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A review by daijahsbookworld
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
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ik so many people love this one and think it is so creepy but paranormal horror is not usually my thing and i did have a couple issues with the execution in this one. why i do think being from a child's perspective added a lot to the story which i did enjoy, this caused the adults in her life to talk to her in an unrealistic way especially with language, since we weren't getting any of their perspectives. they parents were literally so stupid. i also think that this would have benefited from being a novella because the second half started to get a bit repetitive. i think a lot of people will enjoy this one especially if you like movies or concepts similar to insidious or paranormal activity.
ik so many people love this one and think it is so creepy but paranormal horror is not usually my thing and i did have a couple issues with the execution in this one. why i do think being from a child's perspective added a lot to the story which i did enjoy, this caused the adults in her life to talk to her in an unrealistic way especially with language, since we weren't getting any of their perspectives. they parents were literally so stupid. i also think that this would have benefited from being a novella because the second half started to get a bit repetitive. i think a lot of people will enjoy this one especially if you like movies or concepts similar to insidious or paranormal activity.