The Book of Accidents: A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A family returns to their hometown--and to the dark past that haunts them still--in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers

LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - "The dread, the scope, the pacing, the turns--I haven't felt all this so intensely since The Shining."--Stephen Graham Jones, New Y...show more

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560 pages

Average rating: 7.47

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Jmaybay
Mar 08, 2024
5/10 stars
"𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬..." 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝔸𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 - Cᴴᵁᴄᴷ Wᴱᴺᴰᴵᴳ ⭐ ( 5 / 10 ) I dunno. I dont know what posessed me to pick it up, what said, yeah...read more
deebags
Jul 23, 2023
8/10 stars
This was a really good read that kept me on the edge of my seat. The book is not what i expected from the title. The turns it took were awesome and just added that extra wtf. I couldn't stop reading. The ending was meh but i can forgive it. Definitely recommend this book if you want something that's out there.
rshormsby
Jun 21, 2023
6/10 stars
It took until I got to the Blake Crouch-like bits for me get interested. Not what I expected, but not bad.
Hartfullofbooks
May 28, 2023
5/10 stars
I started this novel thinking it was going to be a typical supernatural haunted house tale and quickly found out that was not the case! The Book of Accidents is a horror/sciFi novel that touches on generational trauma, abuse, alternate realities, time travel, and what makes strong families. So way more than I was initially prepared for! This novel is not your regular horror story and I loved that. It was weird, twisty, and honestly such a fun r...read more
Anonymous
May 13, 2023
8/10 stars
4.5 stars. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one but it’s definitely going to stick with me for a very long time!

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