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topdragon's review against another edition
4.0
After reading [b:Speaks the Nightbird|1525997|Speaks the Nightbird (Matthew Corbett, #1)|Robert R. McCammon|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255700795s/1525997.jpg|16692325], an historical novel, I had decided to take the plunge and try a McCammon horror novel. This one isn't usually mentioned in his top tier horror novels but I had it on my shelf so I dived in. As expected, this one is a darn good novel (for any genre, with great multi-dimensional characters, nice settings, and well-thought out plot. I'm now greatly looking forward to more of his work.
diyanosaur's review against another edition
5.0
Now I see why people rave about Robert McCammon. This book was a pleasure to read from start to finish. The themes of good vs evil are beautifully explored. Can't wait to read more from McCammon!
dimwisteriaa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-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
czoltak's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death
heatherg213's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
exorcismemily's review against another edition
4.0
4.5⭐
"Everybody's on their own kind of Mystery Walk, following the trail of their days and doing the best with what life throws at them. Sometimes it's mighty hard to figure out what's right and wrong in this mixed-up world."
Mystery Walk is my first McCammon book, and I was not disappointed. This was a buddy read with Twitter friends, and I really enjoyed the book. It actually reminded me of The Dead Zone by Stephen King, but not in a way like one of them was copying the other - they just express similar sentiments.
This is an intriguing coming-of-age story with paranormal elements. It's set in Alabama in the 80s, and there were a lot of dark things happening. Obviously it was super racist, and bad people in the story claimed to do evil acts for religious purposes. Being from the south, I can relate to some of the villains of this book being shitty evangelicals who believe they're doing the right thing.
Robert McCammon does a great job with in-depth character studies while still creating interesting settings and storylines. My main complaint, and why it's 4.5 stars instead of 5, is because there were so many cool storylines, and not enough time was able to be spent on all of them. I kind of wish this book would have been a series. There's the weird town with a murder house, a carnival, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning (not really, but close enough), etc.
I would have liked to spend more time in certain aspects of the story, and I feel like some plot points just dropped off since it moved onto the next big setting pretty quickly. Some parts were a little too over-the-top, and some just didn't have enough going on.
I loved this book, and I will definitely be reading more McCammon.
"Everybody's on their own kind of Mystery Walk, following the trail of their days and doing the best with what life throws at them. Sometimes it's mighty hard to figure out what's right and wrong in this mixed-up world."
Mystery Walk is my first McCammon book, and I was not disappointed. This was a buddy read with Twitter friends, and I really enjoyed the book. It actually reminded me of The Dead Zone by Stephen King, but not in a way like one of them was copying the other - they just express similar sentiments.
This is an intriguing coming-of-age story with paranormal elements. It's set in Alabama in the 80s, and there were a lot of dark things happening. Obviously it was super racist, and bad people in the story claimed to do evil acts for religious purposes. Being from the south, I can relate to some of the villains of this book being shitty evangelicals who believe they're doing the right thing.
Robert McCammon does a great job with in-depth character studies while still creating interesting settings and storylines. My main complaint, and why it's 4.5 stars instead of 5, is because there were so many cool storylines, and not enough time was able to be spent on all of them. I kind of wish this book would have been a series. There's the weird town with a murder house, a carnival, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning (not really, but close enough), etc.
I would have liked to spend more time in certain aspects of the story, and I feel like some plot points just dropped off since it moved onto the next big setting pretty quickly. Some parts were a little too over-the-top, and some just didn't have enough going on.
I loved this book, and I will definitely be reading more McCammon.
njdarkish's review against another edition
4.0
This is really a killer horror novel. There are some truly scary scenes, and even when it's not scary it's a compelling read with a compelling storyline and dynamic, interesting characters that you care about or, in some instances, love to hate.
This was my second foray into the writing of Robert McCammon and I wasn't disappointed either time. The first book I read was Swan Song, which managed to keep me interested in spite of the fact that it was a hefty post-apocalyptic novel, and I'm generally really burned out on post-apocalyptic stuff. I enjoyed this book even more. I'm definitely going to have to read all of his work, now, and I can't think of anything that illustrates better how much I enjoyed this than that fact.
This was my second foray into the writing of Robert McCammon and I wasn't disappointed either time. The first book I read was Swan Song, which managed to keep me interested in spite of the fact that it was a hefty post-apocalyptic novel, and I'm generally really burned out on post-apocalyptic stuff. I enjoyed this book even more. I'm definitely going to have to read all of his work, now, and I can't think of anything that illustrates better how much I enjoyed this than that fact.
kidclamp's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
3.0
This book wasn't bad, but neither was it compelling. A story of a young Choctaw boy growing into manhood and discovering his family's history of powers to hear and heal ghosts.
There are interesting moments, and the overall battle between good and evil is compelling, but there are a few too many plots to follow, and it gets muddy and then resolved too quickly.
There are interesting moments, and the overall battle between good and evil is compelling, but there are a few too many plots to follow, and it gets muddy and then resolved too quickly.