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rsjpeckham's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.5
onegoodorangutang's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
4.25
vandermeer's review against another edition
1.0
Wie schlecht kann man schreiben!? Mit einem Teleskop durch Wolken hindurchsehen? Wirklich? Saudumm, alle und alles. NEIN!
the_enobee's review against another edition
3.0
This was a decent read with some interesting ideas and horrific moments. It felt a little underdeveloped to me as far as characters and plot, but there was enough substance here to make this an enjoyable, quick horror read. This book is likely a perfect summer read for some thrills and chills without too much investment.
defaultnamespace's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
elleestpartie's review against another edition
Vulgar language, narrator was hard to listen to, also heavy focus on female anatomy which I don't like
bigbookgeek's review against another edition
4.0
Darkness on the Edge of town is A fantastic and spooky tale about a small New England town that wakes up one day to realize that there's no light there's no electricity and there's a thick heavy darkness on the edge of town. Those unlucky enough to have tried to leave town suffered a horrible fate. What is surrounding the town? Just what is in the darkness? And how and why does that darkness get into people's minds and make them want to hurt one another? In this book, Keene brilliantly weaves his own version of Mythos into the tale, and actually sheds a little light (so to speak) on the worlds. Fans of his work will recognize names of others of the Thirteen like Ob. I highly recommend this one!
jameshaus's review against another edition
4.0
I love the premise for this one. A town wakes up to find itself covered in darkness. Literally, there is a dark barrier around the edges of the town that no one ever returns from. Everything falls apart of course, but the meat here for me was less the relentless destruction of the township of Walden, but the origin of the darkness and how this book connects to his other works. I am fascinated by the Labyrinth and the 13 and I hope he delves further into them in future works.
What's especially fun to me about Keene's universe is the constant theme of human incompetence. The world usually ends in his books because people think they know enough to mess with powerful magic (or powerful science) and turn out to be unprepared to deal with the forces they unleash. There are basically very few magic practitioners in his worlds that aren't always a botched spell away from worldwide destruction through sheer incompetence, and they all seem blissfully unaware of the danger. Which generally ends up poorly for everyone. I find this state of affairs entertaining.
Anyway, nothing ground-breaking here but as always his relentless pessimism and imaginative monsters make for a fun read.
What's especially fun to me about Keene's universe is the constant theme of human incompetence. The world usually ends in his books because people think they know enough to mess with powerful magic (or powerful science) and turn out to be unprepared to deal with the forces they unleash. There are basically very few magic practitioners in his worlds that aren't always a botched spell away from worldwide destruction through sheer incompetence, and they all seem blissfully unaware of the danger. Which generally ends up poorly for everyone. I find this state of affairs entertaining.
Anyway, nothing ground-breaking here but as always his relentless pessimism and imaginative monsters make for a fun read.