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A review by susana82
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This is probably the most weird book I ever read. Not in a bad way. In a good, weird way!
The story is cruel, violent, and gruesome. Some passages are detailed and vivid and not for the weak.
A lot of the gruesome things that happen, happen to kids. There is a lot of abuse and neglect.
We mostly follow Carolyn, one of 12 adopted kids by Father, an old entity, god, creator. Rules are simple, each kid learns from a specific catalogue, the one assigned to them and no one else's. They live in a place where the rules of space and time don't apply as they do in the outside world. They grow up to be masters of their own catalogue. But Carolyn has other plans and the story is pretty much about how she sets things into motion.
We can see the ending perhaps as another cycle that begins, or... just simply the results from Carolyn fighting to free herself from the unjust and violent reign of her Father and abusive brother David, and fix things and make them right.
I stand by what I said, this is a weird read, the weirdest I have ever read. No flourishes either, you get everything with a punch on the face. And the stomach. And another one or two on the back. Enjoy!
The story is cruel, violent, and gruesome. Some passages are detailed and vivid and not for the weak.
A lot of the gruesome things that happen, happen to kids. There is a lot of abuse and neglect.
We mostly follow Carolyn, one of 12 adopted kids by Father, an old entity, god, creator. Rules are simple, each kid learns from a specific catalogue, the one assigned to them and no one else's. They live in a place where the rules of space and time don't apply as they do in the outside world. They grow up to be masters of their own catalogue. But Carolyn has other plans and the story is pretty much about how she sets things into motion.
We can see the ending perhaps as another cycle that begins, or... just simply the results from Carolyn fighting to free herself from the unjust and violent reign of her Father and abusive brother David, and fix things and make them right.
I stand by what I said, this is a weird read, the weirdest I have ever read. No flourishes either, you get everything with a punch on the face. And the stomach. And another one or two on the back. Enjoy!