Reviews

Funhouse by Diane Hoh

cchipmunck's review against another edition

3.0

finished days ago and forgot whoops…
interestingly written can definitely tell it’s a middle grade and it’s an interesting plot just kind of underdeveloped

vicki82octopus's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

This was OK for a quick horror/ thriller. I still enjoy  these at the ripe old age of 41. This is not one of my favourites.  I started reading it physically but then I found on the plus catalogue of audiable.
A quick easy to follow horror thriller.  I'd recommend these to teenagers or young adults who want to try reading this genre. I loved them when I was in my teens and own physical copies of most titles.

nytr's review against another edition

dark tense

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

I probably would have enjoyed this had I read it in 1990 when it was first published. I remember reading a lot of books like it and having few complaints. Storytelling has changed a lot since then, I guess, because instead of eating up the drama and mystery, I was just frustrated by the wishy-washy attitudes of literally every character. Granted, it’s a short book, but there’s not a lot of time to actually care about the characters so I didn’t get as invested as I’d hoped. It’s fine if you want something short to fill an empty hour or two.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, Classism, Medical content, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide

malice1865's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

annaonthepage's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a really fun audio cassette dramatisation - well acted, cheesy fun.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

owls_rainbow's review against another edition

5.0

One of my long-time favourites, some of the names are a bit odd Beak, Doss, Guy-Joe... But the story is good, the revelations, the wonder, the ending. I've always thought a sequel would go well with this one, it's happened before in the Point Horror universe with The Babysitter and Halloween Night.

athenaevarinya's review against another edition

5.0

Is there a sequel to this, cause it drives me crazy when a story leaves it so open for the bad guy to rise again.

pantehnreads's review against another edition

3.0

I have read quite a few Diane Hoh books and they have been really good for the most part. Learning that this was her first thriller, it is good for the a first. Though if I had to compare this to her future books, it is not as well written. Nevertheless I enjoyed it and it had some fun twists and turns. I do not know if it is a re-read book though.

remigves's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

madeyesjojo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0