Something Wicked This Way Comes

Executive Summary: After how much I enjoyed [b:The Martian Chronicles 76778 The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1374049948s/76778.jpg 4636013], I found this pretty disappointing.Audio book:Christian Rummel was a great fit for this book. He did a great job with the voices. Maybe a little bit too good. By the end of the book I found his voice for Will Halloway was so realistic that it was grating on me. I really don't want to listen to a whining teenager.Full ReviewI'm not really a big horror fan. But paranormal horror, such as this has the best shot of holding my interest. Unfortunately this book didn't. I found the protagonists annoying, and the pacing far too slow.The prose are excellent however. In some ways that may have contributed to the pacing problems though. The beautiful language and descriptions of things adding to the plot dragging for me.The evil carnival is certainly not a new idea. I'm not sure if Mr. Bradbury originated the idea, but likely not. The premise of the Merry Go Round and the general dark secrets of the carnival was intriguing and I was initially into it.By the halfway point though, I was just ready for it to be over. There are some interesting ideas here, but the execution seemed to fall flat. I'd consider attributing it to the year it was written or Mr. Bradbury's writing style, except I greatly enjoyed [b:The Martian Chronicles 76778 The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1374049948s/76778.jpg 4636013] last month.So unfortunately this book just wasn't for me. It's considered a classic for a reason however. So you may come away with a different opinion.