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Night of the Mannequins

Stephen Graham Jones

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

I really don't like his writing style. The run-on sentences drive me crazy.
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really loved this book. It was such a fun read & at times, over the top. The beginning was great - I went from scared to laughing (the reviews) so many times. I heard it wasn't very good, but seriously, it was so much fun. Don't understand it...
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really love the original movie. I was happy to see how close the movie was to the book. It was a really good read, even with King's obvious obsession with breasts LOL
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love this series. Really enjoyed this one & the characters.
dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

This was excellent. Very sad.
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Good story. I thought the twist was pretty obvious. 
dark sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Please be in a good head space before reading this. I finished this book a couple days ago and I am still a mess over it. I am a victim of childhood sexual assault/rape & have struggled for decades. I have been hospitalized for suicidal ideation & attempts several times. I read books like this, because I am trying to understand what happened to me. 
Everyone is treating this mother as if she is great. She justifies & excuses her son's behavior. She victim blames.  She never once tries to understand what his victim's went through & what they will continue to go through. She doesn't truly ever hold her son responsible.

I am still so pissed off at this book. It was well written, but I hate it. 
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

This book was so good. It made me scared of the internet all over again!!! Really loved this duology. This one did have some slow parts, but not bad.
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: No

How to rate this??? This was creepy & so disgusting. I have never felt so sick while reading a story before. The author was successful in doing what they set out to do. Imagery - too good. Writing - very good. Ok, I wanted to be shocked & freaked out. I think I can rate it now lol
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was ok, I am curious enough to continue the series.  The sexual stuff was like a threat of dark but no true payoff. Interesting choices made.