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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Mr. Rubelein is an H. P. Lovecraft want to be but this book hasr a morass of a plot centering on a town which a poorly drawn imitation of Lovecraft's Arkham where many of his tales take place. A young couple are drawn to Edenville in part by job possibilities. Once there a pall of evil enters of their lives and increases with each passing day. The problem for me is there is little consistency and direction to the plot which is somehow linked to the main character's first novel The Shattered Man. ( ) A one-hit-wonder author with writer's block is asked to be the writer-in-residence at Edenville College. Strange things go on in Edenville and many people disappear when they venture near. It doesn't take long for him and his girlfriend to find out they were brought there for nefarious reasons. This just didn't take with me. The best I can say is that it held my attention enough to finish it. The humour was not funny and the horror was eye-rollingly silly. I couldn't believe the story didn't nor like the style of writing. Alright so this one claimed to explore urban legends and the way ambition can overshadow instincts. It definitely delivered on the latter half of that statement. I was super pumped for this one because the book started out with all the creep and ick factor. However, it took way to long to explain the relevance of those things and it lost me along the way. I spent a lot of time hating Cam, which I think was the point. I mean he knows better but he still is so focused on being special that he just doesn’t care. The way he treats Quinn is kind of gross. Once we got to the creepy thing, it got less creepy and more just weird. It felt very creature feature at times… but not like in a way that made any sense at all. We had objects that caused people to do bad things, people with different abilities and like bug people. I didn’t feel like any of these things were explained very well and I spent a decent portion of this book super confused about what was even happening. I think if we had picked one “baddie” it would have been much better. The book had so many moving parts that didn’t seem to connect but then were attempted to be connected. Maybe the book was just too meta for me I honestly don’t know. I think it’s well written and I’m sure it’s for somebody but I really struggled to stay invested. I’m honestly still confused by most of the book. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: An unsettling, immersive, and wildly entertaining debut novel from an exciting new voice in horror for fans of Paul Tremblay and Stephen Graham Jones. "Edenville is a delightfully gooey blend of gothic, cosmic, folk and body horror churned by a sharp-bladed critique of academia." Lucy A. Snyder, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Sister, Maiden, Monster After publishing his debut novel, The Shattered Man, to disappointing sales and reviews, Campbell P. Marion is struggling to find inspiration for a follow-up. When Edenville College invites him to join as a writer-in-residence, he's convinced that his bad luck has finally taken a turn. His girlfriend Quinn isn't so sureshe grew up near Edenville and has good reasons for not wanting to move back. Cam disregards her skepticism and accepts the job, with Quinn reluctantly following along. But there's something wrong in Edenville. Despite the charming old ladies milling about Main Street and picturesque sunflowers dotting the sidewalks, poison lurks beneath the surface. As a series of strange and ominous events escalate among Edenville and its residents, Cam and Quinn find themselves entangled in a dark and disturbing history. Told with equal parts horror and humor, Edenville explores the urban legends that fuel our nightmares and the ways in which ambition can overshadow our best instincts. Sam Rebelein is an exciting, sharp new voice, sure to terrify readers for years to come. "The mundane horrors of rural and academic living collide with pure cosmic weirdness in Sam Rebelein's Edenville. Not since Jason Pargin's John Dies at the End have I been so horrified and grossed out by a book...I could say more, but honestly, the less you know about this book, the better. A fantastic debut." Todd Keisling, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Devil's Creek and Cold, Black & Infinite . No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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