michaellouisdixon's review against another edition
3.0
Good malicious fun. This is not a book for the squeamish.\
While I found the book to be entertaining, there were a lot of characters doing things that made me shake my head. This is like a B Horror film from the 80's.
I'd recommend this book for people who like nasty horror and creepy sex, but if you don't then stay away.
MLD
While I found the book to be entertaining, there were a lot of characters doing things that made me shake my head. This is like a B Horror film from the 80's.
I'd recommend this book for people who like nasty horror and creepy sex, but if you don't then stay away.
MLD
seabee's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.75
stumerac's review against another edition
2.0
A lot like Scooby-Doo, but with disturbing bits, no dogs, and an odd obsession with breasts.
haunted_atoms's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This was a laughably bad book lol. But you know what....I just couldn't stop reading it. I needed to know what was going on with this beast. There is no character development and honestly none of the characters are even remotely likable. Much of the book reads like a script. But a really bad script, like C movie level at best. The plot is thin and don't even get me started on the description! If you read the description on here, just know that it has NOTHING to do with the book lol. It's like a weird ploy. All in all it reads like a 15 year old boy wrote this. I can't really recommend this because I can't imagine many people liking it, even though i did.... somewhat. "Liked" it. Read at your own risk.
skamlig's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
cofeebookssleep's review against another edition
2.0
Well that was a really shitty ending. Right up there with gone girl!
fellumhistane's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up at random.
The Cellar is one of those awful monster stories you read on a rainy weekend...except the horrific bits are really dark sexual assaults and pedophilia- so yuck. A lot could be said how this book is inappropriate by today's social standard, but that isn't its worse crimes. Characters are built to eccentric degrees and discarded way too easily, plenty of plot holes make the story too farfetched to be scary, and for such a thin narrative, the first half is much too detailed, somehow providing almost no atmosphere.
I give this one 2 stars because I still had the desire to finish it, the beast mystery was intriguing at the start while it lasted...And Laymon has a way of introducing micro-character development rather smoothly and obviously, giving you enough to care a tad for his cardboard people, without distracting from the suspense.
There are probably better books you could read.
The Cellar is one of those awful monster stories you read on a rainy weekend...except the horrific bits are really dark sexual assaults and pedophilia- so yuck. A lot could be said how this book is inappropriate by today's social standard, but that isn't its worse crimes. Characters are built to eccentric degrees and discarded way too easily, plenty of plot holes make the story too farfetched to be scary, and for such a thin narrative, the first half is much too detailed, somehow providing almost no atmosphere.
I give this one 2 stars because I still had the desire to finish it, the beast mystery was intriguing at the start while it lasted...And Laymon has a way of introducing micro-character development rather smoothly and obviously, giving you enough to care a tad for his cardboard people, without distracting from the suspense.
There are probably better books you could read.
charmandareads's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
3.0
tyler_j's review against another edition
3.0
Uh...3? I seriously have no idea wtf I just read.
Poorly written and full of nonsense, but easy to fly through (minus the wtf factor), and just...I have no idea ok?
I have no idea...
Poorly written and full of nonsense, but easy to fly through (minus the wtf factor), and just...I have no idea ok?
I have no idea...