A review by remjunior
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

4.0

I really enjoyed this book and have a feeling that Paul Tremblay will continue to write insightful, dark fiction. At its most basic level, this is an exorcism story. But when you really get down to it, it is a story about a family dealing with all of their problems, spurred by the deteriorating mental and physical health of the oldest child.

And that's the scariest part--the reality of two parents not knowing how to help their child. It is terrifying and if Tremblay isn't a parent, he certainly nailed down the fear and anxiety of the unknown. Put that together with the story actually being told from a child's perspective makes this what I would consider a horror novel.

I didn't love the entire blog post sequence and it felt like a Gone Girl attempt gone wrong. I feel like there was enough subtelty in the rest of the story that these portions felt out of place.

I will definitely be reading more from Tremblay.