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Penpal Paperback - 2012
by Auerbach, Dathan
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
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- Title Penpal
- Author Auerbach, Dathan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 252
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher 1000Vultures
- Publication date 2012-07-11
- Bookseller's Inventory # ANAIS-098554550X
- ISBN 9780985545505 / 098554550X
- Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.25 x 0.57 in (20.32 x 13.34 x 1.45 cm)
- Size 9.5X6.5X1.5
- Category Fiction - Horror
- Library of Congress subjects Horror fiction, Early memories
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
- Quantity available 1
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Reader reviews for Penpal
Review summary
Readers were sharply divided. Many praised the book’s eerie atmosphere, sustained dread, and the way six fragmented childhood recollections knit into a disturbing stalker tale, calling it compulsively readable and memorably creepy. Detractors criticized the prose as stilted or thesaurus-heavy, the child’s voice as inconsistent, and the non?linear, twist-at-the-end structure as repetitive. Frequent complaints cited implausible character choices, plot holes, and scant answers, making the ending devastating for some and unsatisfying for others. Overall, it’s seen as a quick, unsettling read with a cult following whose chills linger despite craftsmanship and plausibility concerns.
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