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A review by pagesofpins
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
2.0
I was more invested in the characters of this book that I usually am in a horror novel, and really enjoyed it until I hit the middle and realized that about two hundred pages should have been cut. Repeatedly there is a whole scene where a couple of lines could do, and the atmosphere is unmistakably the 70's or 80's rather than modern day (there are even still missing children on milk cartons). I think the book tried to shed a Stephen King vibe that it should have just embraced. And, is it me, or is Ambrose way older than he chronologically should be?
The supernatural creepers here are extended metaphors for an abusive Catholic childhood, some of which were smartly done, but by the time we reached redemptive turn-your-back-on-the-abuse-and-heal territory, I was so ready to be done with this 700+ page tome that I didn't care nearly as much about the resolution of characters I liked as I ought.
The supernatural creepers here are extended metaphors for an abusive Catholic childhood, some of which were smartly done, but by the time we reached redemptive turn-your-back-on-the-abuse-and-heal territory, I was so ready to be done with this 700+ page tome that I didn't care nearly as much about the resolution of characters I liked as I ought.