Reviews and Comments

I found the constant shifts between the present & past, and movie script & reality to be distracting. Plus, too much foreshadowing and frequent references made the climactic scene predictable, reducing its impact. While the premise for the horror movie was decent, the remake gimmicks felt unnecessary. I believe it would have been more powerful if told as a straightforward story focused solely on the original film’s production.

Great setting, the movie theater and abandoned mall is as much a character in the story as the people. Unfortunately, I felt there was more setup for a twist that never came, a bit of a let down that it was as straight-forward as it looks.

This one hooked me right away! A great premise and well told, it builds suspense and tension throughout as you try to figure out with the characters what is going on.

A fascinating, but brutal, story and time of colonial history I didn't know before reading. The overall story could be told in a long Wikipedia entry, I'm not sure the book needed to be quite as long as it is. I found myself losing interest after the main story was finished, I found myself mostly skimming second half of the book.

Kristin Hannah must not like her characters so much, she is so mean to them putting them through such horrible circumstances. Wonderfully written, and fairly intense. It took me a bit longer to finish because the tension was so high through numerous scenes I had to take breaks.

Great research and reframing numerous ways to think about poverty in America.