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tessaturnspages's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
3.5
kristenlovesbooks's review
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
adammusprime's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.75
pixeltune's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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? It's complicated
3.25
not a bad book but also didn’t blow me away.
very slow paced, fans of early stephen king might enjoy it. as a new englander i enjoyed the story overall, but in recent years the folk horror genre has become a bit saturated. i can appreciate that this came out 50 years ago so it was a different time.
i’m still figuring out how i feel about the way women/SA were depicted here.
very slow paced, fans of early stephen king might enjoy it. as a new englander i enjoyed the story overall, but in recent years the folk horror genre has become a bit saturated. i can appreciate that this came out 50 years ago so it was a different time.
i’m still figuring out how i feel about the way women/SA were depicted here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Torture
Moderate: Ableism and Death
poisoned_icecream's review
dark
emotional
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
4.0
olivemartini's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Finally finished!! I agree that the book is slow paced but I would not call it boring. I found it very tense and the unraveling mysteries were very thrilling. I will say I found it silly that Ned found mysteries in things that on the surface didn’t seem like mysteries at all (ex: Gracie Everdeen) but I was able to get past that. The ending had me totally gripped!!!
I see a lot of reviews mentioning that Ned is a misogynist and I usually hate this argument but….that really feels like it’s the point? He has a very dated view of women and it ends up being his undoing. I don’t think anyone has to find it particularly pleasant but it was very obviously a choice by the author.
I see a lot of reviews mentioning that Ned is a misogynist and I usually hate this argument but….that really feels like it’s the point? He has a very dated view of women and it ends up being his undoing. I don’t think anyone has to find it particularly pleasant but it was very obviously a choice by the author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder
pigolaus's review
dark
mysterious
slow-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
2.0
morticia_59's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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