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antiauk's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
That...was a lot.
It felt a lot like watching really socially awkward things happen one after another in that so much of the behavior of Maggie Burkhardt was weird and irratic and why the hell is an 81 year old woman obsessing over an 8 year old boy?
It felt a lot like watching really socially awkward things happen one after another in that so much of the behavior of Maggie Burkhardt was weird and irratic and why the hell is an 81 year old woman obsessing over an 8 year old boy?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Dementia, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
mmsh's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Going into this book, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. As I started reading, I thought that it wasn’t as suspenseful as I expected, but it picked up quickly. There were twists and turns that I didn’t expect and kept me on my toes. I found myself questioning if we were witnessing evil or the unraveling of a mind - or both. By the end of the book, I thought, “What the heck did I just read?” in the best way and I’m questioning so many things I thought as I read.
Definitely recommend this book - more unsettling than scary. Brilliantly written.
Definitely recommend this book - more unsettling than scary. Brilliantly written.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic