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alar's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.5
verkisto's review
2.0
So, this novel isn't terrible. It's not great (it's very tell-y, it has some structural issues, the characterization is a bit thin, and the plot hinges on what lengths some people will go to in order to win a AAA-league baseball season), but it's not as bad as some of the other horror novels I've read from this era. It can't compare to anything by Bernard Taylor or Ken Greenhall, but it's certainly not as bad as anything written by Ron Dee or Robert Devereaux.
If you're thinking, "He's just damning this book with faint praise", then you'd be right. It was a fun aside, but certainly nothing to track down to read. I blame my current obsession with tracking down books from the Paperbacks from Hell era of horror on my having read it at all.
If you're thinking, "He's just damning this book with faint praise", then you'd be right. It was a fun aside, but certainly nothing to track down to read. I blame my current obsession with tracking down books from the Paperbacks from Hell era of horror on my having read it at all.
mark5327's review
4.0
For something which is billed as a “werewolf baseball novel,” Southpaw delivered an absolutely wild experience. I read horror because I want to spend time with communities dealing with impossible situations, and I got plenty of that here. This gorey, heart-filled work was impossible to put down and deserves much more. A reissue is in order!
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