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A review by jennifer_92
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
2.0
*UPDATED*
So after sleeping on this book a couple of days, I’ve dropped my rating. It’s probably a 2.5, MAYBE a 3.
The longer I think about, the less I like it. I have so many questions. And not the good kind to be left with after finishing a novel, like wanting more; but the kind that leave me feeling like I need closure so I can leave it in the past. It left me with a feeling of being unfulfilled.
The book was pretty intense, and I can honestly say I never guessed what was going to happen next (seriously, Josh, are you okay though?) But that ending was... it was BAD. When I finished it, I flipped past the ‘acknowledgement’ because I thought “there’s no way that’s the end... right?”
Long story short: the longer I think about it, and the more I write, the more disappointed and unfulfilled I become.
Edit to add (minor spoiler... maybe?): When the “bird box” was actually introduced to the story, I got excited because I for sure (like100%) thought that would be a sub-major plot point leading to something freaking crazy. But then it was “oh hey, they make noise” and that Cheryl (who I’m almost positive COMPLETELY disappeared for a chunk of the book) likes to feed them.
UGH!! I think this is the first book I’ve ever read that I’ve gotten more and more unhappy the longer I have to think about what I read.
So after sleeping on this book a couple of days, I’ve dropped my rating. It’s probably a 2.5, MAYBE a 3.
The longer I think about, the less I like it. I have so many questions. And not the good kind to be left with after finishing a novel, like wanting more; but the kind that leave me feeling like I need closure so I can leave it in the past. It left me with a feeling of being unfulfilled.
The book was pretty intense, and I can honestly say I never guessed what was going to happen next (seriously, Josh, are you okay though?) But that ending was... it was BAD. When I finished it, I flipped past the ‘acknowledgement’ because I thought “there’s no way that’s the end... right?”
Long story short: the longer I think about it, and the more I write, the more disappointed and unfulfilled I become.
Edit to add (minor spoiler... maybe?): When the “bird box” was actually introduced to the story, I got excited because I for sure (like100%) thought that would be a sub-major plot point leading to something freaking crazy. But then it was “oh hey, they make noise” and that Cheryl (who I’m almost positive COMPLETELY disappeared for a chunk of the book) likes to feed them.
UGH!! I think this is the first book I’ve ever read that I’ve gotten more and more unhappy the longer I have to think about what I read.