Rhiannon
The premise of this novel is ostensibly that of a spiritual horror, good vs evil and all that. The blurb says “peers into humanity’s darkest dimensions—cultural, political, psychological, and divine—and asks whether the greatest monsters are the ones we unleash… or the ones we invite in.” It sounds like it should be profoundly challenging thematically, right?
But honestly? It just wasn’t that deep. This one fell flat for me despite an interesting concept. The four main characters felt like 14-year-olds rather than college students – the constant bickering (and not very realistic dialogue, IMO) got on my nerves and I honestly just didn’t like any of them.
These four friends, on a small fishing boat off the coast of Australia, run into an immense and mysterious ark-like vessel. And once aboard it they must decide if staying on The D'Ark means safety and salvation, or freeing (and possibly becoming) the darkest beasts of their individual and collective imaginations.
I was disappointed by the creatures on board this anti-ark. I never really experienced any awe, fear, or really any visceral reaction to them, even though their initial descriptions started out with promise.
I suppose I would class this as a very light horror… nothing truly provocative or challenging for me at all and ultimately it didn’t engage me on any level beyond the initial premise.
Originally posted at www.instagram.com.
The premise of this novel is ostensibly that of a spiritual horror, good vs evil and all that. The blurb says “peers into humanity’s darkest dimensions—cultural, political, psychological, and divine—and asks whether the greatest monsters are the ones we unleash… or the ones we invite in.” It sounds like it should be profoundly challenging thematically, right?
But honestly? It just wasn’t that deep. This one fell flat for me despite an interesting concept. The four main characters felt like 14-year-olds rather than college students – the constant bickering (and not very realistic dialogue, IMO) got on my nerves and I honestly just didn’t like any of them.
These four friends, on a small fishing boat off the coast of Australia, run into an immense and mysterious ark-like vessel. And once aboard it they must decide if staying on The D'Ark means safety and salvation, or freeing (and possibly becoming) the darkest beasts of their individual and collective imaginations.
I was disappointed by the creatures on board this anti-ark. I never really experienced any awe, fear, or really any visceral reaction to them, even though their initial descriptions started out with promise.
I suppose I would class this as a very light horror… nothing truly provocative or challenging for me at all and ultimately it didn’t engage me on any level beyond the initial premise.
Originally posted at www.instagram.com.
