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A review by marshalls_library
Burner by Robert Ford
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Well then....
This book is soul crushingly brutal. It reinforces my belief that the scariest books don't need anything beyond the dark side of humanity.
This was a buddy read with @weepingreads, and I think I can defend that phrase in the context of this book. You know "the buddy system" right? The one where you have a buddy because it's dangerous to not have one. Imagine a teacher asking a kid on a field trip if everyone has their buddy. Reading Burner is that kind of buddy read, because reading this alone is too dangerous.
Books with vampires, ghosts, demons, etc., are great. I have plenty of them on my shelves. But those books don't make it hard to fall asleep, and they don't pop into your head when you see someone who might be watching you from a distance, or if there's a strange car parked inexplicably next to yours when you come back to it, even though there are plenty of other spots.
Burner will do that to you. And even worse (or better? I'm not sure how this should be gauged), it will make you question how well you REALLY know the people in your life.
Very much in the same vein as The Girl Next Door, this book could obliterate you, and I can't recommend it highly enough.
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This book is soul crushingly brutal. It reinforces my belief that the scariest books don't need anything beyond the dark side of humanity.
This was a buddy read with @weepingreads, and I think I can defend that phrase in the context of this book. You know "the buddy system" right? The one where you have a buddy because it's dangerous to not have one. Imagine a teacher asking a kid on a field trip if everyone has their buddy. Reading Burner is that kind of buddy read, because reading this alone is too dangerous.
Books with vampires, ghosts, demons, etc., are great. I have plenty of them on my shelves. But those books don't make it hard to fall asleep, and they don't pop into your head when you see someone who might be watching you from a distance, or if there's a strange car parked inexplicably next to yours when you come back to it, even though there are plenty of other spots.
Burner will do that to you. And even worse (or better? I'm not sure how this should be gauged), it will make you question how well you REALLY know the people in your life.
Very much in the same vein as The Girl Next Door, this book could obliterate you, and I can't recommend it highly enough.
💀💀💀💀💀💀