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Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

9 reviews

wganas4's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Cursing, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Suicide, Bullying, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

whatthegayle's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“Looking at these houses, Quinn was struck with the feeling that Kettle Springs had left its best days behind. The town had given up.”

This book was a fun and quick read! Loved how the adults were fighting against the kids, and was pleased with how the book never made me lose interest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Gore, Death, and Violence

bookishgoob's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Mental illness

mamawantsbooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Violence, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Addiction, Car accident, Grief, and Police brutality

kennethwade's review

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Surprisingly brutal and bloody for a young adult novel, Clown in a Cornfield is a successful slasher even if the plot is a bit over-complicated and the social commentary is a bit heavy-handed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Car accident, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Death, and Child death

kayebye's review

dark funny 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? No

3.5

I really enjoyed this book, but found that the main characters were less developed than I would have liked. I did not understand some of their motivations, and the main character Quinn seemed to change her opinions of some of the other characters on a whim. Despite this, the plot was fast moving and really engaging, if a bit predictable. I think Cesare has a very good grasp of writing tension, and I enjoyed most of the twists that the story took. I will definitely be reading the sequel, mostly because I became more invested in the main characters than I expected to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Brief mention of overdose by a side character, related to parent death

honeywine's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved this book, loved the politics. It was gory but not too gory. Loved the message. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore

juliebean666's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia

_chelseachelsea's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Did you guys know it’s possible for a book to pull off a jump scare??

I finished Clown in a Cornfield in one night. Cesare is smart - he knows you picked up this book because you want to see some clowns, some corn, and some gore, so he doesn’t waste much time. Even though the fast pace makes the characters’ motivations a bit of a stretch in terms of believability, it ultimately works in the story’s favor. You get what you came for, and the book truly delivers on creepiness and slashing.

I preferred the smaller moments of horror (one person being stalked by the killer) over the chaotic, large-scale action that dominates most of the last 2/3 of the book, but again, Cesare knows what he’s trying to deliver. This isn’t a slow-burn slasher, it’s CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, baby.

There’s a message to the violence of CIAC that’s not very subtle and a little too spelled-out, but given the book’s YA themes, I’m going to be forgiving there. This is a scary story about rebellion, revenge, and rage, and even when the plot’s pacing is somewhat uneven, it never loses sight of those ideas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content