Review: Who Goes There? & The Thing

Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.

My Rating: Unrated

My Review: It was good! The audiobook was not.

Genuinely. I chose to listen to the audiobook (4-ish hours long, on Hoopla) because I couldn't find another way to access the story through my library's resources. Unfortunately, the audiobook cannot possibly be a good way to consume this story. The narrator's voice was dull to the point I drifted over most of the story, and it's impossible to keep up with the characters running around the short story without the aid of being about to read and thus remember their names, rather than simply listening to a list. It was a really unfortunate experience, so I hope to wait until I can reread it in print to provide a proper star rating.

My boyfriend also chose to not rate the story for the exact same reasons, as he also listened to it on audio.

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John Carpenter's The Thing

(1982)

Watched: 06 July 2026

My Rating: 5 of 5 Stars ⭐

My Review: I LOVE PRACTICAL EFFECTS!!!!!

BONUS

My Boyfriend's Rating: 5 of 5 Stars ⭐ + 🧡

His Review: Much better than the audiobook

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Review: Jaws

Jaws by Peter Benchley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review: I'm a very big fan of the relationship between Ellen and Hooper, and what Hooper's death could mean in the context of traditional horror tropes (specifically the concept of a person dying as punishment for having sex). It was really cool to see a story with such a complicated female lead from this time period, especially one whose sexual desires are explored in a judgment-free environment. Though I suppose the judgment is supposed to be doled out by the reader.

Very fun book! Overall, and aside from the Ellen stuff, I have the same thoughts toward it that I have towards the movie, though I enjoyed the book much more.

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The Movie

• Watched: Oct 20, 2023; Apr 10, 2026
• Re-watched with Neil and Nico.
• My rating: 3.5 Stars

Review: It's alright.

Bonus: a snippet from one of Neil's reviews, which I just think is really funny.

it's seems the nine year olds from the school have been... karate-ing the picket fences!!

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