Reviews

This Place Is Best Shunned by David Erik Nelson

girlbosslindsey's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I'm a big fan of radiation warning image signs. And the "Here's the church rhyme" inclusion was fun, as was Allie's bunny metaphor. The ending kind of depressed me but that's how horror be.

glew8's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

lakeh's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

Really good short story. Could picture everything and it was creepy and thought-provoking and all that good stuff. Characters were neat and pretty well-explained for how little space the author had to explain them, and the kicker was good.

Love where the title is coming from and all the stuff author added to the world here. Ending is great.

Read here: https://www.tor.com/2022/07/27/this-place-is-best-shunned-david-erik-nelson/

lunation's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

athryn's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Nice bit of cosmic horror.

chaifanatic18's review

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0