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eternity21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Excrement, and Cursing
marioncromb's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Simple, effectively tense story.
Not knowing anything about baseball I was probably missing an extra layer that might have provided a deeper emotional connection to the book itself.
Not knowing anything about baseball I was probably missing an extra layer that might have provided a deeper emotional connection to the book itself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, and Stalking
Minor: Excrement
bookishchaos's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The first half of the book had me intrigued then it started to become mundane and repetitive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Cursing
corikane's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit
lottieingham's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Excrement, Stalking, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
alexa_gee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Certainly far from my favourite Stephen King. It was OK.
It wasn’t very scary and there wasn’t as much of her hallucinations as I would have liked to see. It also would have been cool to see more of her childhood memories.
Interesting but I felt it was incomplete… missing a final element to really seal the story (see above, to be honest).
Always a fan that he doesn’t shy away from the ickier and harsher realities of being lost in the wood- it isn’t just cold and damp, it’s disgusting.
I would like to say she felt at least twelve.
It wasn’t very scary and there wasn’t as much of her hallucinations as I would have liked to see. It also would have been cool to see more of her childhood memories.
Interesting but I felt it was incomplete… missing a final element to really seal the story (see above, to be honest).
Always a fan that he doesn’t shy away from the ickier and harsher realities of being lost in the wood- it isn’t just cold and damp, it’s disgusting.
I would like to say she felt at least twelve.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Minor: Pedophilia and Kidnapping
warlockdorian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Death, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Vomit, and Stalking
rypie1916's review against another edition
challenging
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Vomit
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Pedophilia
mzynda's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
stephanieluxton's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
This is the story of a 9 year old girl who becomes lost in the woods near the Appalachian trail. It isn't a horror novel. I found it to be more similar to survival stories in which character ls need to use their wits and available resources to survive.
Things I Liked:
Things I Liked:
- I like that the MC was smart and made generally good decisions.
- I liked the atmosphere and building tension. The forest itself almost felt like an antagonist.
- I like that it ended when it did and wasn't super drawn out.
Things I didn't like:
- I feel like not pursuing horror was a missed opportunity. There were a few things that happened that were unsettling but they didn't amount to much.
- I didn't really care for the baseball aspect. I know it's right in the name but listening to the MC listening to a baseball game on her walkman wasn't super exciting for me.
- I wish more happened. I don't think the climax had the payoff I wanted from this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Pedophilia
There's some dead animals throughout the book. It's not traumatic in the way that it would be if the family dog was killed because they're wild animals in nature. There's some diarrhea and vomiting after the MC drinks water from a stream. Those scenes don't exist to gross you out - you mostly just feel bad for the MC.