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After years of anxiously waiting to read this, I have a feeling after chapter 1 that this will be a fun read

Chapter 11 opens with some of the most unexpectedly relatable reading I’ve read in quite a while; a personal trauma. So far, Muños has done an exceptional job fleshing this story out. I hadn’t put more than two seconds worth of thoughts into how twisted this movie is until I started reading the book. The perversion is lightly touched on in the movie but no shortage of it here.

A couple of takeaways so far: Grandpa is a FREAK here. Also the tragic events following Billy’s parents’ demises were so over-the-top that I found myself laughing out loud over that fact. If I didn’t know any better, Muños might’ve been a little inspired by the SNDN remake entitled Silent Night. It fits more in that movie than SNDN. Either way this novel may make you approach the movie differently now.

I can definitely see how this could make for an interesting movie with the right passionate crew behind it. Not saying I LOVE it but would definitely check out a film adaptation based on what I’ve read so far.

After discovering that director/WKUK alumni Zach Cregger was inspired by this book when writing the set-up for what would become his film Barbarian, it has enticed me to read it. Psychology has always fascinated me and the way Gavin presents this is very enthralling so far. There’s been a few times where even I spoke my agreement with some of his statements out loud. Look forward to picking back up tomorrow.

It’s not so bad once it gets going but so far I find this to be a little bit of a disappointment as far as sequels go. I’m glad that it’s not a simple rehash of the original and gives Joe some much needed time to do some soul searching, but don’t much care for the majority of the characters besides Love and even Joe can get a little insufferable at times, especially with his overreactions.