Blackwater VI : Pluie
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- Author：Michael McDowell
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Erix
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so very sad。
Casey
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I can tell this will be a series I come back to often， and that it's established a firm place in my favorites。 There's something very almost magical about it and this family。 I can tell this will be a series I come back to often， and that it's established a firm place in my favorites。 There's something very almost magical about it and this family。 。。。more
David Brimer
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I’m so sad to leave the Caskey family behind。 The Blackwater saga is a stone cold classic。 Just read it and thank me later！
Aurore Persy
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Was a bit underwhelmed by this last book but the whole saga was actually amazing！
Vrinda Pendred
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What an ending。 I feel like I've been through the wringer。 I feel sad， unsettled， and I'm sitting here contemplating the sorrow of growing old。 There is also a melancholy aspect to all the secrets that never came out。 It leaves me wondering what secrets my ancestors took to their graves。 What an ending。 I feel like I've been through the wringer。 I feel sad， unsettled， and I'm sitting here contemplating the sorrow of growing old。 There is also a melancholy aspect to all the secrets that never came out。 It leaves me wondering what secrets my ancestors took to their graves。 。。。more
James Seamone
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An epic family history with a fair share of strangeness。 I was honestly hoping for more strangeness throughout， but enjoyed the saga nonetheless。
Andrew
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The six book cycle ends the only way it really could have done。。。 Really really enjoyed this series: the 'everyone has more money than they know what to do with' idea from the last two is the only negative factor in my enjoyment and even that wasn't the end of the world。 This is one of the best books I've ever read for taking something explicitly supernatural and integrating it into the real world without showing the joins。 It also does some very thoughtful examining of the question 'what does i The six book cycle ends the only way it really could have done。。。 Really really enjoyed this series: the 'everyone has more money than they know what to do with' idea from the last two is the only negative factor in my enjoyment and even that wasn't the end of the world。 This is one of the best books I've ever read for taking something explicitly supernatural and integrating it into the real world without showing the joins。 It also does some very thoughtful examining of the question 'what does it mean to be a monster？' without ever being too preachy about it: it just comes up organically throughout the stories。 If I'm honest， I probably wouldn't have touched this series without the supernatural/horror elements （I found out about it in the excellent 'Paperbacks from Hell' book） but the dynasty-saga story works so well even when not dealing with those elements that I would have enjoyed it even without the genre tropes I love。 。。。more
Natalie Meagan
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My gosh， this series was so enjoyable， each book better than the last。 As far as this particular book was concerned， it did a great job of tying up everything and ending the series in a subtle but powerful way。The entire thing is so well written that I felt like I knew these people， their lives。 The story and the writing were so immersive that reading it felt insanely gratifying at every turn。 This series is a must read。 I had such a great time with it that I will be hunting down physical copies My gosh， this series was so enjoyable， each book better than the last。 As far as this particular book was concerned， it did a great job of tying up everything and ending the series in a subtle but powerful way。The entire thing is so well written that I felt like I knew these people， their lives。 The story and the writing were so immersive that reading it felt insanely gratifying at every turn。 This series is a must read。 I had such a great time with it that I will be hunting down physical copies to add to my shelf。 It is spooky， heartwarming， emotional and all around， good。 。。。more
Courtney Thiel
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This series was so unbelievably goooood！ My only complaint is that it's over。 This series was so unbelievably goooood！ My only complaint is that it's over。 。。。more
Alex Jones
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This is a review for all six volumes of the Blackwater Saga。I've not read anything like Blackwater in a very long time。 Maybe never。 It's not a horror story。 It's a family history。 It's incredibly detailed and at once both detached and immensely personal。 I really feel like these characters existed because I've spent their entire lives with them。It's a masterpiece， and a terrible shame that so few people have had the opportunity to read it。 This is a review for all six volumes of the Blackwater Saga。I've not read anything like Blackwater in a very long time。 Maybe never。 It's not a horror story。 It's a family history。 It's incredibly detailed and at once both detached and immensely personal。 I really feel like these characters existed because I've spent their entire lives with them。It's a masterpiece， and a terrible shame that so few people have had the opportunity to read it。 。。。more
Tara
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Jesus。 I could go on and on reflecting。 The truth in words I've rarely seen written in book format， and the shock of what's never said。 I noticed that Cold Moon Over Babylon was referenced in relation to Gavin Pond Farm， as well as the nearby town of Babylon itself， so I'm excited to get to that book soon。 These were my first books by McDowell。 Jesus。 I could go on and on reflecting。 The truth in words I've rarely seen written in book format， and the shock of what's never said。 I noticed that Cold Moon Over Babylon was referenced in relation to Gavin Pond Farm， as well as the nearby town of Babylon itself， so I'm excited to get to that book soon。 These were my first books by McDowell。 。。。more
Morgan Davis
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The last book in the Blackwater saga—☹️ This book is consistent with the rest， giving a good mix of family things as with supernatural happenings mixed in。 Change happens for all Caskeys in the final book， both old and young。 This is honestly all I can say about the book without giving any spoilers 🥴。I really enjoyed the final installment of Blackwater。 I felt that it was a LOT of changes/loss at one time though and even just *one* of these deaths maybe could’ve taken place in The Fortune？ It wa The last book in the Blackwater saga—☹️ This book is consistent with the rest， giving a good mix of family things as with supernatural happenings mixed in。 Change happens for all Caskeys in the final book， both old and young。 This is honestly all I can say about the book without giving any spoilers 🥴。I really enjoyed the final installment of Blackwater。 I felt that it was a LOT of changes/loss at one time though and even just *one* of these deaths maybe could’ve taken place in The Fortune？ It was just a ton of grief at one time， it was jarring。 I also wished that McDowell offered a little more clarification on Elinor， Frances， and Nerita instead of the bits and pieces we got throughout the book。 McDowell is excellent at leaving the reader questioning and I had the following after I read:What did elinor say to tommy after his day on the swamp？Why did Zaddie and Ivey not speak to one another？WHAT EXACTLY IS ELINOR？The ending was as to be expected but， I wanted a bit more closure than that。 Overall， I loved the plot lines I just wish it was a bit more tidy。 。。。more
Karen Cowgill
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So sad that it's over！ I read these books years ago！ Better than I remembered！ So sad that it's over！ I read these books years ago！ Better than I remembered！ 。。。more
Dan Abromowitz
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swamp book
Zanahoria
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Reading the decline of the old guard and the diaspora made me so wistful。 Very nice mirror bookending。
Kim
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I LOVED this series。 The last book did not disappoint！ I am sad that it is over。
Ciara
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Well， I cried。 I think because the Caskey family saga was ending more than the deaths that happened。 I've spent so much time in this story I don't know how I'll start a new one， I just want it to keep going！ This was definitely more family epic and less horror but there were moments of horror sprinkled in there with McDowell's nonchalant moments of gore too。 I just want to go back and start it all over already。 Will definitely reread one day。 Well， I cried。 I think because the Caskey family saga was ending more than the deaths that happened。 I've spent so much time in this story I don't know how I'll start a new one， I just want it to keep going！ This was definitely more family epic and less horror but there were moments of horror sprinkled in there with McDowell's nonchalant moments of gore too。 I just want to go back and start it all over already。 Will definitely reread one day。 。。。more
Neil Fulwood
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For all that the tag line on the magnificently lurid Corgi paperback cover promises “terror from beyond the grave 。。。 infernal forces 。。。 a cataclysm of horror”， ‘Rain’ is actually a melancholy outing， a sorrowful leave-taking， often autumnal in its tone and execution。 Except， y’know， for the bit where murderous ghosts descend on the Caskey family， well up for a bit of supernatural payback。 The sustained intensity （and circularity） of the final chapter ensures that the saga ends with a suitably For all that the tag line on the magnificently lurid Corgi paperback cover promises “terror from beyond the grave 。。。 infernal forces 。。。 a cataclysm of horror”， ‘Rain’ is actually a melancholy outing， a sorrowful leave-taking， often autumnal in its tone and execution。 Except， y’know， for the bit where murderous ghosts descend on the Caskey family， well up for a bit of supernatural payback。 The sustained intensity （and circularity） of the final chapter ensures that the saga ends with a suitably epic set-piece。 。。。more
Jeremy
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And that's a wrap on Blackwater！ Overall I really loved this series。 As an ending though， I was hoping for more revelations， or even consequences （particularly regarding all the deaths）。Also by the end a lot of character motivations didn't go beyond "trying to get as rich as possible" - I was expecting this to lead to some comeuppance but that's just where it's left。I'm also not thrilled with the black characters， a succession of unquestioningly loyal servants who， with maybe one exception， do n And that's a wrap on Blackwater！ Overall I really loved this series。 As an ending though， I was hoping for more revelations， or even consequences （particularly regarding all the deaths）。Also by the end a lot of character motivations didn't go beyond "trying to get as rich as possible" - I was expecting this to lead to some comeuppance but that's just where it's left。I'm also not thrilled with the black characters， a succession of unquestioningly loyal servants who， with maybe one exception， do not have any purpose other than serving the white characters。However， I really liked the focus on unconventional family units - adoptions， queer parents， swamp monster families - and their love and loyalty to one another。Also the swamp monsters were pretty gnarly so that's cool。 。。。more
Jeff J。
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The final volume of the Blackwater series wraps up the multi-generational story admirably， and appropriately。
Andrew Violette
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The book started out slow and spent too much time on Sister （who next to James was probably the most annoying character in this series） and Lilah， who was ultimately inconsequential。 The last 80 pages of the book though were awesome， and the ending wrapped up the series nicely。
Creme
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Perdido is the cause of much strife， salvation & economic wealth。 The water brought the bounty， the water returned it to its original state。
Jamie
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Blackwater as a whole is probably the best horror novel I have ever read。 It gave me so much nostalgia I didn't know it was possible。 My childhood memories of my family， the family politics， the heat， the river， the secretes; unfortunately， not the money。 There were other things as well that got to me。 People getting old and dying， families dwindling and this sadness that as we watch each other grow older， there isn't someone new around to replace us。 Instead， it feels like we worked and fought Blackwater as a whole is probably the best horror novel I have ever read。 It gave me so much nostalgia I didn't know it was possible。 My childhood memories of my family， the family politics， the heat， the river， the secretes; unfortunately， not the money。 There were other things as well that got to me。 People getting old and dying， families dwindling and this sadness that as we watch each other grow older， there isn't someone new around to replace us。 Instead， it feels like we worked and fought for it all to come to a halt。 For the first time in my life， I actually felt the need to have a kid， dramatic I know， but that urge was there。 I remember when my father was dying， one of the worst realizations I had was that if I were to have children， they would never met my father。 This is a family drama， 100%。 The horror comes and goes， it is more of a side thing。 I am not into family dramas but I was sucked into this one because the family reminded me so strongly of my own。 Is it a family full of loving people？ No， most of these people I would never want to meet。 But that is what made them seem so real to me。 I don't talk to the vast majority of my family because they are not good people， they are racist and mean， they judge everyone， care about appearances， and they have these unspoken fights all the time。 I just decided that I didn't want to be apart of that， but reading this book made me think about all the family gatherings， the BBQs， the fish fries， the holiday dinners， the tension in each event as all the adults fought with one another but in complete silence and with smiles on their faces。 I just ran out into the woods as often as I could。 My grandmother and I got in a fight when I was 11 and I went and lived in a hunter's stand in the woods for two weeks before she admitted defeat and called my mother to tell her I was hiding in the woods and wouldn't come out。 Oh yeah， the swapping of children happened a lot in my family too。 My grandmother and her sisters were raised by the neighbors because my great-grandmother was institutionalized so often。 My sister and I ended up at all sorts of random family member's houses between marriages and divorces， of which there were many。 Mother and Father were married and divorced to one another 4 times， and would marry other people in-between marrying each other so that my mother has had 3 husbands and 2 fiances， and my father had 4 wives and a few crazy girlfriends。 Point is， I thought more about my family and childhood while reading through Blackwater than I have in the last 10 years combined。 While reading the Blackwater series， I at one point declared to my husband to get his swim trunks because we were going to the river。 I know I am not telling anyone much about the book itself， but rather， I am going on about its effect on me。 I even started talking with a stronger accent。 I was forced into speech therapy for years in school so I don't have much of an accent left and it typically is only noticeable if I am rather intoxicated。 But it slipped out a few times when I was sober which is saying something because it is not my natural speech anymore and I only have an accent when I am sober when I am around my family which means I never have an accent when I'm sober。 I can picture everything， I can smell everything， I feel like I have lived everything that Michael McDowell described so perfectly。 Also， I was so sad at the end of the series。 Like that time and period of life is all gone。 I obviously have some harsh views on the type of family and life described as I actively avoid anything to do with my past， but there are moments of comfort in it too。 Things you think of fondly。 I am mostly rambling so sorry to anyone who might actually read this。 I write reviews mostly for myself as a journal of my thoughts and feelings and the books as a prompt。 Never have I come across a book or author who has made me feel so sentimental。 I kept thinking of summer nights fishing with my dad until dusk。 I have thought about family members I haven't thought of for years。 I have been thinking of moving out of the South for awhile because I am sick of living in Red States， and this book actually made me feel homesick even though I do still live in the South。 The thought of leaving it is kind of heart breaking。 I have always loved the South more than anything but can't take the politics， especially now that they are destroying the beaches and the rivers I grew up swimming in。 But man， there is just something about the South that makes it so hard to leave。 I love the slowness， the heat， the swamps， rivers， beaches， folk lore， etc。 I can't recommend this series highly enough for anyone who grew up in the south or on a river。 It will instantly remind you of home， even if that home doesn't exist anymore。 。。。more
Cassie
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Excellent ending to this series and a shining example of why I love older， Southern gothic writing。 What began in the rain， ends in the rain。
Williwaw
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This concludes McDowell's Blackwater saga。 My rating is more for the entire story-line than just for this particular volume。 Book 6 was probably the weakest segment。Much remains unresolved。 Who was Elinor Caskey， after all？ I always thought the McDowell would eventually provide her backstory。 Instead， all we know is that she's a hybrid being， a sort of fish-lady who can transform into a powerful aquatic being， if she so chooses。 She passes this power onto a daughter （Frances） and grand-daughter This concludes McDowell's Blackwater saga。 My rating is more for the entire story-line than just for this particular volume。 Book 6 was probably the weakest segment。Much remains unresolved。 Who was Elinor Caskey， after all？ I always thought the McDowell would eventually provide her backstory。 Instead， all we know is that she's a hybrid being， a sort of fish-lady who can transform into a powerful aquatic being， if she so chooses。 She passes this power onto a daughter （Frances） and grand-daughter （Nerita）， both of whom opt for the watery depths over terrestrial life。 It could well be that any further explanation would have been a let-down， giving the story an unbelievable fairy tale quality。 Because other than these fish-ladies and some ghosts， the story is almost a straight Southern Gothic。 （Not sure I've got the correct genre， so I'm open to correction。） McDowell created compelling characters and set up some very interesting family dynamics。 My guess is that almost anyone could enjoy the story。 Although it's put in the horror genre， it's so well told that it could easily appeal to a much broader audience。 A work of such high artistic integrity deserves more exposure。 。。。more
Tim Healy
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With this book， in many ways， we come full circle。 All of the details of the story are wrapped up。 We've come fully back to Southern Gothic。 And we end， as we began， with rain and flooding。Having now finished the whole arc of this story， there's very much a "Fall of the House of Usher" feeling to this story。 The last of the Caskey's are going to be gone， so the family line will fall。 However， there will be survivors。 They just won't carry the Caskey name。 And the legacy of the family isn't quite With this book， in many ways， we come full circle。 All of the details of the story are wrapped up。 We've come fully back to Southern Gothic。 And we end， as we began， with rain and flooding。Having now finished the whole arc of this story， there's very much a "Fall of the House of Usher" feeling to this story。 The last of the Caskey's are going to be gone， so the family line will fall。 However， there will be survivors。 They just won't carry the Caskey name。 And the legacy of the family isn't quite as dark as it could be if it hadn't been for a little "non-human" interference in their development。 Unlike in Poe， everything has either turned out for the best or is， at worst， a wash。 The last of the first generation of Caskeys we were introduced to in "The Flood" are now gone， and only Grace remains， who was a small child at the beginning of the story。Having now finished， I can tell you that this story is unlike any other I can point my finger at， and I'm glad that I found it。 。。。more
Cathie
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Love this series！
Bean
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Welp， it's done。 Reading these every month has been a bit of an oasis for me this year。 I'm really going to miss spending time with the Caskey family。 So glad I embarked on the journey。 Welp， it's done。 Reading these every month has been a bit of an oasis for me this year。 I'm really going to miss spending time with the Caskey family。 So glad I embarked on the journey。 。。。more
Dr。
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Closure for a southern gothic epic。
Alex
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So this book pays off the promise of what has been set up。 Build everything neatly and precisely， and then knock all the dominoes down。
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