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De sorte symboler
Da Jennie og hendes lillebror kommer på ferie hos deres sære mormor i en lille landsby, sker der underlige ting med vejret, dyrene og beboerne, og snart også med Jennie og hendes bror.
- GenresHorror
186 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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Nick Clausen
75 books375 followersI write stories about the apocalypse so that I don't need to work a real job. I grew up reading Stephen King and still haven't fully recovered. I'm currently ending the world in my new series Under the Breaking Sky.
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April 11, 2011
(The Black Symbols)
Jennie and her younger brother Magnus are sent on vacation to their grandmother in Jutland. Unfortunately it turns out that she really doesn't want their company. She's allergic to Jennie's cat, refuses to enter their room -- which just happened to be the room their grandfather died in -- plays the same tune on the violin over and over and over again, and spends most of the night muttering in the basement instead of actually sleeping in her bed. Magnus is soon convinced that she's a witch, and when Jennie one day catches her ritually sacrificing a mouse and discovers weird symbols over her bed that makes her forget things, she's not entirely sure she doesn't agree.
I'm not usually a big fan of the whole horror genre, but I tend to make an exception with Nick Clausen, and thankfully his newest book completely lived up to my expectations. In style it most of all reminded me of the Witch Saga by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, which is definitely not a bad thing! I used to love those books when I was younger!
I got a small giggle out of the reference to one of his other books - I always enjoy when authors use inside jokes like that in a manner discreet enough that people not in the know don't even realize that they're missing out on something.
Like his other books, "De sorte symboler" has a somewhat open ending, although fortunately not quite as open as I at one point feared. As it was, it seemed much more in line with the atmosphere he attempted (successfully) to create.
Jennie and her younger brother Magnus are sent on vacation to their grandmother in Jutland. Unfortunately it turns out that she really doesn't want their company. She's allergic to Jennie's cat, refuses to enter their room -- which just happened to be the room their grandfather died in -- plays the same tune on the violin over and over and over again, and spends most of the night muttering in the basement instead of actually sleeping in her bed. Magnus is soon convinced that she's a witch, and when Jennie one day catches her ritually sacrificing a mouse and discovers weird symbols over her bed that makes her forget things, she's not entirely sure she doesn't agree.
I'm not usually a big fan of the whole horror genre, but I tend to make an exception with Nick Clausen, and thankfully his newest book completely lived up to my expectations. In style it most of all reminded me of the Witch Saga by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, which is definitely not a bad thing! I used to love those books when I was younger!
I got a small giggle out of the reference to one of his other books - I always enjoy when authors use inside jokes like that in a manner discreet enough that people not in the know don't even realize that they're missing out on something.
Like his other books, "De sorte symboler" has a somewhat open ending, although fortunately not quite as open as I at one point feared. As it was, it seemed much more in line with the atmosphere he attempted (successfully) to create.
October 1, 2020
På én gang creepy og skræmmende, - det er nervepirrende, at man langt hen ad vejen bliver forledt til at tro noget bestemt, men er usikker på, hvad man skal ligge i det.
Det er spændende at følge med, og man kan sidde helt ude på kanten af stolen det meste af bogen.
Men på samme tid kan man begynde at undre sig over, hvorfor Jennie og Markus' kendskab til deres mormor ikke er bedre end det er. Jennie og Markus er teenagere, og selvom de bor i en anden landsdel end deres mormor, virker det spøjst, at deres mor ikke har fortalt dem anekdoter om mormoderen fra sin opvækst, og at vi ikke ved hvilket af husets værelser der var moderens, da hun var barn - det nævnes trods alt, at mormoderen har boet i huset i 40 år, hvilket man må formode at moderen også har haft adresse der på et tidspunkt.
Langt hen ad vejen giver fortællingen dog stadig myrekryb på en måde, som det kun kan lade sig gøre fra Nick Clausens forfatterskab, - det kan virkelig noget helt særligt.
Det er spændende at følge med, og man kan sidde helt ude på kanten af stolen det meste af bogen.
Men på samme tid kan man begynde at undre sig over, hvorfor Jennie og Markus' kendskab til deres mormor ikke er bedre end det er. Jennie og Markus er teenagere, og selvom de bor i en anden landsdel end deres mormor, virker det spøjst, at deres mor ikke har fortalt dem anekdoter om mormoderen fra sin opvækst, og at vi ikke ved hvilket af husets værelser der var moderens, da hun var barn - det nævnes trods alt, at mormoderen har boet i huset i 40 år, hvilket man må formode at moderen også har haft adresse der på et tidspunkt.
Langt hen ad vejen giver fortællingen dog stadig myrekryb på en måde, som det kun kan lade sig gøre fra Nick Clausens forfatterskab, - det kan virkelig noget helt særligt.
October 10, 2020
DE SORTE SYMBOLER by NICK CLAUSEN.
The start was a little slow and I hated the random English words in it, but some chapters in it gets really interesting and I actually like the book.
Sadly I’m not sure I liked the ending at all. I think if the book had stopped after chapter 25 it would have been better.
The grandma’s chapter also felt a little unnecessary. But aside from all this, I liked the book pretty much. I especially liked the end scene at the graveyard, my heart started beating faster and I was like “oh no!”
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The book get a score of 🌕🌕🌕🌗 out of 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
The start was a little slow and I hated the random English words in it, but some chapters in it gets really interesting and I actually like the book.
Sadly I’m not sure I liked the ending at all. I think if the book had stopped after chapter 25 it would have been better.
The grandma’s chapter also felt a little unnecessary. But aside from all this, I liked the book pretty much. I especially liked the end scene at the graveyard, my heart started beating faster and I was like “oh no!”
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The book get a score of 🌕🌕🌕🌗 out of 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
March 1, 2017
Helt igennem spændende bog. Man vender side efter side, og man har lyst til liiige at læse et kapitel mere. Jeg var tryllebundet helt til sidste side. Slutningen er uforudsigelig, hvilket jeg synes er et stort plus.
June 11, 2012
Denne her er rigtig gyselig, nervepirrende og med en super nice slutning. Jeg havde dog gennemskuet bogen da jeg var halvt igennem, men det er ikke sikkert børn i bogens målgruppe vil gøre det og det ville bare gøre den endnu bedre.
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