This is primarily a blog of book reviews. I simply just love reading and I like to record my informal thoughts and reviews on books that I come across. I prefer books with very high stakes so I mostly read crime, noir, and horror/sci-fi, but I enjoy any great story. I'll go for anything as long as it's good!
*Explanation of the Blog Title:
A friend mentioned that there is a stereotype that most black men don't read fiction. Well, I'm here to prove otherwise!
Friday, October 9, 2015
COME CLOSER by Sara Gran
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.
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