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A review by librovermo
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
5.0
I read this book in one sitting because a good horror story is so addictive, I can’t look away. We Used to Live here is absolutely *chef’s kiss,* and one of the scariest books I’ve ever read.
A lot of times, the horror I read kind of eases into the spooky, but Marcus Kliewer got right into it and I felt super uneasy from the jump. Right away, I felt like I was reading something on r/NoSleep in the middle of the night, a feeling that was both nostalgic and disquieting. By the time I reached the middle of the story, I was so full of dread that my stomach actually hurt. I was in physical pain for the entire second half of the book.
I went into We Used to Live Here as blindly as possible and I think it was an excellent choice, so I’m not going to dig too deep in this review. I will say though that I while I haven’t read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski yet, I have flipped through my copy and I can definitely see why people are drawing comparisons between the two books. As I read this one, I was deeply immersed, solving puzzles, cracking codes, and translating foreign languages. It’s an extra element that can be either embraced or ignored depending on the reader, and it added a lot to my overall enjoyment of the book.
A lot of times, the horror I read kind of eases into the spooky, but Marcus Kliewer got right into it and I felt super uneasy from the jump. Right away, I felt like I was reading something on r/NoSleep in the middle of the night, a feeling that was both nostalgic and disquieting. By the time I reached the middle of the story, I was so full of dread that my stomach actually hurt. I was in physical pain for the entire second half of the book.
I went into We Used to Live Here as blindly as possible and I think it was an excellent choice, so I’m not going to dig too deep in this review. I will say though that I while I haven’t read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski yet, I have flipped through my copy and I can definitely see why people are drawing comparisons between the two books. As I read this one, I was deeply immersed, solving puzzles, cracking codes, and translating foreign languages. It’s an extra element that can be either embraced or ignored depending on the reader, and it added a lot to my overall enjoyment of the book.