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The Spirit by Thomas Page

nrsolis87's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

bunnieslikediamonds's review against another edition

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4.0

Fast-paced romp with murderous, apple loving yetis rampaging through ski resort. A lady anthropologist gets slapped for correcting the yeti hunter, and someone calls their dog a whore, but the scenery is beautiful and heads get ripped off, so good fun.

aage's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

onetrackmind77's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

nelemon's review against another edition

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4.0

horror, Bigfoot, remote locations, mountain setting 

Bigfoot! Need I say more? Okay, people (a Native American and a white dude, separately) following or hunting Bigfoot. Bigfoot getting pissed off at humans. Stones get thrown! Heads roll! 

This was a fun read, but it took me AGES to finish. Just to put into perspective how long it takes me to read physical books at the moment: this 230 page book took me 1.5 months to read. I would literally not finish any books right now if it weren’t for audiobooks… 

Anyways, this is a book from the 1970s, but it had way less slurs, misogyny or other problematic stuff that I thought. The “Indian’s” perspective was not without its clichés, but I feared for much worse. Can’t speak for whether this was offensive or not, but I know this used quite a few stereotypes. 

Anyways, the white dude hunting Bigfoot is a hot-headed one, but not too annoying. I liked the humor in this, and that it didn’t get too over the top. The scenario felt realistic, if that’s even a word I should use for a Bigfoot story haha. 

I loved the mountain setting, then a snowstorm, nice. Pretty good climax with lots of Bigfoot action, and a good ending too! Very happy with this! 

beckylouise2904's review against another edition

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3.0

Enjoyable if somewhat a bit of a slow burn towards the end! I felt like all the action and gore was at the start and tailed off towards the end.

patrickreads89's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

richtate's review against another edition

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5.0

If you would've said, "Hey Rich! We know you love horror, so how about a novel about disfigured Bigfoot, an insane Indian, helicopter crashes, being trapped at a ski lodge, and something about a spirit journey?" I probably would've laughed at you.

I was wrong. This book fucking delivers. Long live 80's Pulp Horror.

greatnate008's review against another edition

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4.0

It took a while for me to get into this one, but it ended up being a fun read. Who knew Harry from Harry and the Hendersons could be so mean?

jeansbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0