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Come Closer
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bookshelves: cool-covers, heroines, horror, novellas, essential-horror
Sep 18, 2015
bookshelves: cool-covers, heroines, horror, novellas, essential-horror
Many of the popular horror story tropes don't really affect me. Vampires, zombies, slasher killers, monsters. But demonic possession always freaks me out a little. Losing control of myself has always been one of my biggest fears, and the idea that a purely evil spirit is capable of controlling my susceptible body, soul, and thoughts is a little nerve-wracking. This book is a very well-done portrait of one woman as she slowly loses that control.
Author Sara Gran skillfully crafts this perfectly paced descent. How terrifying would it be to lose long lengths of time from your day, not knowing what happened, or what you did during that time? I love the subtlety and control of tone Gran maintains through most of the book. It's not all out horror, but instead it's a great psychological exploration, creepy and hypnotic.
*By the way, this little book has some great covers. Here's probably the coolest cover:
Author Sara Gran skillfully crafts this perfectly paced descent. How terrifying would it be to lose long lengths of time from your day, not knowing what happened, or what you did during that time? I love the subtlety and control of tone Gran maintains through most of the book. It's not all out horror, but instead it's a great psychological exploration, creepy and hypnotic.
*By the way, this little book has some great covers. Here's probably the coolest cover:
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Reading Progress
September 18, 2015
– Shelved as:
to-read
September 18, 2015
– Shelved
September 18, 2015
– Shelved as:
cool-covers
September 18, 2015
– Shelved as:
heroines
September 18, 2015
– Shelved as:
horror
September 19, 2015
– Shelved as:
novellas
October 6, 2015
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Started Reading
October 6, 2015
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20.0%
"And over the next few months it was my new friend, a nameless flea-ridden mutt, rather than Ed, who would be the first to see that I was not entirely myself."
October 7, 2015
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Finished Reading
February 19, 2022
– Shelved as:
essential-horror
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Oct 09, 2015 09:29AM
I medically need to read this. I loved her two Clare DeWitt books.
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I plan on getting to her Claire DeWitt books in a few months. Your review of City of the Dead turned me onto her!
Richard Vialet wrote: "I plan on getting to her Claire DeWitt books in a few months. Your review of City of the Dead turned me onto her!"She's really good. I'm hoping she gets around to the third Claire DeWitt book at some point.
I loved this one too Richard, though it's been AGES since I've read it. All I know is it CREEPED ME THE HELL OUT!
I'm glad to see you liked this more than I did. May I recommend Gran's novel Dope? Because it's the BEST.
