A review by bookmonkey98
A Choir of Ill Children by Tom Piccirilli
4.0
This book was so weird, with parts that were great, but little connective tissue through the novel. It almost seems as if there is no plot, because the narrator doesn't see the connections. And then right near the end, two chapters drop the big answers. Some of the answers are to questions the reader isn't aware of, which makes them extra impactful, and ties up things fairly neatly.
Sure there are some leftover plots, and the narrator actually acknowledges this, and that he intends to pursue the answers, and even speculates what the answers might be.
It is barely a horror novel, yet the atmosphere is so creepy. Sometimes funny, often disgusting, and a few time revolting, it kind of weaves together well. The narrator hand waves some fairly offensive perversions in the book as a product of the story's locale, so beware that statutory rape is treated both casually and seriously in this book.
Sure there are some leftover plots, and the narrator actually acknowledges this, and that he intends to pursue the answers, and even speculates what the answers might be.
It is barely a horror novel, yet the atmosphere is so creepy. Sometimes funny, often disgusting, and a few time revolting, it kind of weaves together well. The narrator hand waves some fairly offensive perversions in the book as a product of the story's locale, so beware that statutory rape is treated both casually and seriously in this book.