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Behold, we too have a tale

Devil House by John Darnielle

June 2, 2022 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

  I have, once or twice, been near enough to the inside of a newspaper story to get a sense of what happens when something that occurs with real humans is interpreted and reported on by other humans. It’s a game of telephone writ large – suddenly, certain elements get dropped, others become far more prominent than they might have been when the event happened in real time. This can be disorienting for the people inside of the event, who have so much context beyond […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: John Darnielle

booktrovert's CBR14 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: John Darnielle ·
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“.. nothing makes him tick. It just happens all by itself …”

Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle

April 3, 2022 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

I had a hard time getting into this book – it was a combination of the beginning being slow, because the world in this novel is so specific and frankly a bit difficult to get into, and also there was the matter of a book hangover after reading Notes on an Execution. I tried to read a charming fantasy novel (Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield) and stopped when I only read about 20 pages in a week, which is a good indication that I’m […]

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booktrovert's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: John Darnielle ·
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“There was so much to think about if you just gave yourself time … “

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

March 24, 2022 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

Do you think much about life in Iowa? I actually think I DO think about life in Iowa more than might be assumed – I don’t live that far from Iowa, and I used to do some pretty regular work traveling from St. Louis to Lincoln and Omaha and other small towns scattered around Nebraska. Sometimes, driving to Nebraska we’d get close to or even pass through Iowa for a brief period of time. Although these trips had very little to do with my day […]

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Devil House by John Darnielle

Devil House by John Darnielle

March 13, 2022 by Ang 3 Comments

So. My review of Devil House is going to be a bit unfair because the book was not at all what I was expecting. I could have sworn I saw a review claiming this book was really creepy/scary with a dash of gore. In my opinion, that is 100% false. There is a description of an eye injury that I had to skip because I can’t tolerate eyeball stuff. But the story did not creep me out or scare me at all. The story is […]

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Ang's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: John Darnielle ·
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The Scene Ends Badly, as You Might Imagine

Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle

March 16, 2019 by Ellesfena 4 Comments

I’ve been a huge fan of the Mountain Goats for going on ten years now. It’s hard for me to articulate exactly why they became my favorite band because it feels so emotional and personal, but it is in large part due to John Darnielle’s incredible lyrics and his ability to tell powerful stories in just a few minutes. I’ve had his books on my TBR list for awhile, but I didn’t feel very compelled to read them. I’m not usually (or ever) a fan […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: John Darnielle, the mountain goats, Wolf in White Van

Ellesfena's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: John Darnielle, the mountain goats, Wolf in White Van ·
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“There are new monsters now”

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

January 20, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

This novel sneaks up on you. You’re lulled into comfort with descriptions of old video rental places, suburban living rooms, and the polite peace of the Midwest before being startled awake by sudden glances of violence and fear. These shocks originate from movies. Movies within movies. Were they intended for you to see? Why are they here? Who spliced an almost still image of heavy breathing and a woman with a bag over her head into She’s All That? Uncertainty creeps around every corner- breeding fear, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: adulthood, cult worship, film, first person, grief, Iowa, John Darnielle, loss, midwest, Mountain Goats, outdated technology, resilience, Small town, spooky, third person, uncertainty, VHS

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: adulthood, cult worship, film, first person, grief, Iowa, John Darnielle, loss, midwest, Mountain Goats, outdated technology, resilience, Small town, spooky, third person, uncertainty, VHS ·
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