A review by rvlgonzalez
Ill Will by Dan Chaon

6/22: I had literally no memory of reading this the first time. I started to remember as I went through it this time around, at least I was conscious for the first go. Anyway, I think this book has commitment issues. Or maybe it's just not that interested in seeing anything all the way through in an effort to make sure the web is a tangled one. One thing I didn't respond to well is that almost all the characters are gross. Not in a bodily way, really, more they are just a bit depraved or something? Like they all just behave in a slithery, sweaty way, made me feel like I have to shower. But they aren't wholly depraved. What's it for? Why not make them redeemable? Why not make them motivated in their badness?

But I do like horror, I like intertwined things, so at least there was that.