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neuroqueer 's review for:
Night of the Mannequins
by Stephen Graham Jones
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall: C-
This is a book that I wanted to like....
The story goes from an 80s slasher into an exploration of mental instability. While that's fine to do, I was really hoping that it was about a sentient mannequin out for blood (yes, I know how weird that sentence sounds).
The story, writing and lead character does goes over the top which fits the slasher feel but does come across as unconvincing and irritating a lot. The other characters fill their roles of disposable people in a horror movie but a shitty horror movie that you will watch once then feel like you deserve a refund for it even though you pirated the movie. I'm honestly not going to remember much about this book other than a feeling of disappointment.
I'm still interested in other books by this author but this wasn't it for me.
This is a book that I wanted to like....
The story goes from an 80s slasher into an exploration of mental instability. While that's fine to do, I was really hoping that it was about a sentient mannequin out for blood (yes, I know how weird that sentence sounds).
The story, writing and lead character does goes over the top which fits the slasher feel but does come across as unconvincing and irritating a lot. The other characters fill their roles of disposable people in a horror movie but a shitty horror movie that you will watch once then feel like you deserve a refund for it even though you pirated the movie. I'm honestly not going to remember much about this book other than a feeling of disappointment.
I'm still interested in other books by this author but this wasn't it for me.