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A review by nannyf
Children of No One by Nicole Cushing
3.0
This book is due for release on March 26th 2013.
This is an advance review via netgalley.com
The basis of this short novella is an art project.
An everchanging maze hidden somewhere underground, children roaming around in the darkness following bells from 'the angels' to find food. These children have been in the maze for 10 years, they remember nothing more than living in the maze, finding food, waiting for 'the angels'.
Into the mix the author throws a few more characters - Mr No One, a fan of the occult wanting to invoke the spirit of the Great Dark Mouth; Mr MacPherson, a fan of the artist, Krieg, curious as to what this latest project is all about, but with his own hidden agenda for being there; Mr Krieg himself, who shows MacPherson his art project; and Mr Kitterman, Kriegs right hand man.
The story is a dark, quite disturbing one, which ,if I'm perfectly honest, scared the hell out of me. The themes within it range from poverty and wealth, to sadism and insanity, the occult to murder.
For such a short book it stirs up emotions within the reader, the descriptions giving a picture which is difficult to shake once the reader finished the story.
I'm not sure who I would recommend this book to. It does give the reader a lot to think about within just a few pages, but isn't your easy to read story.
I enjoyed it but it was definitely a difficult one to read.
This is an advance review via netgalley.com
The basis of this short novella is an art project.
An everchanging maze hidden somewhere underground, children roaming around in the darkness following bells from 'the angels' to find food. These children have been in the maze for 10 years, they remember nothing more than living in the maze, finding food, waiting for 'the angels'.
Into the mix the author throws a few more characters - Mr No One, a fan of the occult wanting to invoke the spirit of the Great Dark Mouth; Mr MacPherson, a fan of the artist, Krieg, curious as to what this latest project is all about, but with his own hidden agenda for being there; Mr Krieg himself, who shows MacPherson his art project; and Mr Kitterman, Kriegs right hand man.
The story is a dark, quite disturbing one, which ,if I'm perfectly honest, scared the hell out of me. The themes within it range from poverty and wealth, to sadism and insanity, the occult to murder.
For such a short book it stirs up emotions within the reader, the descriptions giving a picture which is difficult to shake once the reader finished the story.
I'm not sure who I would recommend this book to. It does give the reader a lot to think about within just a few pages, but isn't your easy to read story.
I enjoyed it but it was definitely a difficult one to read.