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aka @koosli@aus.social. I'm almost exclusively reading horror fiction, truly the greatest of genres.
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5% complete! Kat has read 1 of 20 books.
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Kat reviewed A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
"The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when …
Richard Scary's Best Book Ever
5 stars
Top tier horror. The story of a troubled teen and a reality TV show depicting her alleged demonic possession, as told by her little sister. One of those books where, upon finishing, you immediately want to go back to the start and read it again.
The name of the tutor cracked me up... not subtle
Kat finished reading A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
"The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display …
Kat started reading A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
"The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when …
Gosh I am very excited about this one. My initial thought is: Shirley Jackson inspired character names? Hmm!
Kat finished reading This All Come Back Now by Mykaela Saunders
Started this a year ago, and left it for a long time before coming back. It's an anthology, so always a mixed bag. The best stories are brilliant - my pick is The Centre by Alison Whittaker. The rest are a mixture of good and great. Some are very contemporary, others told in the familiar style of Dreamtime stories.
Kat reviewed This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong
"Fan favorite David Wong takes readers to a whole new level with this blistering sequel …
Pretty spider for a white guys
3 stars
This book is a near-perfect study of an author assuming their entire readership will be like them - USian white het dudes. It does better than John Dies at the End on this front, but once you notice it's hard to ignore: someone is a reporter or a lady reporter: a man or a black man etc etc. The author also goes out of his way to make jokes about black people, not wildly racist ones, rather expressing an urge to laugh at not with. My position on this kind of stuff is to read, use your brain and notice, and move on. It really just means I'm unlikely to recommend the book to anyone else. Aside from all that stuff, it's a much better book than JDatE. It is a novel rather than a series of episodes and it's a lot funnier. The story itself is a bit thin …
This book is a near-perfect study of an author assuming their entire readership will be like them - USian white het dudes. It does better than John Dies at the End on this front, but once you notice it's hard to ignore: someone is a reporter or a lady reporter: a man or a black man etc etc. The author also goes out of his way to make jokes about black people, not wildly racist ones, rather expressing an urge to laugh at not with. My position on this kind of stuff is to read, use your brain and notice, and move on. It really just means I'm unlikely to recommend the book to anyone else. Aside from all that stuff, it's a much better book than JDatE. It is a novel rather than a series of episodes and it's a lot funnier. The story itself is a bit thin and while it's full of action it is missing some development of ideas (like about fear and the psychology of groups) and world-building for the spiders, baddies etc. Still, I read it quickly and stayed engaged the whole time.
Kat finished reading This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong
This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong
"Fan favorite David Wong takes readers to a whole new level with this blistering sequel to the cult sensation John …
Kat started reading This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong
This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong
"Fan favorite David Wong takes readers to a whole new level with this blistering sequel to the cult sensation John …
Kat reviewed Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic …
Fun galore
4 stars
Very gothic old school style horror complete with a crumbling house up a mountain, shrouded in mist and riddled with mycelium. I found this very creepy and engrossing, and the details of the mystery at hand kept me wondering.
Kat set a goal to read 20 books in 2024
Kat started reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story …
Kat reviewed A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones …
Gran plans
4 stars
Sam, a thirty-something entomologist, temporarily moves back to the family home to cover a housing gap. The house, where her mother now lives, was originally the home of her now-deceased grandmother, the cruel and overbearing Gran Mae. Sam notices some jarring differences in both her mum and the house, and the story unravels from there.
This book was the perfect easy and entertaining read to end and begin the year with. I enjoyed it and finished it very quickly. I could have done with more tension and a bit more length once the horror really kicked off. Also more insects! Still, T. Kingfisher remains one of my favourite recently-discovered authors and I will read every horror book she puts out.
Kat finished reading A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots …