I am nearly done reading Sara Gran's book, "Come Closer". I'm not sure how I feel about it. It began interestingly enough, but quickly descended into a weirdness beyond your regular horror book stuff.
I understand that the somewhat disjointed writing is a part of the character's decline, but rather than making for an interesting plot, it just feels (to me, anyway) like stream-of-conciousness babble, or like a child's first attempt at writing a more complex story.
Don't get me wrong – I don't think it is a BAD novel. I just can't quite get a grasp on it. The main character's "mental decline" happened far too quickly (at least, it feels that way to me).
What do others who have read this book think of it?
by Whisper-1990
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I read this last year, and I didn’t really rate it . I found the writing lacked something too, and it failed to engage me with the story. It’s hard to put my finger on, but I found Paul Tremblay’s books to have a similar feel of having something missing in the writing style
It was kind of interesting but ultimately disappointing. Not the worst book, but I probably won’t be rereading it.