The exterior of a small-town horror novel in the vein of vintage King combined with a beating heart of poetry. This novel excels at precise characterization and carefully observed nuances of social life in a former mill town facing the economic challenges of the 21st century. The plot is familiar and a bit fuzzy around the edges, but nearly every reader will find sentences that make you stop and savor the recognition of a thought you never would have put quite so precisely.
claben's review against another edition
4.0
The exterior of a small-town horror novel in the vein of vintage King combined with a beating heart of poetry. This novel excels at precise characterization and carefully observed nuances of social life in a former mill town facing the economic challenges of the 21st century. The plot is familiar and a bit fuzzy around the edges, but nearly every reader will find sentences that make you stop and savor the recognition of a thought you never would have put quite so precisely.
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