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"But the fear. My clothes still wet with blood. Hide, behind the trees. Crouch down, don't let anybody see. My bloody hands. My bloody mouth. In that barn, what had I done? Pushed that red raw mass into my mouth, felt it squish against my gums, the roof of my mouth, slick with crimson blood."

Not sure it's horror exactly, but this book sure is unsettling.

Having trouble not comparing this YA novel to Pessl's adult novels. Still, enjoying it.

New Marisha Pessl! New Marisha Pessl!

Reading this for a GR book cub. Just hit the first gross sex abuse scene.

Not sure I'm gonna make it through this one.

"Sob in the Silence" by Gene Wolfe

Solid. The first horror story I've read from Wolfe. I equate him with epic fantasy.

If the dead kids don't get you, the creepy old dude will.

"Shaballah" by Mark Samuels.

Creepy as hell. Punch and Judy, old TVs and disfigurement.

Sorry, Don. I can't do this for 800 more pages.

Have to put this one on hold. I've felt kinda crappy this past week, and listening to this meditation on dealing with addiction as a person and as a society isn't doing me any favors. It's beautifully written, which might make it even more depressing.