Reviews

Full Throttle by Joe Hill

freshlimetime_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

4.0

This was a really great read with some wonderful stories. I only dock one star because unknowingly it also contained several stories I’d already read elsewhere in different collections or on their own. Was just hoping for some more new stuff.

kacybraying's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

username_1_2_3_4's review against another edition

Short stories. I like more character development 

anjugrao's review against another edition

4.0

Great collection of horror stories and really well performed!

jenhurst's review against another edition

2.0

I typically enjoy Joe hill but this short story collection just wasn’t grabbing me. None were any that I really loved, they were all pretty forgettable. Usually with a short story collection I find some stories good, some mediocre and some bad but all were boring me. I like Joe hill’s novels and graphic novels a lot though.

whitneybarr's review against another edition

5.0

Loved: Throttle, Late Returns, Thumbprint, Mums
Liked a lot: By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain, Faun, All I Care About Is You, In the Tall Grass, You Are Released
Liked: Dark Carousel, Wolverton Station, The Devil on the Staircase, Twittering from the Circus of the Dead
Disliked: --

bookishmadhatter's review against another edition

2.0

I had the hardest time getting through these stories. I had high hopes and enjoy short stories as a sort of palette cleanser sometimes, but these just did nothing for me and I didn't really enjoy it at all.

wintrovia's review against another edition

4.0

Like all short story collections, this was a mixed bag with some stories that I really liked and others I was less grabbed by. I found I enjoyed the stories most where there was less reliance on supernatural or horror tropes. Throughout the characters are all well written and Hill manages to pack a lot of story into a short space.

danacanterino's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5

Es la primera vez que leo al autor y creo que, algo que dice en el libro es cierto. El ser hijo de su papá genera, me parece, un poquitín de odio injustificado o tal vez, expectativas, ridículas, porque es una persona separada e individual de lo que es Stephen King, but es verdad, que acá y allá se ve que su estilo está inspirado en él (cosa que el propio Joe Hill menciona).
No sabía que era un libro de historias cortas y generalmente, si el libro es bueno, nunca paso de ponerle más de 3 estrellas porque siempre va a haber historias que te gusten más que otras.
Hubo algunas muy meh y otras que me han ENCANTADO. Creo que mis favoritas son la primera, la de los animales del carrusel, y la del coche de la biblioteca. Fueron increíbles.