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A review by batsinthecastle
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
3.0
While I initially liked the beginning (think Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter , in that the author is reading the journal of the narrator of the story), and the audiobook narrator sounded like Neil Patrick Harris (with less wit in his tone), I got to about disc 6 and found myself constantly tuning in and out of the book. In the end, my rating goes as following:
1st-Star: Great start! Very intriguing that someone was brought in to read these journals.
2nd-Star: The study of monstrumology as a practice, in which the person(s) taking part in it must be attent to detail as well as quick on their feet or they may end up dead, is fascinating.
-1 Star: You could have may a drinking game (and lost) for every time Pellinore Warthrup(right?!) said "Snap to" "Snap to Will Henry!" The repetition and the constant struggle between curious boy and wise Doctor grew old and tiresome fast. Even when motives were explained, it felt like too little too late.
3rd Star: Rick Yancey wasn't afraid to shy away from the bloody, gory details. I found myself surprised with the first autopsy as well as the first death. It was brutal but described in such a way that it was cinematic. Which I suppose is disturbing, but it kept me reading when the book began to feel like homework. (Sorry Rick.)
Total stars - 3
1st-Star: Great start! Very intriguing that someone was brought in to read these journals.
2nd-Star: The study of monstrumology as a practice, in which the person(s) taking part in it must be attent to detail as well as quick on their feet or they may end up dead, is fascinating.
-1 Star: You could have may a drinking game (and lost) for every time Pellinore Warthrup(right?!) said "Snap to" "Snap to Will Henry!" The repetition and the constant struggle between curious boy and wise Doctor grew old and tiresome fast. Even when motives were explained, it felt like too little too late.
3rd Star: Rick Yancey wasn't afraid to shy away from the bloody, gory details. I found myself surprised with the first autopsy as well as the first death. It was brutal but described in such a way that it was cinematic. Which I suppose is disturbing, but it kept me reading when the book began to feel like homework. (Sorry Rick.)
Total stars - 3