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Horns

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Horns

Written by: Joe Hill
Narrated by: Fred Berman
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Joe Hill's critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning debut chiller, Heart-Shaped Box, heralded the arrival of new royalty onto the dark fantasy scene. With Horns, he polishes his well-deserved crown. A twisted, terrifying new novel of psychological and supernatural suspense, Horns is a devilishly original triumph for the Ray Bradbury Fellowship recipient whose story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, was also honored with a Bram Stoker Award—and whose emotionally powerful and macabre work has been praised by the New York Times as, "wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty…a Valentine from hell."

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fantastic book! loved it. would definitely recommend to any of my friends. kept my attention the whole time.

good book

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honestly, I was blown away, the voice actor killed it too. Really a great combo of incredible writing and performance. Highly recommended.

My new favourite author

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This was a great listen. Truly enjoyed it. I was always sucked into the story, and the narrator did a great job with the voices for the characters. I felt like there were a couple cop outs (spoiler alert) like when Ig reads his brother's mind but doesn't find out he quit his band until he's told several chapters later? The ending where he went into the treehouse was great, the additional info seemed odd following that.

Kinda lost direction at the end?

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This book has its fair share of scary creepy events and characters. As the author re-examined critical moments, there were a few genuine surprises as well.
And then there were the completely unexpected bittersweet moments, instances when I felt the prickle of threatening tears.
Joe Hill, you've actually outdone your father in this book by bringing all our emotions to bear. Fear, shock, horror, laughter, love and joy.
Thanks for an awesome story.

scary? yes - but so much more

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HORNS is a dark, unforgiving book about tragedy, regret, and terrible thoughts. It certainly isn't kind to its main characters and tackles hard issues. I wouldn't say I "liked" anyone in HORNS, but it's definitely a memorable tale that opens up some hard themes about friendship and loyalty.

After drinking away the anniversary of his girlfriend's gruesome murder, a man named Ig wakes up with horns growing from his head and the ability to hear the darkest thoughts of everyone around him. Ig, who was once as sweet and gentle as could be, definitely starts moving to the dark side as he is confronted with some terrible revelations about himself and his former friend, Lee. While I never liked Lee, I did find Ig to be complex. He goes through quite the arc, embracing his dark side, until the critical ending.

To be honest, it's hard to like most of the characters considering most of what we learn about them is terrible. However, it does lead to some compelling interactions and hard questions. The plot is a mix of past and present, exploring the characters and adding a hint of the supernatural until the very end.

This is definitely a book that requires some suspension of disbelief and the right headspace (really not a happy book, shocking I know), but I think it touched on some unique themes and I will be thinking about it for some time.

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