arnodegroote reviewed Devil House by John Darnielle
Devil House
3 stars
Long drag, difficult to finish, lots of highs and lows

John Darnielle: Devil House (2022, Scribe Publications)
English language
Published Nov. 12, 2022 by Scribe Publications.
Long drag, difficult to finish, lots of highs and lows
this is the kind of book that takes itself and puts itself back together again. it's full of john darnielle's typical preoccupation with small towns, houses, people, & the small details of people's lives. the kind of writing you can smell the asphalt from. i listened to the audiobook, so i got to hear john darnielle read his work out loud, which of course suits the text perfectly.
this is the kind of book that takes itself and puts itself back together again. it's full of john darnielle's typical preoccupation with small towns, houses, people, & the small details of people's lives. the kind of writing you can smell the asphalt from. i listened to the audiobook, so i got to hear john darnielle read his work out loud, which of course suits the text perfectly.
Darnielle has a very empathic pen and an amazing sense of story and use of words, without getting bloated or to ethereal. The character are heartbreaking lovely and the story is a fair look into the true crime obsession of today.