A review by howwoolatthemoon
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell

Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.
Oh no no no no no this is not an author I should ever read again. The other book I tried by him had many mentions, many strong hints (but no outright description of the events) of child sexual assault, with no warning in the book description or in anyone's reviews. I said I'd like to give him another chance, and here we are. In the opening scene the wife has a miscarriage and the husband eats it. And then lies to her about it, saying he had a ceremony and floated it down the river or whatever. This is not a spoiler because it's literally the first thing that happens in the book. That's disgusting, and a violation, and not what I want to read about. It's over, Matt Bell. No more second chances. You blew it, buddy.
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