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Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

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theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was the most frustrating book I've read in a long while. The writing style is good, the concept is interesting, and the horror is very effective. But...the main character and the plot trajectory are both kind of awful. One of my biggest pet peeves in books is when the main character just has the plot happen to them. They're not making decisions that move things forward, they just stand by and things sort of happen around them. This was very much the case for Erin. Every time it seemed like she was going to finally actually make a choice, she just falls right back into the same place she just came from. I don't necessarily think this was an inaccurate way to portray someone battling an addiction, but in this case it made it difficult for me to really engage with the plot; it became very repetitive and tedious to watch Erin make the same choices over and over with the same results. Not my favourite.

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laasenpai's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Omg. I already want to listen to the whole thing again. No one is perfect everyone has their problems. There’s a cult, mushrooms, mushroom people, creative nonfiction, art, poems. The slow dissent into madness.

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stephanieluxton's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. I think it portrayed drug addiction and toxic relationships really well. There were a couple reveals at the end that I didn't fully see coming but that were hinted well throughout the book.

This book had a fairly unique premise (although similar to the movie, Talk To Me - which I think came out after this book?). There was a lot of grotesque imagery and frightening situations but I felt like this book lacked a certain amount of suspense that I needed to make it truly great.

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herlvr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i enjoyed it for the most part. i feel like while it portrayed addiction very well it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. i feel like this is a very solid 4 - 3.5 star book.

also, fuck silas and that stupid baby.

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