5/24/2023 0 Comments Unbury carol josh malerman![]() ![]() It’s strange that many of the actual events of the book center around the actions of three men: the aforementioned Moxie Carol’s husband, Dwight and Smoke, sent to kill Moxie and stop him from saving Carol. Malerman doesn’t waste time with such little things like exposition, and that might turn off some readers, but if you stick with it, there’s a wildly weird story to be had here.įor having the book named after her, Carol doesn’t actually do much within the story - at least not in the sense of taking action in the physical world. The dust jacket itself notes that this is actually a take on Sleeping Beauty. After all, Carol herself has these comas that make her seem like she’s dead, and she also has a lot of money. But there’s also a bit of the paranormal to it, and even a whole attempted murder plot too. There’s a lot of Western in it, what with a former outlaw literally named James Moxie as one of the main characters. It’s hard to describe Josh Malerman’s Unbury Carol. Still, the wild mix of genres might have some appeal for audiences. By Cheryl Wassenaar 5 years ago For such a relatively short novel, Unbury Carol takes a little while to start clicking. ![]()
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