Pre-Owned The Library at Mount Char (Hardcover) 9780553418606

from bookczuk

Well-written, unsettling, curiously strange novel. the first part of the book left me slightly mystified, feeling that the intent was to scare off readers who might be faint of heart. As the story grew, and approached a somewhat more human scale, I felt more able to engage in it. I kept thinking ...

from AltheaAnn

"Neil Gaiman meets Joe Hill," claims the blurb. Hmm. I don't really agree. I'd say this is more like Clive Barker meets Graham Joyce. But yes, it's dark, contemporary fantasy with a horrific edge.I have to admit; I found the first couple of chapters somewhat off-putting, and was suspecting that I...

from gendeg

The general state I was in as I read this book: agog and spilling coffee, tea, and all sorts of bedside beverages all over myself from moments of surprise, shock, and exhilaration. Author Scott Hawkins has pretty much gone to town with The Library at Mount Char. (You know how in writing class the...

from rivkat

Free review copy. I enjoyed this fantasy a great deal. It's something like John Dies at the End crossed with the Epic of Gilgamesh, if Gilgamesh were a thirtysomething woman named Carolyn who, along with her adopted siblings, was trying to figure out what happened to their Father. Father tortured...

from DanaJean

It's hard to place this book in any one genre. There are so many genres this could fit right in, so I think there is an appeal to a wide range of readers. One needs to go into this without expectation or trying to figure things out. There are so many twists and turns, it's better to just go with ...