A review by ahopper7
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay

dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a slow and quiet story, that I would put in the literary sub-category of horror. The horror elements are really barely there, and instead we get a story of friendship, coming-of-age, and reckoning with a self you didn’t want to grow up to be.

Art is a sad and lonely boy who grew up to be a sad and lonely man, and “M” is the only person to ever really know and connect with him.  I also appreciated that this included nods to real life (e.g. Mercy’s origin story is real folklore).

I loved it; I think this type of horror is becoming my favorite. Similar to Our Wives Under the Sea, I think the story of Art/M will stay with me. 
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