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A review by kay_cee3000
It Rides a Pale Horse by Andy Marino
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I can not stop thinking about this one. It's gruesome, sad, beautiful, horrifying... and extremely immersive. I haven't felt "with" characters with such strong empathy in a long time.
It's an abduction story involving 2 siblings who are artists. It's magical realism, occult, cosmic, bordering on apocalyptic, gruesome at times, horrific at others. Also... a slow atmospheric burn. The main character was listening to Dimitri Shostakovich while sculpting, so I used that as my chosen background music while reading. And there is a lot of technical talk about art and paintings, which I googled the paintings and artists to get a visual of their creations... also helping to immerse.
Not for everyone, but if you spend some time with it, it's worth the extra attention. 5 stars
It's an abduction story involving 2 siblings who are artists. It's magical realism, occult, cosmic, bordering on apocalyptic, gruesome at times, horrific at others. Also... a slow atmospheric burn. The main character was listening to Dimitri Shostakovich while sculpting, so I used that as my chosen background music while reading. And there is a lot of technical talk about art and paintings, which I googled the paintings and artists to get a visual of their creations... also helping to immerse.
Not for everyone, but if you spend some time with it, it's worth the extra attention. 5 stars