A Bruise the Size and Shape of a Door Handle by Daisy Johnson

3.12 AVERAGE

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meganmclean's review against another edition

2.5
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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aly_f's review against another edition

3.0
The animalism of this house takes this narrative on a jealous twist in a plot that the reader may see the signs of, but pays no heed of until it's too late.

The only way to explain this short story is to highlight the carnivorous emotional swelling that occurs between architecture and exploratory need of mankind.

victorianhouse01's review against another edition

4.0
A lot of ppl not a fan of this story because it’s bizarre but thats what makes it good to me. I love an evil house!!
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belladonnashrike's review against another edition

3.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
at first, I didn’t really care for the writing style but it grew on me the more I read. really interesting story, though -
a house being so incredibly jealous of its inhabitant’s lover that it just decides to eat her to cope?? so weird and dark I love it
 

jgwc54e5's review against another edition

4.0
A strange atmospheric story. A teenage girl, first love and a jealous house! Wow!