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A review by skywhales
Scream All Night by Derek Milman
5.0
you know those books that you read, and then when you're done you just put the book down for a little while and stare off into space because you can't really process rational thought that doesn't involve that book?
yeah, this is one of those.
I found Scream All Night during a library haul a while back and fell in love instantly. A few months later, I was lucky enough to be able to purchase it for myself (thanks, Book Soup!) and since Halloween was approaching at that point, I figured I'd re-read it. Somehow, I think it got even better, if that's possible.
Scream All Night manages to tackle some pretty intense themes (such as abuse and mental illness) without losing a spark of wicked humor. It's intimately witty in a way that feels almost like talking to a close friend. I am a trope aficionado, especially those of the horror/fantasy kind, and this book touches on SO MANY tropes, it's amazing. I mean, it is set in a movie studio. Oh, yeah, this book is set in a MOVIE STUDIO.
The characters. I LOVED them. I've got a special soft spot for Oren, though, for reasons unknown. He's just so ridiculous and all-over-the-place that he somehow manages to hit every single one of my favorite character tropes. Mad love for the whole cast, though. You really get a sense of everyone's personal journeys throughout the book and their paths to overcoming them, which is really difficult to portray in a stand-alone novel.
In conclusion, wow, wow, WOW. This book's truly got it all-monsters, terrible movies, moonlit costume parties, slippery nipples...
Read this book. Read it now. Quick, before fall ends and spoils the aesthetic. You'll love it, I promise.
Or, well, I hope.
Maybe I'm just goth.
To solidify my previous statement, Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) by Fall Out Boy is a really good song for this book.
yeah, this is one of those.
I found Scream All Night during a library haul a while back and fell in love instantly. A few months later, I was lucky enough to be able to purchase it for myself (thanks, Book Soup!) and since Halloween was approaching at that point, I figured I'd re-read it. Somehow, I think it got even better, if that's possible.
Scream All Night manages to tackle some pretty intense themes (such as abuse and mental illness) without losing a spark of wicked humor. It's intimately witty in a way that feels almost like talking to a close friend. I am a trope aficionado, especially those of the horror/fantasy kind, and this book touches on SO MANY tropes, it's amazing. I mean, it is set in a movie studio. Oh, yeah, this book is set in a MOVIE STUDIO.
The characters. I LOVED them. I've got a special soft spot for Oren, though, for reasons unknown. He's just so ridiculous and all-over-the-place that he somehow manages to hit every single one of my favorite character tropes. Mad love for the whole cast, though. You really get a sense of everyone's personal journeys throughout the book and their paths to overcoming them, which is really difficult to portray in a stand-alone novel.
In conclusion, wow, wow, WOW. This book's truly got it all-monsters, terrible movies, moonlit costume parties, slippery nipples...
Read this book. Read it now. Quick, before fall ends and spoils the aesthetic. You'll love it, I promise.
Or, well, I hope.
Maybe I'm just goth.
To solidify my previous statement, Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) by Fall Out Boy is a really good song for this book.