Friday, July 24, 2009

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

This one was another all-nighter. And I’m really starting to like present tense, despite my previous irritation with it.

I’m not very good at the book review thing. Feels too much like a book report, and there’s something about those that just makes my brain want to shut down.

But I will say that the pacing was incredible, and the love story is super intense. Some other reviews have said it was scary, and I didn’t really get that. BUT, I’m a thriller/horror movie junky and nothing has really scared me since that kid in Pet Sematary with the scalpel. I haven’t seen that movie in like twenty years, but the image of that kid still gives me the creeps and makes me want to hide my ankles. :)

My feelings on the ending are mixed, but the girl who showed me where to find it in the bookstore, said, “It was so good and when I got to the end, I was like ‘Whoa.’” So make of that what you will. :) Overall, I loved it and will probably read it again, which is the true test for me.

7 comments:

  1. Okay so I read about this book over and over again on blogs ranting how good and scary it was. So naturally I bought it and while yes it was well written and enjoyed, the horror elements were not as strong as I liked it to be.

    The only downfall for me was it resembled a lot of Shamalans "The Village". It is worth the read for sure, but it didn't make my top reads.

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  2. If only it didn't involve zombies! It sounds and looks so good, but I get nauseous just thinking about them. >.<

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  3. Love, love, LOVE this book! And I didn't think it was scary either.

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  4. thanks for the recommendation. Just finished the Mortal Instruments series and needing something new to get lost in!

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  5. I loved this book so much!!! I thought the writing was really great.

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  6. I gave your blog an award! :) Stop by to pick it up when you can!

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  7. I wasn't scared, but I was disturbed :D. Maybe this makes me weird, but I love it when a book disturbs me. It means it's poking my emotional buttons, and that is hard to do!

    The ending disturbed me in another way... I'm still not sure about it. I did hear there is a sequel coming out, and I HAVE to read it if that's true.

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