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The Whisper Man, by Alex North

21 reviews

bxnnny's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.25

my general consensus is that it was a pretty slow and predicitable read. all of my predictions were right and weren't hard to come to. i would have liked for there to be more twists, or at least ones that couldn't be seen from a mile away. the writing itself was boring and the pace was slower than i would have liked. i wanted to like it and i was rooting for the characters at times, but it left me feeling wanting as everything was just so predictable. just not really anything to write home about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

adiisbookland91's review

dark mysterious fast-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

4.5

CAWPILE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫Enjoyed the book. Kept me wanting more.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Grief, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, and Stalking

fernyfh's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

maregred's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Alcoholism, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Blood

ebb_and_flow's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Drug use, Cancer, Gore, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

shanekate's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Pros: fast paced, scary, does not have an idiotic “twist” that ruins the whole book. 
Cons: Female characters almost nonexistent, writing was mediocre, audiobook was also meh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cannibalism and Cancer

entityj's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Addiction, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Pedophilia

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

eve_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall Thoughts:
⁕ The folkloric rhymes and suburban mythos North creates around the Whisper Man are honestly the creepiest part of the book. Growing up, most of us have called upon monsters in children's rhymes and rundown homes. North taps into this phenomena and makes it feel very, very real. 

⁕ The developments in the mystery are slow coming at times. I was often disappointed by the anti-climactic evolution of the plot-- I wanted an "AHA!" moment that I didn't get.

⁕ This book focuses more on the characters than the crime itself. If you are looking to play detective, there are certainly clues littered throughout the text, but the main focus of the story an exploration of family, grief, and parenthood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Stalking, Death of parent, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Body horror, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Confinement

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, Addiction, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Body horror, and Child death

Moderate: Pedophilia