A review by stiltowl
Devil House by John Darnielle

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've struggled to read for years. I've reread The Secret History and Darnielle's Master Of Reality at some points but apart from those, I don't think I've read a new to me novel for about 9 years?
But I read this! I couldn't put it down sometimes! It's amazing! I'm going to have to sit with it some more as there's some things that happened towards the end which changed my perspective - but this is just fantastic. Wolf In White Van is one of my favourite novels of all time and this is nearly as good.
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