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MissHel
Gideon the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir
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What a fun ride! This looks like a fantasy novel, but! It‘s actually a sci-fi And Then There Were None. All of the characters are just miserable in the beginning, but they grow on you, rather unlike the Christie novel. #pop2023 #modernretellingofaclassic

Ruthiella Nice use of the prompt! 😀 12mo
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There is a lot of room for interpretation in this book and I really don‘t know what to think. The narrator is an unstable 8 year old telling about her 14 year old sister who might be demonized, her suddenly bizarre religious father, her depressed mother, an exorcism and a tv crew who makes a reality show about it.

Also there are many references and similarities with classic horror stories. I kind of enjoyed it, I think.
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BarbaraBB Thanks for sending me this ages ago @Cinfhen ❤️ (when mail still worked 🤣) 14mo
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BookishTrish This is one of my favourite favourites 14mo
vivastory I'm happy that you didn't pan this one. Tremblay is one of my favorite living horror authors. I have tickets to see the adaptation of Cabin At the End of the World on Saturday. 14mo
BarbaraBB @vivastory I didn‘t enjoy Cabin much, I think this one‘s much better - fortunately! 14mo
Ruthiella Cool! 😱 I just got a used copy of this title for $1. Hoping to get to it this year. 🤞 14mo
Cinfhen The good old days☺️ 14mo
squirrelbrain Hmm, doesn‘t sound like my kind of book. Great review though! 14mo
vivastory I did like this one a bit more than Cabin etc but I still loved Cabin. I think you might like his shirt story collection. It's the most cerebral of his works I think 14mo
BarbaraBB @vivastory Thanks, that sounds good! I‘ll stack it! 14mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain People like @vivastory @Reggie and @TrishB have made me appreciate horror at times! 14mo
vivastory @BarbaraBB That's a big compliment 😀 14mo
TrishB I‘m glad you give it a go 😁 I‘ve tried so many things because of Litsy! @vivastory let me know what the film is like- I may even venture to the cinema 😱 14mo
Reggie 🖤🖤🖤She was possessed, right? Lol 14mo
BarbaraBB @TrishB That‘s a whole other league 😉 14mo
BarbaraBB @Reggie I‘m still not sure. Such a mindf*ck! 14mo
Librarybelle Great review! 14mo
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