Cody Wixom

I'm mad that I spent $5 on this.

Revisado: 10-28-24

This would have been a decent creepypasta, but a short story, it is not. The author sped through the ending and left too many questions unanswered. WHY was the a tunnel connecting the two houses? Why do the parents restrict their kids' sleep??

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Not the best

Revisado: 08-25-24

A somewhat interesting story chock full of man writing cringy female characters, white author writing a stereotypical Black character, and an ableist author writing a disabled character, all told by a narrator they found on Wish.

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Just okay.

Revisado: 08-24-24

Overall, I actually enjoyed this book. However, it is at least twice as long as it should be and not well-written. There are subplots that go nowhere and add absolutely nothing to drive the plot. The author spends SO MUCH TIME establishing the main character getting the job, then exhaustively describes all the spooky technology issues (honestly that's the majority of the book) only for it to have a short, sudden twist. I won't be reading it again.

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The editing is even worse that you can imagine.

Revisado: 08-20-24

I think this is a classic case of having a fantastic concept without the skill to make it into the story it could be.
I read reviews about how bad the production quality was for this audiobook, but finally decided to give it a shot. At first, I thought the page turning, constant mistakes followed by re-reading, and the coughs, sniffs, and commentary were including on purpose to make it sound like a real script reading. It soon became clear that it is in fact just unbelievably shitty editing.

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Mild spoilers below.

Revisado: 08-17-24

What made this book so fantastic to me was the way Malerman broke two common tropes:
1. Characters in horror usually don't believe the person who is experiencing the supernatural events until it's too late, usually near the climactic end. The characters in this story come to grips with the monster pretty early, and the rest of the story continues to be endlessly chilling. That cannot be easy to write.
2. Even with horror/thriller books I really enjoy, I find often myself internally screaming at the characters for the choices they make. The characters here respond to what they're experiencing in totally sensible ways and their choices all make sense to me.
Now, a warning: if you need a happy ending, I do not recommend this book. I should have learned my lesson from Bird Box, but this ending wrecked me. Still, this is a 10/10 book for me.

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Word of the year: Snoozefest.

Revisado: 08-13-24

I know I'm in the minority here, but I HATED this book. I do not understand how it can possibly be considered a thriller. It is chock full of boring narrative about the main characters' childish, low-stakes marital conflicts with an extremely thin thread of "thriller" brought in every few chapters. The couple in the book clearly never even liked each other. Things don't pick up until 3/4 of the way through, and even then, barely.

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Interesting, but overall, not worth it.

Revisado: 11-21-23

Why make a novella three hours when you only have 1 hour worth of story?

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Absolutely excellent.

Revisado: 08-25-23

This is a fantastic supernatural thriller. The performance is entertaining as hell. Just when I felt like it was getting too slow, near the middle, the real story began. Some of the twists were predictable, but most were not. The end was a bit cheesy, but don't let that stop you. This story is masterfully told and the character development is unmatched.

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I don't get the hype.

Revisado: 08-10-23

This book is hardly a thriller. It is incredibly slow-paced and boring in the first half, starts to have pointless diversions in the plot, and then has a rushed, unsatisfying last quarter.

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Outstanding, witty, comforting read

Revisado: 04-24-22

This book is Mike Schur at his best yet. The narration and guest appearances will delight any fellow fans of The Good Place. Highly recommend.

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