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mixtercharlie 's review for:
At the Edge of the Woods
by Masatsugu Ono
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A slowly winding horror novel about a family's life on the brink of disaster just as the world also sits on a dystopic future. Their dystopia mirrors much of what the world saw during and since the pandemic: climate disasters, refugee crisis, homelessness, death, illness, and more. These disasters are recounted from afar as the main character and his son watch them unfold on their tv. Intermingled with magical realism or hallucination, the father's imaginary world and the real world begin to blend as dwarfs, imps, and more creatures begin to creep into their lives.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent