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Brother
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With Brother, I felt as though I was waiting with bated breath for the next horrifying, gory, moment to happen.
The Morrow family are, for lack of a better term, fucked up. Completely morally corrupt. They live in a farm, secluded in the back-woods of Appalachia. This is where all the horrors take place.
I couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for the adoptive son of the family, Michael. Even though he commits some of the worst evils. He was brought up this way, forced into this mad family. But he wants a way out.
He meets a girl called Alice who works in a record store in the town. This gives him the motivation he needs try and run away from this town, shed his horrifically dark past.
But his older brother, Rebel, is about to remind him that he won’t be able to escape the monster that he has become�
Brother does not lack in 70s/80s pop culture references, everything from The Shining to David Bowie to The Cure.
That ending had such a killer twist! This was one hell of a messed up ride from start to finish.
The Morrow family are, for lack of a better term, fucked up. Completely morally corrupt. They live in a farm, secluded in the back-woods of Appalachia. This is where all the horrors take place.
I couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for the adoptive son of the family, Michael. Even though he commits some of the worst evils. He was brought up this way, forced into this mad family. But he wants a way out.
He meets a girl called Alice who works in a record store in the town. This gives him the motivation he needs try and run away from this town, shed his horrifically dark past.
But his older brother, Rebel, is about to remind him that he won’t be able to escape the monster that he has become�
Brother does not lack in 70s/80s pop culture references, everything from The Shining to David Bowie to The Cure.
That ending had such a killer twist! This was one hell of a messed up ride from start to finish.
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Reading Progress
February 6, 2023
– Shelved
February 6, 2023
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April 3, 2023
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Started Reading
April 3, 2023
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April 4, 2023
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51.1%
"Bloody hell! Glad I’m having a little break to go out in the sunshine because that got so dark and fucked up fast!"
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April 5, 2023
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Finished Reading
August 5, 2024
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horror
October 10, 2024
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booktok-recs
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Apr 05, 2023 06:40AM
Another one that i see everywhere but never got around to reading it but now im gonna have to add it to my list 🤗
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Lovely revive! I'm moving it up ASAP.
Hi Sarah, wonderful review here. Thanks for the buddy read too. I even gave this one five stars for the excellent story telling and coming up with a great twist at the end. Also liked the cultural references you mentioned and the novel being near to Texas Chainsaw. The love story between Alice and Michael was narrated in a great way. All characters depicted masterly (also the evil ones). Michael should have been more consequent in his action. He was a bit too hesitant for my taste. Excellent novel, one of the early highlights of this year! The best novel I read of this author so far. All the best Peter
Glad to have influenced you both here Luke and Khalid! Will look out for your reviews if either of you read it soon ☺️Thanks Peter! Really enjoyed our buddy read. Up for reading more alongside you, anytime! The twist was so good. So many references and it did make me think of Texas Chainsaw too. He definitely should have been, I think he was psychological worn down by Rebel and the Mother. Glad you enjoyed it so much! I reckon we will both be reading more by Ania Ahlborn soon:)
I'm planning to delve into The Shuddering next I hope.
I am looking forward to this. Absolutely love Ania's work!
That one was good too, Khalid! Lots of gore and it’s quite character-heavy focusing on the relationship dynamics between the main characters
So do I Daniel! She’s a great horror writer, look forward to checking out more of her work soon!
She is so talented! Your review has just bumped this story high up on my list.
Sarah wrote: "Glad to have influenced you both here Luke and Khalid! Will look out for your reviews if either of you read it soon ☺️Thanks Peter! Really enjoyed our buddy read. Up for reading more alongside yo..."
Hi Sarah, yes, this was a very intense novel that strongly reminded me on Texas Chainsaw from page one. I would have liked if Michael would have taken another direction in his interaction with the family and his new friend. The twist was very surprising and some details very hard to digest. The masterpiece of this author so far. All the best Peter
Very much like Texas Chainsaw! I do agree about Michael, just think he was abit broken from the hard life he had faced. The twist was so good - didn’t see it coming either! Ania Alhborn proves herself as a strong horror writer that experiments with all the different subgenres with her work. Can tell she must be a true horror lover
