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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Yövuorot muuttuivat juuri astetta pelottavampaan suuntaan tämän kirjan lukemisen jälkeen. Kirja tuli ahmittua hetkessä ja pientä pelkoa/jännitystä sai alun jälkeen koko ajan tuntea. Ehkä hieman pettynyt olin loppuratkaisuun, mutta erittäin suositeltava lukukokemus.
Strandberg gör det igen! Det här är en bok med karaktärer man verkligen bryr sig om, som känns fruktansvärt verkliga och som vem som helst som man kan stöta på, och som alla förmodligen träffat på i verkligheten. Och det är det som gör det läskiga ännu jobbigare. Ironiskt nog känns den här berättelsen mer klaustrofobisk än Färjan, tekniskt sett kan de ju åka varsomhelst. Men det faktum att det som vill dem illa bor i och livnär sig på dementa människor gör att det blir fruktansvärt instängt. Vem tror på dig när du knappt kommer ihåg vem du är? Rent tekniskt så var det bra pacing i boken och jag hann aldrig bli uttråkad innan berättelsen tog en ny vändning. Jag älskar Strandbergs språk, enkelheten och renheten i det och hur det ändå blir så vackert att det emellanåt känns poetiskt. Man kan riktigt känna dofter och höra ljuden i beskrivningarna av samhället det utspelar sig i. Det här är definitivt en bok jag rekommenderar till alla som gillar lite krypande skräck.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Skrämmande. Kryper på. Han har läst sin King, och det är inte dåligt!
Strandberg målar som vanligt upp en slående bild av sin fiktiva landskap, men speciellt dess karaktärer. I Hemmet är de levande, komplexa människor som gör att atmosfären på ålderdomshemmet känns ännu otäckare, ännu mer ovälkommen. Men jag saknar ändå det där som gör det till en skräckroman, snarare än en thriller.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Joel has moved back home with his mum, Monika, after she develops dementia. He doesn’t find it easy to look after her. She then starts wandering more,even the police start bringing her home. Joel then decides it’s time for her to have more specialist care and move into a care home. There is only one in Skredsby, Pineshade. It’s been there a while and sometimes there is a wait before you can get a room, Joel makes enquiries. They have gotten lucky, there is a room available so Joel makes arrangements for Monika to move in.
Nina works at Pineshade and she knows Joel and Monika from old. She grew up with Joel but hasn’t spoken to him in years and doesn’t really want to see him now. Elisabeth advises the staff when Monika is arriving and that she is going into room D6. She runs through her medical history and her medication which to Nina proves that if she is on Haloperidol, an antipsychotic, her dementia isn’t great and she’s scared. Could even be violent.
Monika arrives. There is a tour of the place and she arrives at her room, where she isn’t too sure about staying and wants to leave to go home. Sucdi brings Lillemor to meet her, to get them talking and to see Lillemor’s room. Joel leaves but promises to come back the next day. Over the next few days, Monika settles into the home then tells Joel that her husband is back by her side, that he has found her. Joel is a bit confused by this. Other changes happen as well, Vera has seen someone in her bathroom, Monika seems to know things that she shouldn’t know and other strange things start happening at Pineshade….
Nina and Joel manage to work out their differences. They then have to decide what to do about Monika, something is seriously wrong, her health has seriously deteriorated and she doesn’t look very well at all. But it only seems that D wing and its clients have changed. Will their plan work? Can they go through with it?
I enjoyed reading this story as it appealed to the horror fan in me. It was written with a good amount of detail and a great deal of research has been done on the subject as well.
I like the diary style which this was done in so then you know whose account you are reading.
#TheHome @JoFletcherBooks @matsstrandberg_
Nina works at Pineshade and she knows Joel and Monika from old. She grew up with Joel but hasn’t spoken to him in years and doesn’t really want to see him now. Elisabeth advises the staff when Monika is arriving and that she is going into room D6. She runs through her medical history and her medication which to Nina proves that if she is on Haloperidol, an antipsychotic, her dementia isn’t great and she’s scared. Could even be violent.
Monika arrives. There is a tour of the place and she arrives at her room, where she isn’t too sure about staying and wants to leave to go home. Sucdi brings Lillemor to meet her, to get them talking and to see Lillemor’s room. Joel leaves but promises to come back the next day. Over the next few days, Monika settles into the home then tells Joel that her husband is back by her side, that he has found her. Joel is a bit confused by this. Other changes happen as well, Vera has seen someone in her bathroom, Monika seems to know things that she shouldn’t know and other strange things start happening at Pineshade….
Nina and Joel manage to work out their differences. They then have to decide what to do about Monika, something is seriously wrong, her health has seriously deteriorated and she doesn’t look very well at all. But it only seems that D wing and its clients have changed. Will their plan work? Can they go through with it?
I enjoyed reading this story as it appealed to the horror fan in me. It was written with a good amount of detail and a great deal of research has been done on the subject as well.
I like the diary style which this was done in so then you know whose account you are reading.
#TheHome @JoFletcherBooks @matsstrandberg_
A creepy and brilliant novel that talks about how we deal with the older people and the horror that can be hidden even in the most nice place.
It's gripping and highly entertaining, it kept me hooked and it made me think.
The character development and the storytelling are excellent and I loved the growing tension and creepy factor.
An excellent story that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
It's gripping and highly entertaining, it kept me hooked and it made me think.
The character development and the storytelling are excellent and I loved the growing tension and creepy factor.
An excellent story that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes