3.43 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

A great eerie spooky story with enough disturbing content but not too much to keep you up
dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Such a fun, short little tale

This book was weird, and that's all I can say about it.
challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
dark mysterious tense fast-paced

it was an okay quick airplane read, nice concept but didn’t have enough time to evolve and grip me properly

((via audiobook))

finished this a couple of days ago- super short addition to my fav horror sub-genre (haunted houses)!

quite an interesting and artsy read. quite an intense and eerie story. there are parts that are more effective than others, but overall the emotional ramping really draws you in that those smaller details dont really take focus.

i am a fan of shorter and effective books- but i think this book couldve benefitted from a bit more length to make it feel more polished. meh!

i have not seen the movie, but i cannot imagine it follows the actual book’s overall vibe.

Eager to read Kehlmann's latest novel to get an English translation, having read an intriguing review, I grabbed this because it was readily available. Brisk, dark, semi-upsetting.