What Big Teeth
Ratings18
Average rating2.7
If you go in with low expectations it's an ok book. It's not good. It's bad until it's good like Riverdale on Netflix. The monsters were interesting though I guess.
DNF
While things start off interesting, with atmosphere and a flair for the cinematic, there seems to be something irreparably off about this book. The prose doesn't keep pace with itself - meaning that it's weirdly easy to miss important information and actions because nothing is given particular emphasis. There are all these possible mysteries being introduced at once, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be curious about or what I'm supposed to care about. It all just blurs together.
But most importantly, Eleanor is just an absolutely bizarre main character. There is nothing grounded about her, nothing relatable, nothing that actually sounds like a real human being. There is a fine line between making stylistic choices for the sake of creating a particular vision, and just sounding contrived. This is well over that line.
Creepy teeth-related stories always draw me in because I am one for the macabre, but this one just did not do it sadly. Maybe it was the writing style or maybe it was the characters that I just really couldn't get behind. I can see people liking this one - it's weird, yeah, but who doesn't like an odd book from time to time? For me, what really lacked was likable characters and a writing style that flowed. Sadly, this one just did not have that.
I went into this hoping for a werewolf book and I'm pretty disappointed that that isn't what I got, so I lowered it a star. But surprisingly, the book I got instead was still pretty good and gripping! I read the entire thing in one day and I had a really hard time putting it down since I flew through it so quickly. I did feel a little detached from all the characters, but I still enjoyed following them. I'm definitely looking foward to whatever this author writes in the future!
Thank you to Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.
2.5☆
It got good towards 70% into the book. I am still so very unsure if I really liked this book or if it just made me curious?
Literally everything would've not happened if the mc would've just listened and I think I'm mostly just annoyed with that?
WOW that was Complex!!! This was REALLY good, and it makes me want to slam my head into a wall (but like in a Good way)!!!!!! This is Definitely a Gothic Horror book, and one with FANTASTIC characters at that!!!
If you're looking for a creepy book about a big house in Maine with a very weird family this is for you! The audiobook narration is also great if that's your thing!
one of the most nonsensical, plotless, confusing, pointless books ive ever read. no idea what i was supposed to gain or feel or even what half of the plot points even meant. was absolutely dragging myself through the last 100 pages. half a star for some decent writing.