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ebokhyllami's review against another edition
5.0
Oi oi... Denne var vond. Sett med distanserte unge øyne. Mor og far er ufeilbarlige. Har alltid rett. Familiesolidaritet dradd helt ut på viddene. Hva barn får seg til å akseptere som "normalt" er svært variabelt. En tankevekker. Fantastisk god, selv om den river.
knygu_skaitytoja's review against another edition
5.0
„Įkalinta" – viena įspūdingiausių knygų, kurias perskaičiau per visą gyvenimą. Jis tikrai šokiruoja. Knyga parašyta tikrai labai vaizdingai. Nors pradžioje skaitėsi tikrai gana sunkiai, tačiau vėliau buvo be galo įdomu kas gi dar nutiks Liv ir kaip klostytis jos gyvenimas. Knyga pateikia jaudinančio nuosmukio ir beprotybės istoriją, kurią perskaityti privalo kiekvienas siaubo ir deketyvo žanro mėgėjas.
anionce's review against another edition
5.0
This book practically came out of nowhere and without expecting it, it instantly became a favorite of mine. I remember reading reviews months ago that said that the book wasn’t what they expected, but I still thought this would be reminiscent of stories like The Marsh King’s Daughter where a girl is held captive by her evil family… Well, this book wasn’t like that, at all. It was much more tragic and intimate that I thought it would be.
I don’t want to give anything away, but Resin was such a special story and one that I would recommend to anyone who wants to read something quite different from your typical “dysfunctional family book”. Resin was like a dark fairytale and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for all the characters in the novel. Even when you know they’re not doing the right thing. Even when they commit unspeakable acts of cruelty.
The novel structure was not easy to follow at first (diary entries, present time narration, flashbacks of family members, Liv’s flashbacks, different points of view…), but somehow I didn’t mind because the writing was so easy to follow and so beautiful at the same time. I became immediately captivated by this dark and sad, and emotional tale about family, isolation, love, and broken childhood.
And I know I won’t ever forget about Liv easily. She’s a character that stays with you. Her voice is striking and she’s simply precious.
I don’t want to give anything away, but Resin was such a special story and one that I would recommend to anyone who wants to read something quite different from your typical “dysfunctional family book”. Resin was like a dark fairytale and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for all the characters in the novel. Even when you know they’re not doing the right thing. Even when they commit unspeakable acts of cruelty.
The novel structure was not easy to follow at first (diary entries, present time narration, flashbacks of family members, Liv’s flashbacks, different points of view…), but somehow I didn’t mind because the writing was so easy to follow and so beautiful at the same time. I became immediately captivated by this dark and sad, and emotional tale about family, isolation, love, and broken childhood.
And I know I won’t ever forget about Liv easily. She’s a character that stays with you. Her voice is striking and she’s simply precious.
veenkirjat's review against another edition
4.0
Huh, että olikin karmiva kirja. Harvemmin tulee sellainen olo että haluais lopettaa lukemisen sen takia että kuvailu on niin aidosti hirvittävää tai ällöttävää. Mun oli muutamassa kohdassa pakko ottaa hetki hengittelyä ja muistuttaa aivoille että tää on fiktiota. Kirja ei ollut pelkästään kauhua vaan mukana oli myös psykologinen aspekti, joka toi tarinaan lisää syvyyttä ja karmivuutta. Oon sitä mieltä että kauhukirjallisuus toimii parhaiten jos siellä on edes ripaus psykologiaa mukana. Yliluonnolliset örkit ja mörkit ei mua säväytä niin paljon kuin ihminen, jolla ei oo kaikki hyvin.
Haluun antaa pisteitä kirjailijalle siitä että yhtenä kertojana oli lapsi. Jotenkin se tapa miten lapsi niin viattomasti kertoi asioista, sai mut moneen kertaan tuntemaan toisaalta vilpitöntä kauhua ja toisaalta vaan sääliä lasta kohtaan. Miksi sitä suhtautuu eriskummalliseen lapseen tunteellisemmin ja suojelevammin kuin samanlaiseen aikuiseen? Ja tästä aasinsiltana: miksi kirjailija valitsi juuri tän näkökulman eikä jotain toista…
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P.S. Tästä tulee vähän American Horror Story vibbisar. Eli aika täydellinen syksy/halloween kirja.
Haluun antaa pisteitä kirjailijalle siitä että yhtenä kertojana oli lapsi. Jotenkin se tapa miten lapsi niin viattomasti kertoi asioista, sai mut moneen kertaan tuntemaan toisaalta vilpitöntä kauhua ja toisaalta vaan sääliä lasta kohtaan. Miksi sitä suhtautuu eriskummalliseen lapseen tunteellisemmin ja suojelevammin kuin samanlaiseen aikuiseen? Ja tästä aasinsiltana: miksi kirjailija valitsi juuri tän näkökulman eikä jotain toista…
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P.S. Tästä tulee vähän American Horror Story vibbisar. Eli aika täydellinen syksy/halloween kirja.
nika_nix's review against another edition
5.0
This book surprised me in so many ways. I had no clue what it was about and I expected a thriller because that's what people told me it was. However, this is NOT a thriller. It's a psychological horror, in my opinion, and it was unlike anything I've ever read. The Haarder family is wild and it was so fun and disturbing reading about them and seeing them slowly descent into madness. The writing and the atmosphere were absolutely fantastic and I could feel how awful their house was, all the smells and the mess. This book is not for everyone and it might make you sick if you don't have a stomach for the ugly but it blew me away and exceeded all my expectations.
copkiller's review against another edition
3.0
Premissi on lupaava ja maailma kiintoisa, loppua kohden lähtee kierroksille muttei kuitenkaan tarpeeksi
jb_slasher's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
berndm's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent book - and one that at times I wished I hadn’t read. It is deeply disturbing, not because the characters and their actions are extreme and descend into insanity, but because the seeds of their motivations are familiar. Hauntingly beautiful at the same time. It takes a while to shake this book off.
marco5599's review against another edition
5.0
Dark, darker, darkest. Through the eyes of a six-year-old. Partly anyway. It makes the horror easier to digest, but, surprisingly, not less effective. On the contrary. The teddy bear thing for instance. Little Liv has noticed that it tears up sometimes. White, snow-like stuff comes out, so she has to sew it back together. Then she compares it to her overweight, bedridden mom, who has also started to leak.. Liv's naivety versus morbid reality; an all-consuming read.