thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Medical content, and Death
rcsreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This was a little disappointing but it was mainly the publishers fault rather than the book. If you use both the words "terror" and "terrifying" on the back of the book people are going to expect scary stories. There's not any. Also, bigging up the titular story and then putting it last means by the time you get to it it's going to be disappointing.
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I did like Jackson's writing style though and once I shifted my expectations away from horror and more towards depressed, suburban housewives I enjoyed the stories more. My favourites were "Charles" (hard relate 🤣) and "Pillar of Salt".
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I did like Jackson's writing style though and once I shifted my expectations away from horror and more towards depressed, suburban housewives I enjoyed the stories more. My favourites were "Charles" (hard relate 🤣) and "Pillar of Salt".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Death and Racism
bxtsu's review
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Sexism
ashisreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Dark and challenging stories which keep coming back to me months later
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racial slurs
lizzzardbean's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
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