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A review by indiepauli47
Dark Mountain by Richard Kelly
2.0
I'm giving it 2 stars, because I was simultaneously reading another book that was so bad, I had to up the rating of this one.
It's been 2 years since my last Laymon, and I did not miss his books; they're the same trash horror that I remember, and even if my ratings of his books are always low after 4 books, it seems it's not low enough to stop me from reading them. Ho well.
Although Dark Mountain was a bit different from my previous experiences with Laymon books; the setting and character development felt more present. Nothing much happens for the first 150 pages, apart from a few very short chapters about "the bad guys". Otherwise, it's just about those 2 families on a camping trip, and their relationship to one another.
Obviously, when you think Laymon, sex is probably in the top list of words that should come to mind. This one is no different, although I feel like it was a bit on the "quiet" side if I dare use this term.
Ho yeah, and on page 192 when
The never-stoping description of the female body though... yeah, that did not change. Every woman is perfect and beautiful, and all the men can't stop themselves from salivating and having boners just by looking at them. But anyway.
I feel like the plot, when you put aside what I just mentioned, was quite weak. I won't spoil, but it was over way too fast, and just quite boring in general ? And easy.
And the ending... did not like it.
It's been 2 years since my last Laymon, and I did not miss his books; they're the same trash horror that I remember, and even if my ratings of his books are always low after 4 books, it seems it's not low enough to stop me from reading them. Ho well.
Although Dark Mountain was a bit different from my previous experiences with Laymon books; the setting and character development felt more present. Nothing much happens for the first 150 pages, apart from a few very short chapters about "the bad guys". Otherwise, it's just about those 2 families on a camping trip, and their relationship to one another.
Obviously, when you think Laymon, sex is probably in the top list of words that should come to mind. This one is no different, although I feel like it was a bit on the "quiet" side if I dare use this term.
Ho yeah, and on page 192 when
Spoiler
the rape happens, and Karen just wants to have sex with Scott literally an hour after it happened.. that was fucked up.The never-stoping description of the female body though... yeah, that did not change. Every woman is perfect and beautiful, and all the men can't stop themselves from salivating and having boners just by looking at them. But anyway.
I feel like the plot, when you put aside what I just mentioned, was quite weak. I won't spoil, but it was over way too fast, and just quite boring in general ? And easy.
And the ending... did not like it.