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479 pages • first pub 2004 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Edition Pub Date: 31 August 2010
A reader who relishes a slow-creeping, wintry dread that coils around childhood loneliness and everyday cruelty will find this book irresistibly unsettling.
Description
It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has ...
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Moods
dark: 100%
mysterious: 50%
challenging: 25%
tense: 25%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty
479 pages • first pub 2004 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Edition Pub Date: 31 August 2010
A reader who relishes a slow-creeping, wintry dread that coils around childhood loneliness and everyday cruelty will find this book irresistibly unsettling.
Description
It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has ...
Community Reviews
Moods
dark: 100%
mysterious: 50%
challenging: 25%
tense: 25%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty