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Slow read but loved the writing and the format of the book.

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I'm a sucker for vampire lit. Always have been. Was completely tickled by the whole Mercy bit (I've known about Mercy for ages---Food for the Dead is a great book). I saw someone say somewhere that this is not a vampire novel. Hard disagree. There are different types of vampires in the lore. I loved this book
On a more personal note, the description of scoliosis surgery is spot-on. I had it done when I was 16. Oh, the memories.

#Scarathlonphotochallenge Day 8 prompt - Coffins

Plenty in this book about some teens that volunteer as Pallbearers.
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I‘m not sure how this was classified as horror or thriller. It was one of the most boring book I‘ve ever read. ⭐️

This is a very strange book. It is a book within a book with two voices, the author and his friend who is writing notes about the book. Knowing less about this is better, but know like many of this author‘s work, you may not get the answers you are looking for, but the journey is fascinating. Definitely not a book for everyone, but I think I enjoyed it? 4⭐️
My first #bookspinbingo

🎧 I‘d like a hardcover edition annotated by the author for my 2nd read. I see that the book has 2 font colors.

I enjoyed the memoir VS novel narrator interruptions.

The first 1/3 of the book made my head spin. When it clicked it was a V8 moment. I loved the pop culture.

Fun fresh creepy book. I liked the idea of the Pallbearers club. Definitely not for everyone. Art & Mercy are an interesting pair. I was conflicted for awhile.

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I love the concept and the style (the red-pen margin notes was a particularly nice touch) but this story just didn‘t work for me. Especially the ending, which was incredibly underwhelming.

This story is told in alternating view points, between Art and Mercy. I did like that the two people's thought were printed in a different color. Red for Mercy and black for Art. It made it easy to tell who was speaking. On the negative, I hated that there were two view points for the story. It made me feel disconnected from the story. Just when I would start to enjoy the narrative, we would switch views and it really took me out of the story.

I started reading, then switched to audio thinking it might be better - 30% in and I'm bored - just not invested in the MC or his sidekick -
Overall for #WinterReadathon 3 books read, one DNF and 2 reading (almost done with Rock, Paper, Scissors- love it) - plan to finish up some school work today (end of semester) and then sit back and read more!!

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I liked it and didn‘t like it. The ending saved it but it was really long and some parts were a little boring. Def glad i did the audio.

Eh. I loved a head full of ghost SO much then this was the second of this writer‘s books that felt like a let down afterwards. A vampire story that might not be a vampire story with quite little attention paid to discussion of vampires? Sure?

Creepy audiobook on a cloudy day at work 🥰 I originally thought I‘d try to save spooky books for #scarathlon but I struggle to repress my spookiness all year. When the weather is starting to look autumnal it‘s simply impossible to hold back

I tried. I was so bored by 30 pages that I didn‘t even want to pick it up anymore. I was going to try and push through but, after reading a review that says nothing happens until the last page, I just couldn‘t. I might give this another try as an audiobook but as for the hardback I‘m returning it to the library.

Well, it started off strong and then fizzled out. It‘s a maybe/maybe not vampire story with lots of 80‘s punk references. Was expecting more from Tremblay, who was too self-indulgent with this one.

This is the first book aside from textbooks I‘ve bought in a year. Seems Littens are not fans, but I‘m going to give it a shot anyway…with my trusty foster kitten for company.

Happy National Black Cat Appreciation Day to my best reading buddy, Cecil.

Book haul: Reads for mom & wee boy from our new Indie bookshop. Area horror author Paul Tremblay signed books there recently, so I picked up his latest. Which apparently comes with a beer cozy. Random, but Ok. #bookhaul #newbookstore

I‘m not sure what this red writing is in this book, but I‘m intrigued. I love book notes. Can‘t wait to find out what they‘re all about 🤩📝

I appreciate it when a good writer can write as a bad writer. Let me explain. The book is written as if the MC were writing it as a memoir, and the MC is not as talented a Tremblay. There was also commentary from the MC‘s friend that created a book within a book within a book. Sometimes I can appreciate all this over construction of narrative (like in The Keep by Jennifer Egan), but here, it seemed to cover a flimsy plot. #BorrowNotBuy for sure.

Book 133📚 2.5⭐️

Hmmmm…. This was a TRUDGE to get through… but I also think that‘s how the author intended the writing to be?

I liked Mercys additions but can‘t say that I‘m still not confused about what I just read😂 I just really wanted to get to the end and it all make sense. It didn‘t😂

Horror? Supernatural? I couldn‘t classify it as so🤷🏼‍♀️

I love Paul Tremblay (Head Full of Ghosts, Cabin at the End of the World), this has a great cover, the title definitely captures my attention.
Unfortunately, this story is just... boring, to be honest. 🤷‍♀️

This is one of the most inventive books I have read in a long time. I really do recommend reading this as a physical book because of the way it is formatted to tell Art's story with Mercy's red notations. This book will have you wondering which character is recalling things accurately. Who is Mercy? What is she hiding? Is Art crazy or does he see something no one else can see? The Pallbearers Club is a clever twist on what a horror novel can be.

A wholly unique experience when it comes to the narrative style and execution. However, there's a lot of internal dialogue going on (it is presented as a memoir...no, it's a novel...no, it's a memoir!) and not a lot seems to be happening. There's a few creepy moments and some fantastic LOL one-liners and barbs by the person (who I won't name) marking up the book in red ink.
But ultimately, in the end, it just didn't do it for me.

Perhaps my expectations were too high for this one, or maybe it's just not his best, but either way I found myself bored through a lot of this book.

Tremblay is a favorite of mine and for the first few chapters I was intrigued and invested. However, other than the musical references and a few clever interactions, I found the remainder of the book tedious and just overall "meh".

Imagine you, the reader, is in a relationship with Paul Tremblay. One night, you both decide to do something hot and masturbate in front of each other. You start and both of you are excited and all smiles. But then you notice him noticing himself, his smooth flat belly, his dad thighs. You can see him thinking about how hot it is that he used to be that picked on nerdy scrawny kid but now he‘s a math teacher who writes best selling books. A 👇🏼

I legitimately don‘t k know how to explain this book except to say it‘s a laugh out loud until you cry (yeah surprised me too) psychological, horror suspense read. There. Make of that what you will. In any event for me it was a total page turner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read. Quirky characters, loved the format of the writing. Trust me just go in blind and enjoy.

The latest addition to my physical TBR pile!

This book comes out next week & I kind of forgot I had an ARC of it sitting on my shelf. I guess I best get to reading! 😳😬🤦‍♀️