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Motherthing
by Ainslie Hogarth
Ralph and Abby move into Ralph's mother's house with her as her persistent mental health problems have taken a turn for the worse. When she takes her own life, Ralph is understandably distraught, especially so because of the manipulative tactics she used throughout his life to make him dependent on her. Abby has been desperate for a mother figure and is obsessed with becoming a mother herself. When Ralph begins to believe his mother's ghost haunts her house, Abby may have to take matters into her own hands.
Finally, a book as weird as its cover. I'll be honest, I don't even know what to say about this one! More than anything I really loved the writing style. Unsettling prose/internal monologue really makes a horror for me. I love a horror that's a metaphor, and this is all about maternal relationships. It's the strangest relationship anyone has, split apart from another when you used to be the same person; all the ownership and toxicity that can come alongside all the good. I definitely didn't know what type of horror this was going to end up being (let's be real, that's part of the fun of a horror), and I was pleasantly surprised but still taken aback. I also liked how there wasn't necessarily an answer for every single little thing, but the plot still utilized its Chekov's guns in a neat way.
Overall, this is definitely an underrated title that has advertized itself as weird enough that I think it's finding its audience. This is a strange one that'll be on my mind for a while.
Finally, a book as weird as its cover. I'll be honest, I don't even know what to say about this one! More than anything I really loved the writing style. Unsettling prose/internal monologue really makes a horror for me. I love a horror that's a metaphor, and this is all about maternal relationships. It's the strangest relationship anyone has, split apart from another when you used to be the same person; all the ownership and toxicity that can come alongside all the good. I definitely didn't know what type of horror this was going to end up being (let's be real, that's part of the fun of a horror), and I was pleasantly surprised but still taken aback. I also liked how there wasn't necessarily an answer for every single little thing, but the plot still utilized its Chekov's guns in a neat way.
Overall, this is definitely an underrated title that has advertized itself as weird enough that I think it's finding its audience. This is a strange one that'll be on my mind for a while.