#94 in Horror
American Elsewhere
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Our view
“American Elsewhere” is an atmospheric blend of science fiction and horror set in Wink, a small desert town as mysterious as it is unsettling. Some readers are drawn in by the strange town, then find the book long and dragging past its midpoint. Others like the idea but feel it explains too much for a plot that is not that intricate, and wish its aliens seemed less human.
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About the book
American Elsewhere is a 2013 science fiction-horror novel by Robert Jackson Bennett.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 73 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 73 | 100% |
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