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Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
3.0
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A bit of a mixed bag for me. The story had a very strong beginning, full of suspense, terror, and a genuine creep factor, but I think the creepiness was lost on me when the ghost suddenly had a ghost truck for some reason? The ending I think was also decent, but the middle tended to be a slog at times. The book tries to balance horror and drama, but I think the book was simply too long for the two aspects to really even out.