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Category: Reviews
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There’s no denying that “House of Leaves” is a singular experience. From the first pages, the novel throws you into a disorienting rabbit hole: a book about a man compiling notes about a documentary that may or may not exist, centering on a house that seems to exist beyond the laws of nature. It’s a…
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Agatha Christie had always been a daunting prospect for me, just because a lot of the “classics” I come across never really become my favorite. As much as I can appreciate the effort and influence many of the classics provide — books like “Don Quixote” and “Ulysses”, or even the works of Charlotte and Emily…
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Donna Tartt’s The Secret History is one of those stories that sticks with you long after you’re done reading. In some cases, the novel is found unsettling yet enticingly captivating; others are spent wondering what exactly happened within the 600+ pages they’d just read. I’m a mixture of the two. The best comparison I can…
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Joe Hill’s Strange Weather is a collection of short stories that I would categorize as science-fiction rather than post-apocalyptic or dark fantasy, though I can see those elements interspersed with some of the horrors presented. Each story was different than I’d expected, but I ended up enjoying them a lot more than anticipated! If you…
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