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Ok... maybe I wouldn't leave.
Holy shit...

After the way 'Mother' reacted to the question of salt, I think I'd have walked out, insulting the family be damned.

I really really want to know wth is going on...

Sooner or later I'll have to concede that Ralston just isn't the right author for me. Haven't really been blown away by anything he's written. The stories sound good but the writing is so bloated.

After an interesting opening scene, this has gone straight downhill.
The book could have used a better editor. For example: within about 8 sentences it goes from saying the neighbor's dog died last Christmas to saying it was hit by a truck on the 4th of July. How does someone miss crappy writing like that? I may not finish this.

Ever read a book where the behavior of the characters makes you want to ask them all, "don't you ever read a book or watch a movie? What you're about to do never ends well." /sigh

I'm not sure I even want to continue reading this one.
Not really liking it so far.

There is a tiny bit of interesting story buried under a mountain of unneeded and useless information.

finally getting a bit interesting

Not really liking this much.
It all blah, blah, blah... memories of dead wife, blah, blah, blah... weird town
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Has a great build up to certain scenes but there is also a lot of unnecessary filler material too. Cut that stuff out and it would be a better story.

Total snoozefest with unlikeable characters.

Finally at the halfway point.
I feel badly that I'm not blown away by the final book in the series but I'm finding this a struggle to read. Maybe it's just as well the series is ending with this one.

Starting the section called Phase Three. I don't think I'll ever look at recliners, hoodies, or blenders the same way ever again.

Seems like there's a good story in here somewhere but it's buried under an avalanche of too much unnecessary information.

75 pages of blah, blah, blah...
Everything said so far could have been told in 7 pages.
Not impressed so far.

Perfect for spooky season

A bit verbose so far but finally something creepy happening...

So far, perfect for Halloween...

the dialogue during the Altha trial is ridiculous, it sounds like 2019 NOT 1619

Been trying to read this for 6 wks now and I'm only halfway thru.
It's just not a very compelling story but I'll try to finish this massive tome sometime this summer.

Strange things are afoot... and there isn't even a CircleK in sight. lol
This is pretty damn good.

It's not for the squeamish but I'm liking it. lol

I can already tell this isn't a book to be read while eating anything...omg.

It's like reading an episode of MST3K.

totally enjoying this story