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Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)

Josh Malerman

Finish date: July 20, 2015

Why we're reading this: Not really a guilty pleasure but something out of the ordinary for me. I read it, I liked it and it does …more
[close] Not really a guilty pleasure but something out of the ordinary for me. I read it, I liked it and it does not fit in a vacant bingo square so I'm counting it here.

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Oct 23, 2016 Abby Johnson rated it it was amazing

Shelves: grownup_books, scary

This book is so scary!!! I kept wanting to tell Corey about parts of it that I was reading, but I really want him to read it, too, so I didn't. This was the perfect blend of psychological horror and a touch of gore that is really scary to me. It was also the type of book that kept me asking myself what I would do if any of this happened to me.

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Aug 06, 2018 Ally rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018-challenge

This book was not that scary to me, but it was compelling in its ideas of a new reason the world is destroyed (sorry not sorry I love things that are post-apocalyptic). I could tell this was a debut novel because the characters were not quite as developed and the language the author used was a little stiff. But otherwise, a good creepy read - and I look forward to the upcoming movie out on Netflix at the end of this year.

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Jul 28, 2015 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: sunday-quick-reads

legit one of the scariest books I have ever read. stayed up late reading it because I was too nervous to try and sleep without knowing what happened. the ending is a little hokey and neat, but still a worthwhile read for those who enjoy a good thriller.

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Oct 08, 2019 Jessica Haider rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, book-to-film, its-the-end-of-the-world, thriller-thriller-night

Somewhere between 4 & 5 stars. And no, I haven’t seen the film version yet.

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Oct 05, 2015 jenn rated it liked it

Shelves: 2015

3.5 stars - unseen horror, very well realized!

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Apr 13, 2017 Karlen HK rated it it was ok

Shelves: horror, audiobook, sci-fi, 2017, mystery, post-apocalyptic

What was the big deal about this book? To paraphrase a line from Bob's Burgers - it's scary-ISH but not good; is that what you were going for?

There was some good tension and the premise itself is unsettling but this book was ultimately pretty boring.

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