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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I was surprised that I liked this. It packed a lot in in very few words, which I really enjoyed. I didn’t know it was a series, and I’m not sure if I’d move on to the other two.
dark
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:
No
Molly Southborne has seen things no normal girl could conceive of. She has witnessed her murder at the hand or her parents more times than she can count. Even weirder, she has lent a hand in some of these murders. This is because every time Molly bleeds, an exact replica of her is born, each more ruthless than the last. The game is simple kill, or be killed.
This is one of the weirdest stories I have ever experienced. I really did enjoy it in some odd, sadistic kind of way. Although some of the plot points are never really explained in a believable way, this was a very solid short story. I highly recommend it to fans of horror.
This is one of the weirdest stories I have ever experienced. I really did enjoy it in some odd, sadistic kind of way. Although some of the plot points are never really explained in a believable way, this was a very solid short story. I highly recommend it to fans of horror.
The Murders of Molly Southbourne is a story about enduring trauma and the fear that comes with mental illness (as this story acts as a parable for mental illness). Thompson asks: what happens when someone who looks exactly like you, comes from within you, seeking to destroy your relationships and to kill you. This is what suffering from undiagnosed mental illness in extreme cases feels like.
The Murders of Molly Southbourne is a body horror/psychological thriller about a woman named Molly whose blood makes murderous doppelgängers when it is shed outside her body. She and her parents call them mollies. The reason that Molly’s blood has this effect is opaque to Molly, though as the story begins in Molly’s early childhood, it’s clear that this peculiar blood-borne disease is normal to Molly, even though she may be the only one in the world to suffer from it (although a letter from her mother reveals that Molly's disease was potentially somehow was passed on to her) Molly is trained from a young age to kill the mollies: to bleach and burn any of her blood that falls.
So when she goes to college, she finds that her disease makes everything harder. She finds out that her relations with men ultimately result in their deaths. Her parents are killed (also by mollies, ones that were trapped in Molly’s childhood and overlooked),and in the conclusion, we learn that Molly is trying to find a lucid non-murderous mollie to replace her, because she’s tired of living.
Talk about bleak. But Thompson has crafted a tale of life, death, love, and suffering and heartbreak that is so disturbing you can't look away. It's visceral, it's chilling, it's sad. AND there is truth to it.
Molly is fighting herself and she destroys everything she is connected to. When mental illness goes untreated this is what it feels like.
This is a powerful work of fiction.
The Murders of Molly Southbourne is a body horror/psychological thriller about a woman named Molly whose blood makes murderous doppelgängers when it is shed outside her body. She and her parents call them mollies. The reason that Molly’s blood has this effect is opaque to Molly, though as the story begins in Molly’s early childhood, it’s clear that this peculiar blood-borne disease is normal to Molly, even though she may be the only one in the world to suffer from it (although a letter from her mother reveals that Molly's disease was potentially somehow was passed on to her) Molly is trained from a young age to kill the mollies: to bleach and burn any of her blood that falls.
So when she goes to college, she finds that her disease makes everything harder. She finds out that her relations with men ultimately result in their deaths. Her parents are killed (also by mollies, ones that were trapped in Molly’s childhood and overlooked),and in the conclusion, we learn that Molly is trying to find a lucid non-murderous mollie to replace her, because she’s tired of living.
Talk about bleak. But Thompson has crafted a tale of life, death, love, and suffering and heartbreak that is so disturbing you can't look away. It's visceral, it's chilling, it's sad. AND there is truth to it.
Molly is fighting herself and she destroys everything she is connected to. When mental illness goes untreated this is what it feels like.
This is a powerful work of fiction.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's a rarity that I give out 1 star to books but this could have been a lot better if it wasn't a short story/novella.
3.5 stars, this was a weird novella, just about 100 pages. I’m sure there is a lot to unpack with the story, but it was really just odd.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious