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A review by icecale
Funland by Richard Laymon
1.0
Actual Rating: 1.5 Stars
Attracted to this book solely on the setting, I didn't know what to expect going in. It was my first exposure to Laymon, but from I did see I thought it was going to be brutal. There was a lack of gore, and almost too much of Laymon being horny. Even when it should be a tense moment he talks about how soft somebody is, or mentions somebody's rump. We did get a detailed description of a random troll being chopped by an axe which seemed like it was picking up the intensity. Instead though, our main characters get killed and it's either off screen, or Tanya who I'd rank as one of the most important characters just gets one sentence and we move on.
The "epilogue" was also underwhelming, as all of our characters went through this insane thing, and almost all of the remaining characters just have these perfect lives almost immediately? Robin is completely unknown but is now playing the Grand Ole Opry, Nate who was nearly dead isn't even mentioned aside from one brief moment? I did like how Jeremy at least had some effects from what happened, but it's stunning that he's the only one who didn't have a great life afterwards. For a book that lasted far too long I feel like most of the trollers were underbaked and it somehow all felt inconsequential.
Attracted to this book solely on the setting, I didn't know what to expect going in. It was my first exposure to Laymon, but from I did see I thought it was going to be brutal. There was a lack of gore, and almost too much of Laymon being horny. Even when it should be a tense moment he talks about how soft somebody is, or mentions somebody's rump. We did get a detailed description of a random troll being chopped by an axe which seemed like it was picking up the intensity. Instead though, our main characters get killed and it's either off screen, or Tanya who I'd rank as one of the most important characters just gets one sentence and we move on.
The "epilogue" was also underwhelming, as all of our characters went through this insane thing, and almost all of the remaining characters just have these perfect lives almost immediately? Robin is completely unknown but is now playing the Grand Ole Opry, Nate who was nearly dead isn't even mentioned aside from one brief moment? I did like how Jeremy at least had some effects from what happened, but it's stunning that he's the only one who didn't have a great life afterwards. For a book that lasted far too long I feel like most of the trollers were underbaked and it somehow all felt inconsequential.