Penpal
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3.8
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Dathan Auerbach
In an attempt to make sense of his own mysterious and unsettling childhood memories, a man begins to reconstruct his past. As the games and adventures of his youth become engulfed by a larger story, he finds that it forms a tapestry of unbelievable horror that he never could have expected. Each chapter completes a different piece of the puzzle for both you and the narrator, and by the end of it all, you will wish that you could forget what he never knew.
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Author
Dathan Auerbach
Pages
252
Publisher
1000Vultures
Published Date
2012-07
ISBN
0985545518 9780985545512
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"This surprisingly started as a Creepypasta, back when those were new and popular. This one always stood above the rest, it's a masterclass in suspense. It's a bit short, but not shallow at all. "
Sages
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a slow pace but done incredibly well. It definitely had the creepy factor to it but also interesting. The length of this book was perfect as well. I’m happy I read it around spooky season"
Skye Edelson-Bennett
"I thought this was going to be absolutely phenomenal the way everyone describes it. I also thought it would be scary but I was disappointed in this one. While it's worth the read it definitely feels rather slow and kind of boring at times. Overall it was a good story but I could've had more exciting of scary moment. I also don't feel like it answered all the questions it created. "
Sienna Araya
"This book is incredibly well written. I enjoyed every second of this read and couldn't put it down. It was dark, twisted, and terrifying in the best ways possible. "
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Samantha Leighanne
"This was a creepy and slightly confusing read. I liked it, but I think the moral of the story for me is to know who all my penpals are. "
Olivia Huie
"Thus book made me feel empty and then devastated but it was very good"
Megan Jungers
"creepy but overall just pretty devastating. "
• nova •
"I really enjoyed some parts of this book, and I was freaked out a couple times. However, the ending was quite underwhelming, and didn't make much sense. This book leaves you with more questions than answers, and I don't really understand the purpose of making it that way. I also feel like an unnecessary amount of time was spent describing kids' activities, but that's true of many books with kids as the main characters. Anyway, I found the book to be promising, and then it fell short for me. <br/><br/>I don't mind the Reddit style because I enjoy reading and listening to those stories. That's not my issue. I liked the suspense, and main purpose of the storyline; I'm just not a fan of the direction it went in."
Emily
"This book is so eerie and heartbreaking. Very much a slow burn with the nostalgia of childhood."
Liz
