laurereadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
4.75
kaisv's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
itsgiuliabtw's review against another edition
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
la trama si infittisce in questo capitolo che assomiglia più a un romanzo familiare che a un horror (le tinte macabre sono sempre presenti, sia chiaro!). più ci si addentra nel vivo della storia, meno la di vuole lasciare: crea quasi dipendenza. una saga che prometteva bene con il primo volume e, con questo secondo, promette ancora meglio.
la scrittura si riconferma scorrevole e molto piacevole, in versione audiolibro le ore passano e non te ne rendi nemmeno conto.
la trama si infittisce in questo capitolo che assomiglia più a un romanzo familiare che a un horror (le tinte macabre sono sempre presenti, sia chiaro!). più ci si addentra nel vivo della storia, meno la di vuole lasciare: crea quasi dipendenza. una saga che prometteva bene con il primo volume e, con questo secondo, promette ancora meglio.
la scrittura si riconferma scorrevole e molto piacevole, in versione audiolibro le ore passano e non te ne rendi nemmeno conto.
gaiareadingbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-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? No
4.75
francescocipollini's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
bunnieslikediamonds's review
4.0
The Blackwater saga continues! Life in Perdido moves at a leisurely pace. The biggest thing to happen is the buildning of a levee, which brings ruggedly handsome engineer Early Haskew to town. Sister, the spinster of the Caskey family, begins to re-evaluate her spinsterhood, while her mother Mary-Love gleefully offers Early room and board just to spite her daughter-in-law Elinor, who is dismayed at the thought of her beloved river being constrained by the levee.
At times, this felt more like a comedy of manners than a horror novel (well, not counting the rape and the ritual killing). The women are not only running the town and their meek husbands, they are engaged in full combat with each other. Discreet psychological warfare, of course. Mary-Love and Elinor are great villains. Neither is one-dimensionally evil. Mary-Love's small-minded pettiness and narcissism is much more engaging than plain old wickedness. And Elinor - well, if you're able to overlook some unfortunate homicidal tendencies, she's quite an admirable character.
It's very funny and very disturbing. Like, Barbara Pym meets Stephen King. If Pym had been a Southerner and King had excercised restraint.
At times, this felt more like a comedy of manners than a horror novel (well, not counting the rape and the ritual killing). The women are not only running the town and their meek husbands, they are engaged in full combat with each other. Discreet psychological warfare, of course. Mary-Love and Elinor are great villains. Neither is one-dimensionally evil. Mary-Love's small-minded pettiness and narcissism is much more engaging than plain old wickedness. And Elinor - well, if you're able to overlook some unfortunate homicidal tendencies, she's quite an admirable character.
It's very funny and very disturbing. Like, Barbara Pym meets Stephen King. If Pym had been a Southerner and King had excercised restraint.
alicerondinella's review against another edition
5.0
Per me questi libretti della saga di Blackwater sono il meglio del meglio.
risilla27's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Minor: Rape
laurini_'s review against another edition
3.0
3.5 mezzo il che non significa che non mi sia piaciuto ->
Se al primo volume della saga ho dato 4 stelle, ho trovato giusto abbassare un po’ la valutazione per il secondo. Seppur come per La Piena, abbia letto anche La Diga in poco più di un giorno, l’ho trovato un po’ scarno di avvenimenti cupi. Capisco che non possa accadere tutto subito, probabilmente le vicissitudini familiari di questo secondo volume servono a dare il la per ciò che succederà dopo…o almeno spero
Se al primo volume della saga ho dato 4 stelle, ho trovato giusto abbassare un po’ la valutazione per il secondo. Seppur come per La Piena, abbia letto anche La Diga in poco più di un giorno, l’ho trovato un po’ scarno di avvenimenti cupi. Capisco che non possa accadere tutto subito, probabilmente le vicissitudini familiari di questo secondo volume servono a dare il la per ciò che succederà dopo…o almeno spero