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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
Possibly the weirdest book I’ve ever read but so enjoyable! Nothing made sense and yet everything did. I can’t explain it. You have to see for yourself!
Possibly the weirdest book I’ve ever read but so enjoyable! Nothing made sense and yet everything did. I can’t explain it. You have to see for yourself!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this. It was creepy and interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent
Minor: Infertility, Sexual content
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
To be fair to Thompson, I had no idea what I was getting myself into with this book. I bought it because I love the Rosewater books, and other people have been saying good things about it.
The opening chapter of this book makes no sense on first read. However, near to the end of the book something became horribly clear, and I had to go back and reread that chapter. Given that it is the framing narrative of the whole story, it shouldn't have worked. And yet. I recommend people read the book before reading any reviews.
Although novella/novelette length, this is a lush and convoluted story with so much detailed world-building and characterisation leaked to the reader a droplet at a time. As a horror story, it works on multiple fascinating levels. The surface level body horror is flagged in the blurb on the back of the book. Some of that can be quite visceral.
But in the background is a barely recognised societal and environmental collapse happening. The little bits of that the creep in are sadly entirely credible as the way that life is going.
The opening chapter of this book makes no sense on first read. However, near to the end of the book something became horribly clear, and I had to go back and reread that chapter. Given that it is the framing narrative of the whole story, it shouldn't have worked. And yet. I recommend people read the book before reading any reviews.
Although novella/novelette length, this is a lush and convoluted story with so much detailed world-building and characterisation leaked to the reader a droplet at a time. As a horror story, it works on multiple fascinating levels. The surface level body horror is flagged in the blurb on the back of the book. Some of that can be quite visceral.
But in the background is a barely recognised societal and environmental collapse happening. The little bits of that the creep in are sadly entirely credible as the way that life is going.
Chica que cada vez que sangra genera un clon que la quiere matar. Con esa premisa era una lectura que estaba segura que, al menos, me iba a sorprender. No solo me ha sorprendido, si no que me ha encantado. Molly es mi nueva badass girl favorita.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this one is somewhere between a 4 and 4.5! I really enjoyed this, I read the whole thing in an hour. It's only 117 pages, but it didn't feel too short to me! The concept of this is really interesting; every time Molly bleeds, an identical molly is born and will try to kill her. You're definitely not left knowing all the answers, but I felt satisfied with the direction the story went. Highly recommend if you're looking for a quick and exciting read!
tw: self harm, animal death
tw: self harm, animal death