Ashley Daviau's Reviews > Carrion Comfort
Carrion Comfort
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I’m kind of torn in two when it comes to this book. I was seriously disappointed by it but at the same time, I did really enjoy some parts. I think my disappointment stems from the fact that I’ve read over and over how scary this book is and I didn’t even find myself remotely scared. Sure some parts were pretty brutal and the actions of many characters were truly despicable but I just didn’t feel any fear when reading this. Nothing about this book made me want to sleep with the lights on at night and that’s what I love about reading horror, the adrenaline that the fright brings. The story was interesting though and I enjoyed how everything was so intertwined, Simmons really spun a tangled web and it kept me intrigued enough to see it through to the end. I did think the ending was great, and gave me tingles, I wish the whole book would have felt that way!
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December 26, 2016
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December 26, 2016
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July 28, 2018
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August 2, 2018
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Aug 02, 2018 09:42PM
That cover is creepy!
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I mostly agree with your review... I was looking forward to a scary book. Maybe it didn't scare us because we didn't like many of the characters?
I think because so much of it is written from the PoV of the Users. You get to the point you expect the things that are supposed to scare you. There is also the possibility that it was so brutal that the suspension of disbelief was not entirely possible--that your subconscious mind made a decision that it could not be completely believed or it might incapacitate you with terror of individuals like the Users. Last, there is also the possibility that this is all droll and not scary because you are too inured to the trope and to horror in general.
If none of those, then *shrugs shoulders*?
If none of those, then *shrugs shoulders*?