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The Outsider (2018)

Wow. This story was great. The characters are people you grow to love and become attached to. The Outsider is terrifying in the way that you can’t understand what he is or does—and that’s the point. The fact that you *spoiler alert* never get any answers is what makes this book haunting. Holly! Holly is one of my favorite characters from any book that I’ve read. She’s so special and doesn’t take any shit from anyone. I was so disappointed when I finished this book because I wanted MORE! I would so love to learn more about these characters and who (or what) the outsider truly is. There is something that is really bugging me about this one, though. There are multiple characters that have the same name (i.e. June, Frank, Ev)...and I was waiting for this to be explained and it never was. Was there a deeper meaning, since this story is about doppelgängers, after all. Or was I just making a big deal out of nothing?  I’VE GOT TO KNOW. Besides that, I had a lot of fun reading this one. It was a quick read and I got so into it that I didn’t want to put it down. I read it during work whenever I had downtime so that helped me to drag it out a bit. I am going to watch the HBO series based on it and I’ll come back to add my thoughts on that. My closing thoughts on this is that you should go out and read it! Even if you’re not into Stephen King (who isn’t though?) still read it. It isn’t your typical King horror read. It’s fun, sad, scary, mysterious, and just an overall good read that anyone would enjoy.

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