I know it’s odd to call a horror novel beautiful and lovely, but it’s originates with the strength of the main character and the intensity of the plot. I saw the movie, but as usual, the book delves so much farther into the devastating situation Malorie endures.

I have not read the book but the movie is a big fat four star loved it

This is definitely worth the read. An interesting take on the apocalyptic survival genre. Avoid the sequel “Malorie” though, as this book stands better on its own.

The premise was hard to embrace. This book ignores that blind people live out full lives, at least until the end of the story. The entities don’t really present a danger unless viewed (though in the movie they’re more menacing) so it was a challenge to buy into the threat. Also, the main character’s relationship with her children bordered on abusive. She didn’t even name them until the end. It had a similar feel to “A Quiet Place”, which was also riddled with big plot holes, by with sight limited rather than sound. Oh, yeah, and both miraculously had electrical power, which was weakly explained.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25 (2020)

Ok I watched the movie didn’t read the book but the movie was good.Shut up stupid B****es that thought this was boring or gave it 1 star maybe no one likes u

Interesting premise and a few tense moments of the "unknown terror", but overall poor execution. Little-to-no character development, uneventful plot, and VERY basic prose. Prepare for a lot of "and the she did this. And then she did that." sentences that are almost always somehow the same length and amount of syllables. The lack of rhythm in the writing makes it frankly tough to endure. Add onto that that the plot isn’t worth enduring, and you’ve got yourself a book that probably isn’t worth your time.

🛑🛑BEYOND THERE BE SPOILERS🛑🛑 This iBook has sat in my library, untouched, since the Netflix movie came out. It was featured in one of iBook’s huge sales, so I was, like, why not. I finally read it, and I’m so impressed, I’m writing a review. Best book I’ve read in awhile. Dialogue flows naturally, the author brings “the roommates” to life effortlessly, and there was even a brief, albeit real love between two characters which would have been so beautiful. Many books boast of unseen plot twists, but this one actually has one!! I absolutely loved that the creatures didn’t hurt/kill/maim/eat people, but caused (probably unknowingly) utter insanity. It’s unique. I was expecting the creature Malorie came face-to-face with to drag her out of the boat & rip off her head or something, but it didn’t even persist in taking off her blindfold after she protested. Are these creatures gentle? Intelligent? Humanoid? Are they horrified at the effect they have on other intelligent life? If a book makes me think or has a great ending, it’s an excellent book, in my opinion. Bird Box accomplishes both.

Bravo!

This book was so unsatisfying. It made no sense and offered no real solution. What were the creatures? Why were the mentally ill unaffected (other than playing into the harmful trope that the mentally ill and evil and sinister by nature)? Why were animals affected at a lesser rate? Why did it seem like there was nothing ever at stake? For a post apocalyptic story, it was painfully boring. And, it seemed that way because the author was unable to create a realistic world or too lazy to do so. Just watch the movie (which I still did not like) but at least there urgency was established into the storyline