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A review by rwilhoyte
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
3.0
This is a solid three star book. Maybe even 4 stars if I'd gone into it with different expectations. I was expecting an atmospheric "ghosts as past trauma"/haunted house story and got something more science fiction/multiverse. This isn't bad, just not what I expected. Maybe that's on me since I am mostly aware of Wendig as a science fiction author.
My favorite part of this book was its characters but I feel like we didn't get to spend enough time with any of them, including Oliver who is supposed to be the main focus of the action but often seems to just be missing from large parts of the story. I think there might be too many of them.
My biggest issue with this book is that it's called The Book of Accidents and I'm still not 100% clear on how the book works as a device in the story. I think I could've used a bit more background on it versus background on the character of Jake.
Overall, I did like this book but I didn't find it one of Wendig's best.
My favorite part of this book was its characters but I feel like we didn't get to spend enough time with any of them, including Oliver who is supposed to be the main focus of the action but often seems to just be missing from large parts of the story. I think there might be too many of them.
My biggest issue with this book is that it's called The Book of Accidents and I'm still not 100% clear on how the book works as a device in the story. I think I could've used a bit more background on it versus background on the character of Jake.
Overall, I did like this book but I didn't find it one of Wendig's best.