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dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was..... so weird. Bad weird. Well, bad in the sense that it was horrific. But written beautifully. I'm not huge on horror books, and I don't know that I'd exactly classify this as horror. But of the horror-like books I've read, my favorites have been the quiet kind of scary. Things like Never Let Me Go (which I consider to be horror), or Fever Dream. The stories that have almost a sleepy, dreamlike tone, but grisly content. In this story, it was a mix between body horror and a deeply unsettling "moral" horror. It constantly had me feeling uncomfortable how the protagonist could have the views that he did. I find this construction to be so much more interesting than a typical horror/thriller novel.
The writing was very beautiful. It was layered without being complex. The pacing was perfect, keeping me engaged from beginning to end. The characters (that mattered) were complicated and had interesting, unique development. But I do think the themes of the story were a bit heavy handed, to the point where it was distracting for me.
This is a quick read, and an excellent one if you're looking for something eerie and unsettling.
The writing was very beautiful. It was layered without being complex. The pacing was perfect, keeping me engaged from beginning to end. The characters (that mattered) were complicated and had interesting, unique development. But I do think the themes of the story were a bit heavy handed, to the point where it was distracting for me.
This is a quick read, and an excellent one if you're looking for something eerie and unsettling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Rape and Vomit
Minor: Confinement, Excrement, and Miscarriage
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