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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
fascinating and dark, I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Trans life with a good mix of horror, both supernatural and what Trans people have to go through on a daily basis. Multiple TW.
This is really hard to rate because it was NOT a fun read. It was awful and made me feel uncomfortable the entire time. Which is the point. The book is so well written and not scary in the way you'd think for a haunted house book. But it will definitely make you feel uneasy. Make sure you're in a good headspace before reading this one. And read the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book.
Wow. A real head on battle to show the way that people truly think, the curse of womanhood, and making you feel uncomfortable; not only looking behind you in fear every couple of pages but also knowing you, too, have thought these terrible things.
I would not have agreed with this book being written if it was not by a transgender author, because there are many, many slurs, and harmful messages. At times it was hard to even read, and hard to know that actually, this is a daily occurrence, and transphobia is built into the foundations of England’s society. If you are going to read this, take the trigger warnings very, very seriously. I’m not sure I would have read this book if I knew some of the things I know now due to triggers, but regardless I am glad I did, and it’s an important read, for sure.
I would not have agreed with this book being written if it was not by a transgender author, because there are many, many slurs, and harmful messages. At times it was hard to even read, and hard to know that actually, this is a daily occurrence, and transphobia is built into the foundations of England’s society. If you are going to read this, take the trigger warnings very, very seriously. I’m not sure I would have read this book if I knew some of the things I know now due to triggers, but regardless I am glad I did, and it’s an important read, for sure.
A trans haunted house story? You know I’m there. Startlingly subversive, powerful and transgressive, “Tell Me I’m Worthless” exemplifies the dawning of a new age in horror lit: modern themes built on a tried and true foundation. Gender violence, racism, fascism, antisemitism, gang’s all here.
Rumfitt adeptly crafts multidimensional characters to an eerie level. Very, very good at making me sympathize with people I don’t want to. The personification and anthropomorphism of the haunted house rockets this story right through the ceiling.
A certain drawback of the often looping, stream of consciousness prose style utilized at times in “Tell Me” is a general, yet sticking, confusion. There’s a lot going on here and if you lose your momentum it’s hard to get back.
It’s pretty safe to say I have never read anything quite like this. I’m stoked to see what else this author is going to cook up.
4/5 for one of the most uniquely grisly scenes I will read all year.
Rumfitt adeptly crafts multidimensional characters to an eerie level. Very, very good at making me sympathize with people I don’t want to. The personification and anthropomorphism of the haunted house rockets this story right through the ceiling.
A certain drawback of the often looping, stream of consciousness prose style utilized at times in “Tell Me” is a general, yet sticking, confusion. There’s a lot going on here and if you lose your momentum it’s hard to get back.
It’s pretty safe to say I have never read anything quite like this. I’m stoked to see what else this author is going to cook up.
4/5 for one of the most uniquely grisly scenes I will read all year.
This book perfectly captures the way I believe in ghosts. Echoes of memories true and imagined, shadows of fear and intimacy always on the edge of vision
turns out the one thing I can't handle in horror is watching good people slide into facism (this is not a spoiler)
In order to rid themselves of a haunting and to learn the truth, they must return the House…
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (rounded up)
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (rounded up)