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A review by cowboylikeb
Black Mad Wheel by Josh Malerman
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
As a big Malerman fan, I was admittedly disappointed with this one. 😭
Initially I had trouble with the voice of the narrator of the audio book, but pushed past it. I was into the story, the mystery, I wanted to know what the deal with this sound was too.
And I still want to know. I don't feel like this was tied together well, I'm confused and I'm not a fan of feeling this way after finishing a book. I don't mind open endings but this just didn't tie everything together in a way that makes me understand any of what actually did happen. I would've loved like 50 more pages or something to alleviate this feeling. It has potential! Perhaps the mistake was choosing the audio book. Off to Reddit to see if anyone else had any better insights. Sigh.
Initially I had trouble with the voice of the narrator of the audio book, but pushed past it. I was into the story, the mystery, I wanted to know what the deal with this sound was too.
And I still want to know. I don't feel like this was tied together well, I'm confused and I'm not a fan of feeling this way after finishing a book. I don't mind open endings but this just didn't tie everything together in a way that makes me understand any of what actually did happen. I would've loved like 50 more pages or something to alleviate this feeling. It has potential! Perhaps the mistake was choosing the audio book. Off to Reddit to see if anyone else had any better insights. Sigh.