She hadn’t just hoarded she’d made walls and ramparts out of her possessions, like she was expecting a siege. All the corners had been filled in with more junk. In the morning sunlight, it was pretty obvious that the porch had been a dumping ground for old furniture, gardening equipment, and what looked like an ancient grill. Hoarding is an "ordinary horror," and she’s very good at making the mundane seem ominous: This also has a hoarding component to it, and is the second horror novel i have read on that theme (after alan ryker's The Hoard) and MAN, is hoarding a situation with unlimited horrific potential. I love the narrator’s voice, i love her indulgent/protective relationship with bongo, her deep understanding of his individual character and his breed’s (a redbone coonhound).idiosyncrasies, and she’s a perfect horror-heroine neither too open- nor too close-minded, neither too fearless nor too helpless she’s authentically capable in the face of an unfathomable situation. He wagged his tail and licked the screen again, on the off chance that it had become tasty. He licked the screen and seemed puzzled that it tasted like wire. i do know that 3/4 of the folded-over pages in this book, which indicate my appreciation for a phrase or scene, are bongo-related, so i think he’s pulling ahead, but shhhh, don’t tell bad!īongo sat up and came over to the window. Having just read a fantastic GOOD BOY dog in The Ten Thousand Doors of January, i was delighted to come upon another one so soon, and i’m not sure if i am more in puppy-love with Bad or Bongo. It’s every bit as good as what i’ve already read of hers, showcasing her strong overall sense of storytelling everything from character, voice, atmosphere, and the frequently-overlooked element of pacing. i’m forever grateful to saga press for alleviating my whimpering grief by sending one my way. (‘course, from right here where i sit writing this, i can see no fewer than THREE full-length books of hers i bought ages ago with every intention of reading immediately, and yet have not gotten around to reading, because whatever part of a person regulates the ability to read every book they buy is also broken in me)īUT ANYWAY, i had very high expectations for this based on her short stories, so i was distraught when i missed grabbing an ARC at BEA, arriving mere moments after the copies had been distributed.
kingfisher/ursula vernon, but this is my first foray into her full-length work.
I’ve read several short stories online by t.
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i wasn’t scared-scared, since whatever part of a person that regulates the ability to be scared by books/movies seems to be broken in me, but i can wholly appreciate effective horror atmosphere, and this is FULL of skin-crawlingly memorable images and phrases, and some wonderful surprises. I don’t usually dig folk horror-i find it too understated too quaint and stylized to be entertaining, let alone scary, but this book is refreshingly modern and legit creepy. Oooh, goodreads choice awards semifinalist for BEST HORROR 2019! what will happen?