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A review by la_luz_mala
The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson
4.0
Read this book thanks to Tor.com eBook Club (thanks!)
The Murders of Molly Southborne is a good read for a single sitting, a short story with an engaging narrative. As other readers pointed, the blurb seems a bit farfetched and silly, but the idea really pans out to an interesting story, as long as you keep a minimum suspension of disbelief - as in "don't discuss the science behind it", which honestly can be a rule by itself for the whole horror genre.
The concept and the main character feel different and strange and, while I had an easier time understanding and relating to young-Molly as opposed to the robotic and unfeeling adult-Molly, I guess years of carnage can do that to a person.
I have to say I do not enjoy gore at all and tend to avoid it like the plague, but while the book does feature dismemberment and plenty of human body disposal / dissection, it's not a focus of the story and it's not described in great detail, so I didn't mind.
I would have loved a bit more depth on Mom's story or the world wide fertility problems, but overall I really liked this book.
The Murders of Molly Southborne is a good read for a single sitting, a short story with an engaging narrative. As other readers pointed, the blurb seems a bit farfetched and silly, but the idea really pans out to an interesting story, as long as you keep a minimum suspension of disbelief - as in "don't discuss the science behind it", which honestly can be a rule by itself for the whole horror genre.
The concept and the main character feel different and strange and, while I had an easier time understanding and relating to young-Molly as opposed to the robotic and unfeeling adult-Molly, I guess years of carnage can do that to a person.
I have to say I do not enjoy gore at all and tend to avoid it like the plague, but while the book does feature dismemberment and plenty of human body disposal / dissection, it's not a focus of the story and it's not described in great detail, so I didn't mind.
I would have loved a bit more depth on Mom's story or the world wide fertility problems, but overall I really liked this book.