The Stranger

[Audiobook, but I have no clue who it was narrated by because there was no name mentioned in the narration or the description.]

I was quite excited when I saw mystery under the book's genre, but the story was underwhelming. At first I was curious, excited about who the stranger was and what business he had in the village, maybe with the villagers or the village itself. Don't know where I got the idea this was also a horror so I was making up all kinds of scenarios, more or less.

The plot is pretty simple, straight forward, it's easy to figure out what was going on and that's why Anna annoyed me. She really was so dumb. A few times I wondered why she did things the way she did them. She didn't have a plan or the faintest idea of what was going on, she didn't formulate a single thought on the matter. At some point she was referred to as a 'clever girl' in the book, but she was so far from clever I almost couldn't believe it.

The climax was rushed, but I can't say I didn't like it. I don't think that part was as obvious as the rest of the plot. And it goes without saying that Dave was a douche (I'm referring to what he said to Anna, not the other stuff).

I can't help but be curious about the characters, though. I would have liked some background on Dave and more details on his craft. A sort of origin story so to say.

I did like the writing and narration, so there's that. I'm sure the book was great when it was published—as it should be—but for me right now it didn't work out. Still a good little read.