leland_hw's review against another edition
4.0
Nice book. Not all that scary. There were several points that were very heart thumping exciting. This helps me to forgive the very few details were a bit meh, but overall a really enjoyable read.
hucklebuck411's review against another edition
4.0
A young man, down on his luck and working a dead end job, finds out from a passing acquaintance at a party about an LA apartment building with outrageously low rent and great views. After looking into
it he agrees to rent an apartment in the very old brick building known as the KAVACH. As the main character Nate begins his stay at the KAVACH he meets other residents of the building and soon he and they begin to trade notes on the building's many mysterious peculiarities (padlocked doors, other apartments with strange dimensions, cold spots, electrical anomalies, etc.). Nate and his cadre of other residents start to explore the building's mysteries, ignoring eviction threats for continuing to go down this path leveled by the building's manager. However, as they begin unlocking the building's secrets they are ill prepared for the "Pandora's Box" they are about to open. I found this story to be well-written and fast paced. It falls into the Sci-Fi/Horror genre and is a satisfying modern day Lovecraftian tale.
it he agrees to rent an apartment in the very old brick building known as the KAVACH. As the main character Nate begins his stay at the KAVACH he meets other residents of the building and soon he and they begin to trade notes on the building's many mysterious peculiarities (padlocked doors, other apartments with strange dimensions, cold spots, electrical anomalies, etc.). Nate and his cadre of other residents start to explore the building's mysteries, ignoring eviction threats for continuing to go down this path leveled by the building's manager. However, as they begin unlocking the building's secrets they are ill prepared for the "Pandora's Box" they are about to open. I found this story to be well-written and fast paced. It falls into the Sci-Fi/Horror genre and is a satisfying modern day Lovecraftian tale.
claws13's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't think I would like this but I did. Might even try some of his other titles.
akatarzynak's review against another edition
1.0
This story starts off fairly interesting but progressively gets worse and worse, to the point where I really had to push myself to actually read to the end.
The characters are terribly written, especially the women who appear to have been thrown together by someone who has never actually talked to a woman before. They seem to have 3 main functions within this story:
1. To be jealous of other for being pretty (because all women just exist to hate each other, right?)
2. To provide lots of sexually-charged situations (“She breasted boobily to the stairs and titted downwards")
and 3. To constantly lust after the main character despite him lacking in many redeeming qualities (I mean, what woman wouldn't be fantasizing about giving a blowjob to her slacker neighbor during the end of the world?)
The male characters are almost as badly written, resulting in a cast that is extremely one-dimensional and fitting into various stereotypes (guy that says "bro" a lot, guy that has the personality of a can of Coors Light).
Came for a thriller, left with a bad teenage fan-fic B movie.
The characters are terribly written, especially the women who appear to have been thrown together by someone who has never actually talked to a woman before. They seem to have 3 main functions within this story:
1. To be jealous of other for being pretty (because all women just exist to hate each other, right?)
2. To provide lots of sexually-charged situations (“She breasted boobily to the stairs and titted downwards")
and 3. To constantly lust after the main character despite him lacking in many redeeming qualities (I mean, what woman wouldn't be fantasizing about giving a blowjob to her slacker neighbor during the end of the world?)
The male characters are almost as badly written, resulting in a cast that is extremely one-dimensional and fitting into various stereotypes (guy that says "bro" a lot, guy that has the personality of a can of Coors Light).
Came for a thriller, left with a bad teenage fan-fic B movie.
tylerm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
bookkat's review against another edition
3.0
This book started strong. I was drawn in and engaged. but midway through the book took a strange turn, becoming more of a horror story and losing some of the intrigue and promise of the beginning.
snikelfritz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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? No
5.0
waxingquixotic's review against another edition
4.0
What is 14 by Peter Clines?
It is a wild Scooby Doo mystery pulled from the screen into a novel, full of goofy characters snooping around a weird apartment building and getting spooked by all the strange things happening around them.
It is House of Leaves without all the prevention, footnotes, or extra pages. And it’s much more fun to read.
It is a modern day Lovecraftian tale that slowly gets weirder and weirder until finally just going right off the rails into utter craziness.
It is Welcome to Night Vale without the dry humor and deadpan delivery of awesomeness.
It is an H. G. Wells radio production, but it’s not on the radio. It’s in a book. And it’s in modern day Los Angeles.
It is The Great British Bake Off without the cakes, pies, cookies, or baking. I don’t think there are any scenes about baking. This is not a good bake. This is a good book.
This is something Blake Crouch would probably write about, but a step up from what Blake Crouch would probably write about.
This is a book that begs to be held on to, and when you put it down beside your bed at night it lays on the floor glowing with a soft purple aura that keeps you from falling asleep so you are forced to pick it back up and keep reading it.
This book may or may not light on fire and crumble away into a small pile of ashes after you finish the last page.
It is a wild Scooby Doo mystery pulled from the screen into a novel, full of goofy characters snooping around a weird apartment building and getting spooked by all the strange things happening around them.
It is House of Leaves without all the prevention, footnotes, or extra pages. And it’s much more fun to read.
It is a modern day Lovecraftian tale that slowly gets weirder and weirder until finally just going right off the rails into utter craziness.
It is Welcome to Night Vale without the dry humor and deadpan delivery of awesomeness.
It is an H. G. Wells radio production, but it’s not on the radio. It’s in a book. And it’s in modern day Los Angeles.
It is The Great British Bake Off without the cakes, pies, cookies, or baking. I don’t think there are any scenes about baking. This is not a good bake. This is a good book.
This is something Blake Crouch would probably write about, but a step up from what Blake Crouch would probably write about.
This is a book that begs to be held on to, and when you put it down beside your bed at night it lays on the floor glowing with a soft purple aura that keeps you from falling asleep so you are forced to pick it back up and keep reading it.
This book may or may not light on fire and crumble away into a small pile of ashes after you finish the last page.
scostanzo42's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting concept, great characters, and a WIDE open ending for another book. I will definitely read a sequel!
jeremy_reads's review against another edition
4.0
This book hooked me like fucking crazy. Just when you think you know what's gonna happen it takes another crazy turn. I'd rate it 5 stars but Peter Clines needs to get locked up in horny jail with some scenes.