Black River Orchard
Reddit take
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Pros
- I loved Black River Orchard!! Super original.
- I have, I really loved it although it seems to be a "love or hate" type of book based on the reddit reactions I've seen.
- Chuck Wendig - Black River Orchard
- Black River Orchard, while not epics in the sense of spanning years and years, very much scratched my 90s-Stephen-King itch. Both did what I associate with It, Needful Things, etc. of creating a doomed or dark-secret town where it really...
- Started the book with zero enthusiasm but it turned out to be a pretty good book.
Cons
- I didn’t love it. I don’t recommend it to people. But it certainly wasn’t bad.
- I'm reading it now, nearly finished. I've enjoyed it very much so far, but it does feel like it's going off the rails a bit (kindle says I'm about 80% finished).
- I hated the writing too, but it wasn't as bad as Wanderers.
Sentiment
8 positive (73%) · 2 mixed (18%) · 1 negative (9%)
Trust + time weighted score: +69% · raw score 64%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
I loved Black River Orchard!! Super original.
I have, I really loved it although it seems to be a "love or hate" type of book based on the reddit reactions I've seen.
Chuck Wendig - Black River Orchard
Black River Orchard, while not epics in the sense of spanning years and years, very much scratched my 90s-Stephen-King itch. Both did what I associate with It, Needful Things, etc. of creating a doomed or dark-secret town where it really feels like all the characters are living their lives
I didn’t love it. I don’t recommend it to people. But it certainly wasn’t bad.
I'm reading it now, nearly finished. I've enjoyed it very much so far, but it does feel like it's going off the rails a bit (kindle says I'm about 80% finished).
Started the book with zero enthusiasm but it turned out to be a pretty good book.
I loved Black River Orchard. It was a good, creepy-weird. I couldn't put it down; I just had to know what was going to happen next.
I hated the writing too, but it wasn't as bad as Wanderers.
I love love loved this one. It’s unfortunate though, nothing else of his I’ve read has come close this BRO. This one is very king like and has great, if simple, character development. Calla did a 180 on me by the halfway point from an annoying teen to an endearing protagonist. Highly recommend this one.
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