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A review by otherhorde
Devil House by John Darnielle
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This will destroy you,
It will break your heart more with every page,
It will leave you as something new
Much like John Darnielle's 2 other novels, and 1 novella this is not for everyone, it shifts in jarring ways and forces the reader to examine themselves and what they expected from a book called Devil House about a grisly double homicide in an abandoned porn store.
Darnielle keeps alive the stories of those whose lives we have deemed a waste, in his abstractions he allows the reader to conjure anyone they see fit to receive a new story one with hope and a future.
Long may the Gorbonian reign, and may he restore our memories of the dead in Arawn's name
It will break your heart more with every page,
It will leave you as something new
Much like John Darnielle's 2 other novels, and 1 novella this is not for everyone, it shifts in jarring ways and forces the reader to examine themselves and what they expected from a book called Devil House about a grisly double homicide in an abandoned porn store.
Darnielle keeps alive the stories of those whose lives we have deemed a waste, in his abstractions he allows the reader to conjure anyone they see fit to receive a new story one with hope and a future.
Long may the Gorbonian reign, and may he restore our memories of the dead in Arawn's name