Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturalthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardyfighting evillove conquers all
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: a contained horror novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals . . . a used hangman's noose . . . a snuff film. An aging death-metal rock god, his taste for the unnatural is as widely known to his legions of fans as the notorious excesses of his youth.
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- Author
- Joe Hill
- Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 404
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- Open Library
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