daniel1501's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.0
danibanani's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
ailishscollins's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
4.5
leigh_reidelberger's review
4.0
Knowing Joe Hill and Carmen Maria Machado were involved was all it took for me to pick this up. :-)
The artwork is really beautiful.
I love El & Vee's relationship.
I'm very interested in the town Shudder-To-Think, and its history, all the evil in its past and how it's eroded over time. Something about the artwork and the colors made it feel like it was taking place in some leftover nuclear testing site- further really selling the destruction of the mines on the community.
My biggest complaint. I had a hard time understanding all the details of the Witch's Tale, enough that I read it a couple of times. I can't figure out if it's intentionally cryptic or if I'm just not getting it. It felt like there was a page missing.
The artwork is really beautiful.
I love El & Vee's relationship.
I'm very interested in the town Shudder-To-Think, and its history, all the evil in its past and how it's eroded over time. Something about the artwork and the colors made it feel like it was taking place in some leftover nuclear testing site- further really selling the destruction of the mines on the community.
My biggest complaint. I had a hard time understanding all the details of the Witch's Tale, enough that I read it a couple of times. I can't figure out if it's intentionally cryptic or if I'm just not getting it. It felt like there was a page missing.
ettag92's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
4.0
hotbitchbookclub's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
slencho's review against another edition
5.0
This was so beautifully done. Leaves me wanting to see more. The art is stunning. The story will stay with me.
markwillnevercry's review
5.0
There is only one thing worse than americans. It's american men.
There is this one series on tiktok, which is all about the shit that happens in small towns in the US and people get away with it (i will add the tiktok tag of the creator next time I see them) and this is kinda it.
The graphic novel looked beautiful, but I did find myself not really caring sometimes. However, it was still just so great, but I do not know if I can really explain it, just read it.
Notes:
Fuck the popcorn boy.
We love 90's and 80's settings for complete silence from police and government.
Curfew is a very weird reasoning behind not wanting to report a weird deer person thing.
I really get Ms. Kadet, it is natural to want you students to do well, but sometimes you forget something that prevents them and you end up hurting them.
The cemetary thing about bodies just falling into the abyss. It's so great.
What do you mean your grandpa just dug out an illegal entrance to the mine from his house?????
Of course women are punished for feeling happy, of course, nothing terrible on such a scale never happens to men.
The water thing is so cool.
The greek myth is so cool. (you can really see that i am just astonished by ideas in this story)
I cannot begin how angry I am about the men in the village. It is just a lot, okay?
I cannot blame the witch. She was angry and she was hurt and she did the only thing she could think of and in the end it brought something better, even tho she hurt people while trying to help.
There is this one series on tiktok, which is all about the shit that happens in small towns in the US and people get away with it (i will add the tiktok tag of the creator next time I see them) and this is kinda it.
The graphic novel looked beautiful, but I did find myself not really caring sometimes. However, it was still just so great, but I do not know if I can really explain it, just read it.
Notes:
Fuck the popcorn boy.
We love 90's and 80's settings for complete silence from police and government.
Curfew is a very weird reasoning behind not wanting to report a weird deer person thing.
I really get Ms. Kadet, it is natural to want you students to do well, but sometimes you forget something that prevents them and you end up hurting them.
The cemetary thing about bodies just falling into the abyss. It's so great.
What do you mean your grandpa just dug out an illegal entrance to the mine from his house?????
Of course women are punished for feeling happy, of course, nothing terrible on such a scale never happens to men.
The water thing is so cool.
The greek myth is so cool. (you can really see that i am just astonished by ideas in this story)
I cannot begin how angry I am about the men in the village. It is just a lot, okay?
I cannot blame the witch. She was angry and she was hurt and she did the only thing she could think of and in the end it brought something better, even tho she hurt people while trying to help.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Misogyny
saidtheraven's review against another edition
5.0
Even though I've heard rave review's around Carmen Maria Machado's [b:In the Dream House|43317482|In the Dream House|Carmen Maria Machado|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547869259l/43317482._SX50_.jpg|65787792], this was my first time reading a work of her's. And yes I'm glad it was. A perfect little intro into all the themes that CMM is capable of weaving: horror, LGBTQ+ characters, & trauma.
That said, it's a good spooky read with really dark themes. Worth a ready if you're into a lil psychological horror.
That said, it's a good spooky read with really dark themes. Worth a ready if you're into a lil psychological horror.