Reviews

The Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay

kitkat_katie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tracy_hope's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Violence

aliceonpaper's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.5

livforreading's review against another edition

3.75

Surprised how not mad at this I was. Action isn’t really my bag but I appreciated the conversations this brought up 

bibliophile109's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

jewelaquino's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 stars 

I don’t even know where to start… or what to say this was fantastic and heart raising and heart breaking all at once. Definitely something you should go into without knowing anything. Just wow. 

valentinechild's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

frankie89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

galliexyc's review against another edition

2.0

No one in this book talks like a human.

Thrillers always benefit from a sense of setting, something that Tremblay used to greater advantage in Head Full of Ghosts and seemed to forget about in this book. The cabin felt less like an isolated entity from the rest of the world and more like a lazy plot device.

I dug the Riders of the Apocalypse, but why have a main character be an expert on the subject and not utilize that for dramatic effect until the literal end of the book? No thanks.

courtvaderbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Unsettling.