A review by madarauchiha
The Other Side of the Mountain by Michel Bernanos

mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

✨🌠 my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 🌠✨
plot? A man joins a sailing ship, the ship hits a stall [no wind means the sails don't work and ship isn't propelled / moving], and the crew descends into cannibalism. MEDIUM PLOT SPOILERS
Once most of the crew is dead, he and the ship's cook struggle to lead the remaining crew to their destination. A mysterious storm hits, only he and the cook survive to find themselves stranded in a strange land.
FULL PLOT SPOILER
They travel through it, with various bizarre, deadly alien creatures, towards a mountain in hopes of getting a better lay of the land. They encounter strange human / other statues along the way. At some point their body's start calcifying and turning into mineral statues as well. The book ends with them reaching a hill or mountain crest just as they fully calcify into statues. At the top of the hill mountain they see below them a lake which is actually a enormous bright blue eye gazing at them. The end.


How do I feel about this book? Uh confused and interested. It was decent writing, no particular problematic content that often plagues cosmic horror that I especially noticed. At least, not stephen 'holy fuck I'm the hugest racist' king levels, anyways. It contained some gorey scenes and violent content but it felt distant enough that it wasn't perturbing material. 

Would I rec this? If you like cosmic / alien esque horror, sure. It was maybe an hour read, real quick for me.

major body horror, cannibalism, drowning, gun violence, murder, violence

medium blood, death, vomit, 

minor alcohol,blood,  colonization, injuries, 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings