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Those Across the River

Christopher Buehlman

Start date: March 25, 2017

Finish date: April 25, 2017

Why we're reading this: Transformations -- 2017 Group Read
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Jan 16, 2021 Bradley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2021-shelf, horror

Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere.

The very best horror books evoke dread by setting, in my opinion, and Buehlman excels at it. Like all the best horrors, as well, we're put in a cold pot of water set to boil, and it's up to us to figure out just HOW the world is about to end.

In this case, it happens to be one of the delightfully descriptive werewolf stories I've ever read, firmly placed in Georgia during the Great Depression. The evocation of time and space is particularly good. I loved the pov ...more

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Jul 20, 2014 Mike (the Paladin) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: horror

Now, read this carefully. When I put something under a spoiler tag it is a spoiler so if you don't want to know don't read it...okay?

I see a lot of 5 star ratings here. okay I'm happy for you if you liked the book that much. I wasn't all that "chuffed" with it. For me it seems just another (view spoiler) book.

We start out with a somewhat slow build up in a "kind of" typical horror story opening. Our protagonist inherits a house and is warned not to live there...but does ...more

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