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One of the most profound expressions I’ve found in this book, from chapter 47, titled True Dark…and it is, true dark, that is:

“The dark felt total and true—less an open space where no light reached and more a physical object with weight and presence.”

Excerpt From
The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig

You know, if we all believed what these crazy writers write, we’d never unlock doors, crawl into caves, climb mounds, walk in cemeteries, cross cat paths, or…yep…open books.💕💕💕

Stringing the reader along…in the nicest manner possible. Hanging in every word these kids are saying.

It’s never a good choice to ignore feminine intuition. Especially mom’s when it pertains to a child.
Never. Never.

Sliding through this book as if it was quicksand of the blackest kind.
Slow-burning, gritty, and oily dark.

Again, after the incredible intensity of those last two chapters?
I love ❤️ owls 🦉 💕

It’s in the way Wendig begins his chapters…like this starting sentence to my next morning read (Chapter 33):

“Anxiety trapped Oliver like a ring of spears”

Excerpt From
The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig

An above-average writer giving the reader the impression that this is a simple scary story…after allowing one of his characters to give a recitation on the gruesome history of their surroundings:
“Just then: Bang!
The loud sound came from the front of the house.
They all froze and stared.”
(From chapter 32)

When the Mom says “we’ll be okay”, it’s a sure sign the shit will hit the fan. Foreshadowing be damned. It’s in the complacent words.

Nasty little secrets that these family members squirrel away from each other.
Sad…very sad. They could be so strong together.
But that’s the whole point, isn’t it?