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A review by lattelibrarian
Midwinter Blood by Marcus Sedgwick
4.0
Beginning this book, you realize that you are in the future. Not too much seems different, so so far, so good. And then you get to Blessed Island. And it's weird. You don't know why, or how. It's just...weird. And you wait and wait to discover why it's strange, and the second you may have an inkling, you get sent back in time. And then again. And then again. Until you realize just what's happening with Eric and Melle, and how they know each other, and how their souls have been intertwined for so long.
It's a strange, beautiful book--definitely recommended for its artistry and world building as opposed to a character-motivated plotline.
I had the opportunity to read this book for the horror week in my sci-fi/fantasy class, and at first I was a little confused. But now, I think I get it. If we seek out horror, we typically seek out a sort of feeling, a reaction to tropes, a plot twist. Focusing on the 'plot twist' aspect is rather important here, because the plot twist is that there isn't any. There's not a satisfying ending. And that weirdness mentioned before never subsides. And because we're stringing along, waiting for the tropes, waiting for the plot twist, waiting for the feeling that never comes, this book falls into the horror genre solely because of how it subverts itself. And as a horror fan, I personally think it's pretty cool. Of course, a lot of my class members didn't necessarily agree with me on this front, but hey, to each their own, right?
I enjoyed this book, I thought it was well done. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for something a little weird.
Review cross-listed here!
It's a strange, beautiful book--definitely recommended for its artistry and world building as opposed to a character-motivated plotline.
I had the opportunity to read this book for the horror week in my sci-fi/fantasy class, and at first I was a little confused. But now, I think I get it. If we seek out horror, we typically seek out a sort of feeling, a reaction to tropes, a plot twist. Focusing on the 'plot twist' aspect is rather important here, because the plot twist is that there isn't any. There's not a satisfying ending. And that weirdness mentioned before never subsides. And because we're stringing along, waiting for the tropes, waiting for the plot twist, waiting for the feeling that never comes, this book falls into the horror genre solely because of how it subverts itself. And as a horror fan, I personally think it's pretty cool. Of course, a lot of my class members didn't necessarily agree with me on this front, but hey, to each their own, right?
I enjoyed this book, I thought it was well done. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for something a little weird.
Review cross-listed here!