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Bezig met laden... A Human Stain (2017)door Kelly Robson
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Creepy. Gruesome. Sinister. Weird. The creepy house-on-the-lake atmosphere was good. None of it made sense, though: not the behaviour of the characters, the things they said, nor what was actually going on nor why. After halfway, incoherent. Would probably work better on-screen. ( ) This is a must read after you read the story (actually I recommend you read it first): Ten Questions with Kelly Robson About “A Human Stain” Jan 22 2019 by Richard Thomas https://whatdoesnotkillme.com/2019/01/22/kellyrobson/?fbclid=IwAR2HAl6R4jr3F3TA3....... I tore through the novelette. She writes very well and kept it suspenseful. But all is not clear by the end which seriously effects my enjoyment and my interest in reading anymore by this author. The Q&A I linked above explains so much. That information, so crucial to the story's understanding, should have been worked into the story. This is a delicious slice of Gothic weird horror fiction from Ms Robson, wherein a rather outre young Englishwoman is rescued from her Bohemian poverty in Victorian Paris by one of her louche friends. He employs her as governess for his orphaned nephew, at a remote Bavarian Schloss. Robson's writing is sublime, the language pitched perfectly for the mood and setting, and the horror nicely grotesque. So, quick take on this one. It's definitely creepy. Kelly Robson sets off right away by building tension, and it keeps you guessing for a good half of the story. When the actual cause of all this tension broke through the story though, I kind of lost interest. I don't know what I was expecting. Honestly. Still, the twist here was just a little too odd for me to wrap my mind around. Be warned that this is a bit gory, which should be evident by the title but I figured I'd put a warning out. Overall, not a bad way to pass a half hour or so! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Winner of the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novelette! "A Human Stain" by Kelly Robson is a disturbing horror novelette about a British expatriate at loose ends who is hired by her friend to temporarily care for his young, orphaned nephew in a remote castle-like structure in Germany. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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