The world of Malorie is more interesting than the characters that inhabit it, which bodes well should Malerman embrace the franchise potential of Bird Box. for all its compelling questions and rich perspectives, Malorie still suffers some from Malerman’s leaden prose, which only really springs to life when a creature lurks just beyond the cloth. That Malorie doesn’t want these answers is both consistent with her arc and a total drag-resisting a story’s natural momentum inevitably results in redundancy, especially for a story’s ostensible protagonist. In the fast-paced, frightening (The New York Times Book Review) sequel to Bird Box, the inspiration for the record-breaking Netflix film starring Sandra. Having now established the world’s new rules, though, Malerman is able to broaden the narrative and take us beyond the realm of mere survival. Structurally, Malorie operates much like its predecessor, oscillating between its makeshift communities and the blind, perilous journeys that bridge them. Del Rey, 28 (304p) ISBN 978-5-8 Malerman returns to the world of 2014’s Bird Box for another taut, breathless supernatural thriller. Malorie’s depiction of a world where disruptive safety protocols have fundamentally altered old ways of life is all too timely.
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