Zoey

One star for the good writing, one star for the 15% of the book I enjoyed. This story was like stranger things, saw, and ghost busters thrown into one to describe capitalism which yah I agree. The characters were bland and even though they went through hell, I didn't care for them. I ended up skipping through the last 25% of the book because the ending kept DRAGGING on and I wanted to know what the resolution would be.

Had high hopes for this highly appreciated and talked about read. I wasn't a fan of the writing style and I guess that's due to personal preferences.

1 star earned for the atmospheric read. You can walk through the town, the house, and the gruesomeness which I appreciate.

1 star earned for the cover art

The story itself felt like a rollercoaster with each peak feeling like something was about to go down. The actually climax of the story felt overdone and I was very much ready for a resolution. I ended up skimming through the last 4 chapters to get to the ending which was uneventful.

Quick read and not as dense of a memoir than I'm used to. It's heartbreaking reading about the possible painful experiences gay men, and especially black gay men go through as a means of coming into themselves and their sexuality.

Huge trigger warnings regarding SA/physical abuse so be cautious.

One star taken off for the reading experience. The story jumps back and forth often to different points in time which was difficult to follow.