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A review by dustilane
We Can Never Leave This Place by Eric LaRocca
4.0
I am still processing this book so the star rating may change! I honestly have no idea how to rate this book. No clue. Like... what did I just read??
I won't bother with writing a full summary for this one as it's very hard to do without spoilers. Just know that it is about a teenage girl who lives in some sort of dystopian world and yeah... horror things happen. Unless you have a very strong stomach and don't get bothered by much, please look up content warnings before reading this book.
I wish I had a live recording of my facial expressions as I read this book. I was absolutely disgusted and horrified the entire time. I love horror books, but I really don't think I've ever had such an adverse reaction to what I was reading as I did with We Can Never Leave This Place. LaRocca uses so many elements of horror in this less than 100 page book. Trauma horror and body horror are both prominent as well as many other types that I won't say as I don't want to spoil anything for those that plan to read. The crude and disturbing language and scenarios are counteracted by almost poetic writing. This juxtaposition is one that I always love in books as it makes what's happening seem even more disturbing.
I really don't know what else to say about this book. I cannot say that I recommend it, but at the same time, if horrifying / weird / twisted stories are your jam and you want to be like "what the hell", this book would be perfect for you. However, I know that most of my bookish friends would not enjoy this. I didn't even "enjoy" it, but I am enjoying the fact that this book made my head spin. I immediately (and might I add, begrudgingly) went add LaRocca's other books to my wishlist. All I can say is I can see why LaRocca has become a shining star of horror.
Merged review:
I am still processing this book so the star rating may change! I honestly have no idea how to rate this book. No clue. Like... what did I just read??
I won't bother with writing a full summary for this one as it's very hard to do without spoilers. Just know that it is about a teenage girl who lives in some sort of dystopian world and yeah... horror things happen. Unless you have a very strong stomach and don't get bothered by much, please look up content warnings before reading this book.
I wish I had a live recording of my facial expressions as I read this book. I was absolutely disgusted and horrified the entire time. I love horror books, but I really don't think I've ever had such an adverse reaction to what I was reading as I did with We Can Never Leave This Place. LaRocca uses so many elements of horror in this less than 100 page book. Trauma horror and body horror are both prominent as well as many other types that I won't say as I don't want to spoil anything for those that plan to read. The crude and disturbing language and scenarios are counteracted by almost poetic writing. This juxtaposition is one that I always love in books as it makes what's happening seem even more disturbing.
I really don't know what else to say about this book. I cannot say that I recommend it, but at the same time, if horrifying / weird / twisted stories are your jam and you want to be like "what the hell", this book would be perfect for you. However, I know that most of my bookish friends would not enjoy this. I didn't even "enjoy" it, but I am enjoying the fact that this book made my head spin. I immediately (and might I add, begrudgingly) went add LaRocca's other books to my wishlist. All I can say is I can see why LaRocca has become a shining star of horror.
I won't bother with writing a full summary for this one as it's very hard to do without spoilers. Just know that it is about a teenage girl who lives in some sort of dystopian world and yeah... horror things happen. Unless you have a very strong stomach and don't get bothered by much, please look up content warnings before reading this book.
I wish I had a live recording of my facial expressions as I read this book. I was absolutely disgusted and horrified the entire time. I love horror books, but I really don't think I've ever had such an adverse reaction to what I was reading as I did with We Can Never Leave This Place. LaRocca uses so many elements of horror in this less than 100 page book. Trauma horror and body horror are both prominent as well as many other types that I won't say as I don't want to spoil anything for those that plan to read. The crude and disturbing language and scenarios are counteracted by almost poetic writing. This juxtaposition is one that I always love in books as it makes what's happening seem even more disturbing.
I really don't know what else to say about this book. I cannot say that I recommend it, but at the same time, if horrifying / weird / twisted stories are your jam and you want to be like "what the hell", this book would be perfect for you. However, I know that most of my bookish friends would not enjoy this. I didn't even "enjoy" it, but I am enjoying the fact that this book made my head spin. I immediately (and might I add, begrudgingly) went add LaRocca's other books to my wishlist. All I can say is I can see why LaRocca has become a shining star of horror.
Merged review:
I am still processing this book so the star rating may change! I honestly have no idea how to rate this book. No clue. Like... what did I just read??
I won't bother with writing a full summary for this one as it's very hard to do without spoilers. Just know that it is about a teenage girl who lives in some sort of dystopian world and yeah... horror things happen. Unless you have a very strong stomach and don't get bothered by much, please look up content warnings before reading this book.
I wish I had a live recording of my facial expressions as I read this book. I was absolutely disgusted and horrified the entire time. I love horror books, but I really don't think I've ever had such an adverse reaction to what I was reading as I did with We Can Never Leave This Place. LaRocca uses so many elements of horror in this less than 100 page book. Trauma horror and body horror are both prominent as well as many other types that I won't say as I don't want to spoil anything for those that plan to read. The crude and disturbing language and scenarios are counteracted by almost poetic writing. This juxtaposition is one that I always love in books as it makes what's happening seem even more disturbing.
I really don't know what else to say about this book. I cannot say that I recommend it, but at the same time, if horrifying / weird / twisted stories are your jam and you want to be like "what the hell", this book would be perfect for you. However, I know that most of my bookish friends would not enjoy this. I didn't even "enjoy" it, but I am enjoying the fact that this book made my head spin. I immediately (and might I add, begrudgingly) went add LaRocca's other books to my wishlist. All I can say is I can see why LaRocca has become a shining star of horror.