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Brother by Ania Ahlborn

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mbs30079's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

cady_sass's review against another edition

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I cannot fathom any scenario in which this gets good enough to redeem how painfully boring it is

oliviagwynne's review

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dark emotional tense fast-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

3.5

Been on my list for a while, finally getting to it.

Right away it’s giving the Firefly family from Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses.

It’s told from the perspective of Michael, a boy raised in a rough family and then flashback chapters that are his brother Reb’s perspective. Reb’s chapters really add to the depravity and depressing circumstances you see in Michael’s chapters.

Such a broken, miserable home. The cannibalism was a surprise but also not.

I feel like a lot of it was fairly predictable. the poor MC is not as smart as the reader so it takes him longer to put things together

It’s definitely gory. And has animal cruelty, murder, sexual assaults.

The end is a gut punch but I don’t know how it could have ended any other way.

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emileebemilee's review against another edition

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4.0

Dark. Melancholy. Horrific. Gory.
I loved it. This book had me an anxiety riddled mess by the end. Ania Ahlborn is either a genius or super f***ed up for this one, I can’t decide. But, forever on Michael’s side. He didn’t deserve this