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3.99 AVERAGE
"I like pain. I like when it lingers. It reminds a person of what they've lived through."
Tarryn Fisher slayed me. She gutted me. She took my heart out of my chest by ripping it from my throat and then shoved it right back in - knowing it would never be the same, that my heart would be a little jagged, a little off, for the rest of my life.
I wish I could write as prettily as Tarryn does just so I could express my love for this book. I just want to borrow her ability for ten minutes - long enough to tell her how amazing she is and how beautiful, tragic, incredible Mud Vein is.
Going into this book, I had expectations - I knew it would be dark, I knew everyone was talking about it, I knew there was kidnapping involved and I knew that - from what I was told - I would probably like it. However, here are a few things I did not expect...
1) I did not expect to get pulled into this book so quickly and so completely that I found it hard to exist anywhere else in the world until I finished.
2) I did not expect to be feverishly highlighting passages, quotes, and scenes because I could relate to them, because they were beautiful, and because they were real.
3) I did not expect to see a little of myself in the "crazy" heroine - but I did. More than I care to admit, actually.
And most of all... I did not expect to cry. No one warned me. Sure, they warned me when I read TFIOS. They warned me when I went to see The Notebook for the first time. But no one - NO ONE - told me I would be wrecked, sobbing, gross ugly snot-filled crying when I read the last page of Mud Vein. But I was. I so, so was.
This book is a captivator. It's a kidnapper. It will take your thoughts, your heart, your mind, your soul - and it will take them all just long enough to change them. It will change you.
I loved this book. I hated this book. I was confused and angry and elated and sad. I loved, I hurt, I hated, I laughed, I cried - this book pulled more emotion from me than my first real relationship that lasted over two years.
I don't have the right words to describe why this book is so amazing because it just... is. Tarryn Fisher is a poet in sinister clothing. She is dark and eye opening and so, so damn beautiful. Her writing style will have you engulfed within the first few pages, and the deeper you go - the deeper the words will scar you.
Thank you, Tarryn Fisher, for sharing your incredible gift with the world. It's writers like you who make me want to try harder, be better, write more. You're an inspiration and a literary genius.
This book gets 5 stars, but I wish I could give it 10. Bravo.
"Why are you here?"
"Because you are."
Tarryn Fisher slayed me. She gutted me. She took my heart out of my chest by ripping it from my throat and then shoved it right back in - knowing it would never be the same, that my heart would be a little jagged, a little off, for the rest of my life.
I wish I could write as prettily as Tarryn does just so I could express my love for this book. I just want to borrow her ability for ten minutes - long enough to tell her how amazing she is and how beautiful, tragic, incredible Mud Vein is.
Going into this book, I had expectations - I knew it would be dark, I knew everyone was talking about it, I knew there was kidnapping involved and I knew that - from what I was told - I would probably like it. However, here are a few things I did not expect...
1) I did not expect to get pulled into this book so quickly and so completely that I found it hard to exist anywhere else in the world until I finished.
2) I did not expect to be feverishly highlighting passages, quotes, and scenes because I could relate to them, because they were beautiful, and because they were real.
3) I did not expect to see a little of myself in the "crazy" heroine - but I did. More than I care to admit, actually.
And most of all... I did not expect to cry. No one warned me. Sure, they warned me when I read TFIOS. They warned me when I went to see The Notebook for the first time. But no one - NO ONE - told me I would be wrecked, sobbing, gross ugly snot-filled crying when I read the last page of Mud Vein. But I was. I so, so was.
This book is a captivator. It's a kidnapper. It will take your thoughts, your heart, your mind, your soul - and it will take them all just long enough to change them. It will change you.
I loved this book. I hated this book. I was confused and angry and elated and sad. I loved, I hurt, I hated, I laughed, I cried - this book pulled more emotion from me than my first real relationship that lasted over two years.
I don't have the right words to describe why this book is so amazing because it just... is. Tarryn Fisher is a poet in sinister clothing. She is dark and eye opening and so, so damn beautiful. Her writing style will have you engulfed within the first few pages, and the deeper you go - the deeper the words will scar you.
Thank you, Tarryn Fisher, for sharing your incredible gift with the world. It's writers like you who make me want to try harder, be better, write more. You're an inspiration and a literary genius.
This book gets 5 stars, but I wish I could give it 10. Bravo.
"Why are you here?"
"Because you are."
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
5⭐️
Summery
" It's your darkness that pulls me in. Your mud vein. But sometimes, having a mud Vein will kill you."
Senna just got her novel published! Then it became a movie! Then she got abducted. She's not alone. Isaac Asterholder is in the house as well. Tied to a bed. She sets him free, and the story begins.
The book is written in three parts. Truly a beginning, middle, and end. It's all there.
My Thoughts
The story left me reeling. Beautiful yet haunting. A testimony of the thin line between love and hate. A writers Ode To love. Written words unspoken.
It's easy to like Senna. You're in her head. Hearing her thoughts. Feeling her every emotion. It's harder to like Isaac. Somthing always feels off about him. The reader is never quite given his thoughts. Just a surface glance at an incredible man by all appearances.
Everything about this book left me in awe. Completely undid me, then put me back together. It's not a typical Fisher thriller nor a true love story. It is a two-headed beast of a read that will live on inside me for years to come. A new favorite.
Summery
" It's your darkness that pulls me in. Your mud vein. But sometimes, having a mud Vein will kill you."
Senna just got her novel published! Then it became a movie! Then she got abducted. She's not alone. Isaac Asterholder is in the house as well. Tied to a bed. She sets him free, and the story begins.
The book is written in three parts. Truly a beginning, middle, and end. It's all there.
My Thoughts
The story left me reeling. Beautiful yet haunting. A testimony of the thin line between love and hate. A writers Ode To love. Written words unspoken.
It's easy to like Senna. You're in her head. Hearing her thoughts. Feeling her every emotion. It's harder to like Isaac. Somthing always feels off about him. The reader is never quite given his thoughts. Just a surface glance at an incredible man by all appearances.
Everything about this book left me in awe. Completely undid me, then put me back together. It's not a typical Fisher thriller nor a true love story. It is a two-headed beast of a read that will live on inside me for years to come. A new favorite.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Self harm
Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Genius! Must read for everyone (and don't wait to read it)!
4.5 Stars! I need a minute to process this book. It’s so deep and so emotional. I deeply felt Senna and Isaac. These characters are so well developed and perfectly imperfect. I could’ve cried at the end of this. Tarryn you have done it again. You’ve taken an extremely flawed character and made us love her. I highly recommend this to anyone who has time to really pay attention to this masterpiece. It’s not one that you can just go into lightheartedly. Please stick through the first hour. Trust me. It is so much more than being stuck in a house. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is simply because of the “zoo keeper’s” identity. I don’t know that it made a lot of sense for me. But I can just let that slide because it just didn’t matter in the end. To me, this was so raw and honest and original. So dark and yet hopeful. I loved it.
Honestly, I’ve been contemplating what to write for two days now, and I still have no idea.
First time I’ve read anything even close to this genre, it was interesting. But the lack of realism in the end really bothered me (yes I know it ironic giving all I read is fantasy but still).
I also just didn’t fully connected with the characters. Something about their silence with each other (also, ironic coming from me) was a bit to much.
And honestly, I liked her story, a lot, but Isaac’s was non existing. I mean, a man ditches his entire life to help a random girl for no reason whatsoever. Nope, not happening.
Anyways, yeah, I’d give it 3.5 if I could, I did think to plot was interesting, just the characters didn’t click.
First time I’ve read anything even close to this genre, it was interesting. But the lack of realism in the end really bothered me (yes I know it ironic giving all I read is fantasy but still).
I also just didn’t fully connected with the characters. Something about their silence with each other (also, ironic coming from me) was a bit to much.
And honestly, I liked her story, a lot, but Isaac’s was non existing. I mean, a man ditches his entire life to help a random girl for no reason whatsoever. Nope, not happening.
Anyways, yeah, I’d give it 3.5 if I could, I did think to plot was interesting, just the characters didn’t click.
TW: Vergewaltigung, Entführung, Krebs
Das Buch habe ich spontan in meiner Onleihe ausgeliehen, weil ich schon mehrmals um den Titel herumgeschlichen bin. Von Tarryn Fisher habe ich bisher erst ein Buch in Zusammenarbeit mit CoHo gelesen, das mich nicht vollends überzeugen konnte.
Hier war der Einstieg noch sehr vielversprechend, auch wenn die Idee mit entführten Personen, die in einer abgeschiedenen Hütte eingeschlossen werden, nicht ganz neu ist. Ich hatte deshalb eigentlich einen spannenden Thriller erwartet, der sich mit ebendiesen Begebenheiten auseinandersetzt, doch im weiteren Verlauf geht es vielmehr um die Vergangenheit der Protagonisten, die viele Schicksalsschläge mitmachen musste. Und ehrlicherweise ist genau das mein Hauptkritikpunkt: Es waren einfach zu viele verschiedene Themen, denen die Autorin meiner Meinung nach nicht gerecht geworden ist. Statt sich auf zu fokussieren, pfeffert Fisher irgendwann noch halbherzig das Thema mit rein, wobei ich aufgrund der Masse der Themen den Anschein hatte, dass sie einem Dramaeffekt dienen sollten und die Autorin nicht die notwendige Sensibilität in der Ausarbeitung dieser doch sehr wichtigen Themen aufgebracht hat.
Die Geschichte verliert irgendwann ihren roten Faden und Fishers sehr simpler und wenig überzeugender Schreibstil hat nicht gerade dazu geführt, dass die Verwirrung auf meiner Seite kleiner geworden ist.
Bis zuletzt hatte ich gehofft, dass die vielen losen Fäden am Ende wenigstens zu einem grossen Ganzen führen würden, das bei mir ein "Aha-"Effekt auslöst - aber das blieb (wie auch schon bei ihrem Buch mit CoHo) leider aus, sodass mich die Auflösung am Ende ziemlich unbefriedigt und mit einigen Fragezeichen zurückgelassen hat. Die Geschichte hätte auch mit weniger Themen gut, wenn nicht sogar besser funktioniert. Für mich hat die Autorin sich zu wenig mit den einzelnen Themen auseinandergesetzt, denn sie vermischt Symptome verschiedener psychischer Erkrankungen, als hätte sie der Protagonistin einfach alles angedichtet, das sie mal irgendwo gehört oder gelesen hat.
Ich arbeite ja ausserdem im psychoonkologischen Bereich mit Krebserkrankten und mir sind die Haare zu Berge gestanden, als die Autorin eine Szene schildert, So läuft das nicht mal annähernd in der Realität.
Ich könnte noch etliche dieser Beispiele anführen. Aber ich denke, diese Auswahl reicht aus, um meinen Kritikpunkt klarzumachen, dass Fisher einfach schludrig oder zu wenig recherchiert hat.
Das Buch muss man nicht gelesen haben.
Das Buch habe ich spontan in meiner Onleihe ausgeliehen, weil ich schon mehrmals um den Titel herumgeschlichen bin. Von Tarryn Fisher habe ich bisher erst ein Buch in Zusammenarbeit mit CoHo gelesen, das mich nicht vollends überzeugen konnte.
Hier war der Einstieg noch sehr vielversprechend, auch wenn die Idee mit entführten Personen, die in einer abgeschiedenen Hütte eingeschlossen werden, nicht ganz neu ist. Ich hatte deshalb eigentlich einen spannenden Thriller erwartet, der sich mit ebendiesen Begebenheiten auseinandersetzt, doch im weiteren Verlauf geht es vielmehr um die Vergangenheit der Protagonisten, die viele Schicksalsschläge mitmachen musste. Und ehrlicherweise ist genau das mein Hauptkritikpunkt: Es waren einfach zu viele verschiedene Themen, denen die Autorin meiner Meinung nach nicht gerecht geworden ist. Statt sich auf
Spoiler
psychische Instabilität und PTSD infolge einer VergewaltigungSpoiler
BrustkrebsDie Geschichte verliert irgendwann ihren roten Faden und Fishers sehr simpler und wenig überzeugender Schreibstil hat nicht gerade dazu geführt, dass die Verwirrung auf meiner Seite kleiner geworden ist.
Bis zuletzt hatte ich gehofft, dass die vielen losen Fäden am Ende wenigstens zu einem grossen Ganzen führen würden, das bei mir ein "Aha-"Effekt auslöst - aber das blieb (wie auch schon bei ihrem Buch mit CoHo) leider aus, sodass mich die Auflösung am Ende ziemlich unbefriedigt und mit einigen Fragezeichen zurückgelassen hat. Die Geschichte hätte auch mit weniger Themen gut, wenn nicht sogar besser funktioniert. Für mich hat die Autorin sich zu wenig mit den einzelnen Themen auseinandergesetzt, denn sie vermischt Symptome verschiedener psychischer Erkrankungen, als hätte sie der Protagonistin einfach alles angedichtet, das sie mal irgendwo gehört oder gelesen hat.
Ich arbeite ja ausserdem im psychoonkologischen Bereich mit Krebserkrankten und mir sind die Haare zu Berge gestanden, als die Autorin eine Szene schildert,
Spoiler
in der die Protagonistin auf dem OP-Tisch(!) entscheidet, dass sie keine Brustrekonstruktion will und der zuständige plastische Chirurg dies ohne zu hinterfragen hinnimmt und dann aus dem OP verschwindet.Ich könnte noch etliche dieser Beispiele anführen. Aber ich denke, diese Auswahl reicht aus, um meinen Kritikpunkt klarzumachen, dass Fisher einfach schludrig oder zu wenig recherchiert hat.
Das Buch muss man nicht gelesen haben.
What did I just read?! First I'll say that Misery is my absolute favourite Stephen King story, and this book definitely takes some inspiration from it. So for that, I loved it.
Also, there are several stories within stories happening here, which I also love. Frankenstein being my favourite, and Mud Vein also seems to draw some inspiration from there. So, for that, I loved it.
Most of all, I loved this story for its beauty and its darkness and its truth.
Mud Vein is a gorgeous story and that I'm grateful Tarryn Fisher wrote it. For that, I love her.
Also, there are several stories within stories happening here, which I also love. Frankenstein being my favourite, and Mud Vein also seems to draw some inspiration from there. So, for that, I loved it.
Most of all, I loved this story for its beauty and its darkness and its truth.
Mud Vein is a gorgeous story and that I'm grateful Tarryn Fisher wrote it. For that, I love her.
Rating 4.5 stars
I just finished Mud Vein and I'm incredibly frustrated. I just don't know! I DON'T KNOW, OKAY? I haven't been at a complete loss for words in I don't know how long. I just want to pull my hair out. And I want to note here that I'm not sure if my incredible frustration and loss for words are a good thing or a bad thing. I really don't know how to feel right now.
This is my first book by Tarryn Fisher, but I've read really great things about her books. I can see why. I loved her writing. It was really fantastic and certainly enough to win me over to reading more of her books. But what about *this* particular book?
Fantastic writing. Gripping story from the very beginning until... the end, I guess? The ending threw me for a completely unexpected loop and I'm still reeling from it. I can't even begin to make sense about what happened. Weirdly, though, I enjoyed it. I am liking how this book made me feel after reading it. It's strange and wonderful and great.
I recommend Mud Vein, but I recommend that you go in blind (no spoilers) if you decide to read it.
I just finished Mud Vein and I'm incredibly frustrated. I just don't know! I DON'T KNOW, OKAY? I haven't been at a complete loss for words in I don't know how long. I just want to pull my hair out. And I want to note here that I'm not sure if my incredible frustration and loss for words are a good thing or a bad thing. I really don't know how to feel right now.
This is my first book by Tarryn Fisher, but I've read really great things about her books. I can see why. I loved her writing. It was really fantastic and certainly enough to win me over to reading more of her books. But what about *this* particular book?
Fantastic writing. Gripping story from the very beginning until... the end, I guess? The ending threw me for a completely unexpected loop and I'm still reeling from it. I can't even begin to make sense about what happened. Weirdly, though, I enjoyed it. I am liking how this book made me feel after reading it. It's strange and wonderful and great.
Spoiler
But seriously, poor Senna! This woman has the absolute worst luck in the history of forever. I mean, she couldn't catch a break. One bad thing after another and it just kept piling on. No wonder she had a psychotic break.I recommend Mud Vein, but I recommend that you go in blind (no spoilers) if you decide to read it.
I don't know what I was expecting to get out of this book. Tarryn Fisher's Love Me with Lies series was dark and angsty and honest.
Maybe I thought I would be getting more of the same, because comfortable is sometimes what you think you want to read.
This book was not more of the same. It was not comfortable.
It was innovative and painful and I absolutely no doubt about it am in love with almost every word and hate almost every word.
It's not a mystery like the blurb suggests, though it HAS mystery in it.
It's not a romance.
It's not a new adult story.
It's not coming of age.
It's not women's fiction.
It's not a thriller.
It's all of that and none of that. It defies categorization.
Mud vein rips through all your expectations and gives you chapters that are the most beautiful things you've ever read and chapters that make you want to curl up and cry and chapters that make your heart pound.
This book is a character study. It's so artfully written, I'm astonished.
There IS a love story in this book. Of a sort.
You've never read anything like it.
The ending - I hate. I want to throw the book ( I would if I had a physical copy), but at the same time I know that no matter how upset I am I'm going to buy the paperback and put it on my bookshelf right next to Jane Eyre, The Bronze Horseman, Anna and the Swallow Man, How to Love and Ignite Me.
It's a forever favorite. I don't recommend it.
Mud vein is painful.
Read it at your own risk, is all I'm saying.
Sexual content: One sex scene. Super easy to skip. Only one page.
Cursing: Yes. A lot unfortunately.
Violence: Some, yes.
Maybe I thought I would be getting more of the same, because comfortable is sometimes what you think you want to read.
This book was not more of the same. It was not comfortable.
It was innovative and painful and I absolutely no doubt about it am in love with almost every word and hate almost every word.
It's not a mystery like the blurb suggests, though it HAS mystery in it.
It's not a romance.
It's not a new adult story.
It's not coming of age.
It's not women's fiction.
It's not a thriller.
It's all of that and none of that. It defies categorization.
Mud vein rips through all your expectations and gives you chapters that are the most beautiful things you've ever read and chapters that make you want to curl up and cry and chapters that make your heart pound.
This book is a character study. It's so artfully written, I'm astonished.
There IS a love story in this book. Of a sort.
You've never read anything like it.
The ending - I hate. I want to throw the book ( I would if I had a physical copy), but at the same time I know that no matter how upset I am I'm going to buy the paperback and put it on my bookshelf right next to Jane Eyre, The Bronze Horseman, Anna and the Swallow Man, How to Love and Ignite Me.
It's a forever favorite. I don't recommend it.
Mud vein is painful.
Read it at your own risk, is all I'm saying.
Sexual content: One sex scene. Super easy to skip. Only one page.
Cursing: Yes. A lot unfortunately.
Violence: Some, yes.
reread- September 25th, 2019-
The mark of a good book, in my opinion, is when you can read it more than once and find it brilliant and flawless every time you do. Mud Vein definitely holds up, even though it's been two years since I read it. It broke my heart all over again.
The mark of a good book, in my opinion, is when you can read it more than once and find it brilliant and flawless every time you do. Mud Vein definitely holds up, even though it's been two years since I read it. It broke my heart all over again.