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A review by sea_caummisar
Blackwater: The Complete Caskey Family Saga by Michael McDowell
5.0
I'm giving this book 5 stars because I loved this family so many bunches?.Why? I don't know. Maybe because I spent 700+ pages reading approx 50 years of their lives. When the book ended I was sad. I wanted to immediately re-read it. I knew I'd miss this family. For whatever reason, I'm in a phase of digging books that are heavier than bricks, opposed to novellas or stuff under 200 pages.
With all that being said, monsters aren't my jam. Quiet horror isn't usually my jam. This story is full of quiet, real life stuff. Death. Grief. Loneliness. Secrets. Unhappiness despite being uber rich.
This wasn't so much about a monster, but about a woman with a secret who was capable of duality. The time frame started in the early 1900's (1919 was it?) And this woman with a horrible secret also being a good. person But it was so much more than that, with all the characters feeling so real.
I know I rated this one 5 stars, but I still have my probs with the story... I won't go into detail because that would be huge spoilers, but let's just say that I expected the ending to tie in more with the beginning.....
With all that being said, monsters aren't my jam. Quiet horror isn't usually my jam. This story is full of quiet, real life stuff. Death. Grief. Loneliness. Secrets. Unhappiness despite being uber rich.
This wasn't so much about a monster, but about a woman with a secret who was capable of duality. The time frame started in the early 1900's (1919 was it?) And this woman with a horrible secret also being a good. person But it was so much more than that, with all the characters feeling so real.
I know I rated this one 5 stars, but I still have my probs with the story... I won't go into detail because that would be huge spoilers, but let's just say that I expected the ending to tie in more with the beginning.....