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allytron3000's review against another edition
4.0
Best listened to on audiobook for the full Marenghi experience. I bought a book so I could get it signed but it’s the voice that makes it. A very silly and enjoyable book, just what Darkplace fans will expect. The content probably could have been a podcast, but that wouldn’t be very on brand. I can’t give it 5 stars as it’s not my favourite book ever, but it succeeds at what it sets out to do wonderfully.
midnightfrizz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is so Garth Marenghi I could hear him speak the words to me as I read.
bethvance's review
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
erinlcrane's review against another edition
2.0
Loved the Garth Marenghi show, but it didn’t translate to book form effectively for me. I found myself bored and skimming a lot. I bet listening to the audiobook would have improved things, but my library didn’t have it!
I will say the frequency of “Hell, …” and “…, dammit.” did entertain me.
I will say the frequency of “Hell, …” and “…, dammit.” did entertain me.
booccmaster's review against another edition
funny
medium-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
4.0
naomi_et_'s review
fast-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
1.5
tromatojuice's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
spellvexit7's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I found TERRORTOME to be a hilarious, uneven read. I think anybody with a love of language and writing will find something to love about his hilariously bad prose. It's also one of the most meta books I've ever read -- Garth Marenghi is already the affected "author" of this book, but here he is writing about a protagonist (Nick Steen) who seems to be little more than a fantasized ideal of the Garth Marenghi character. When his brain is "squeezed" and all his creations pour out into Stalkford, he and his editor are forced to deal with both survival as well as how nonsensical or overwrought his constructs can be.
Some highlights for me were:
Some highlights for me were:
- The wonderful, meaningless map at the beginning which hinted of epic locations that were never visited
- Almost all of BRIDE OF BONE
- The low speed car chase in DARK FRACTIONS, described with gripping high-octane phrasing
- His endless litany of "Rasher" fiction novels
- The trip to Stalkford's petting zoo
I could have done without the more graphic kink involving his typewriter and the torture/disfigurement in the first book. It was admittedly described in rather abstract terms, but I enjoyed his goofier spookiness that merely threatened violence.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence