It may not be as big as some, Stephen King's say, but there are joys to be found in smaller congregations. I've only recently joined the church of Koja. THE CIPHER! I don't even know what to say. The book may not be especially profound and "funhole" a bit childish, but the book is interesting! If you want a few entertaining hours to get lost in someone elses troubles for a change I'd suggest you give this one a try! I could feel his bewilderment of the situation, his being pressured by others - giving in, and hating yourself for it is something we all experience. There was something identifiable with the main character and his problems, of being swept away by life. Sometimes I struggle with how many books I buy (addiction perhaps) and will get bored with one book and hop to another, rarely will I listen to a book from start to finish but I did with this one. Horror I think is a hard genre because we all fear different things, but I truly enjoyed this book. To me this book was a ride, immediately interesting, not requiring too much background or build up, I love the verse, how it has a slightly poetic tilt to it that reminds me a bit of the way Poppy Z Brite writes. I can say, however, I own thousands of audiobooks and all purely for the entertainment of it! I rarely rarely write reviews, but feel compelled to here.
I often find it amazing people can listen to the same book and come out with completely different interpretations, that said I'm not a big literary scholar, cannot speak intelligently about the differing aspects of a book like I have read so many times here and on goodreads (sometimes I read reviews and wonder if I am either incredibly dumb or not reading the same thing as some people).