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Sam M
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i wanted a lighter read to break up ‘the devils of loudun’ since it’s amazing but oh so much work for me to understand huxley lol.
‘the haar’ starts strong, with a grandma who i can only imagine as a scottish mrs. brown. i love old people telling parasitic “entrepeneurs” off, the gun/broom bit was perfect. already i think sodergren does a great job at making the grandma feel so real but also so strong!
— Sep 27, 2025 07:30AM
‘the haar’ starts strong, with a grandma who i can only imagine as a scottish mrs. brown. i love old people telling parasitic “entrepeneurs” off, the gun/broom bit was perfect. already i think sodergren does a great job at making the grandma feel so real but also so strong!
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Sam M
is on page 100 of 206
also! it’s great how in one moment, a man can be screaming about his dismembered, floating phallus and the next moment a widow has a surreal reunion with her late husband and BOTH moments perfectly capture the emotion
“Are memories real?”
“Of course,” she said.
“Then so am I.”
— Sep 28, 2025 12:07AM
“Are memories real?”
“Of course,” she said.
“Then so am I.”
Sam M
is on page 100 of 206
it’s been a while since a book genuinely made me lose track of the time… looked up and i breezed through 66 pages without even realizing!
not only is sodergren exceptional at keeping this interconnected feeling of grief and sorrow flowing between the village people but the way he writes about the gore is… yuck (pos)
arthur’s scene was harrowing but tommy’s was just holy fucking shit… guts x the blob fr!
— Sep 28, 2025 12:04AM
not only is sodergren exceptional at keeping this interconnected feeling of grief and sorrow flowing between the village people but the way he writes about the gore is… yuck (pos)
arthur’s scene was harrowing but tommy’s was just holy fucking shit… guts x the blob fr!
Sam M
is on page 44 of 206
i’m surprised at how effectively heartbreaking this is from so early on. muriel’s depressed musings about her life as it comes crumbling down is painful in a very real way, and the overall state of there only being five people left in the village as it gets torn down is devastating.
also the dialogue is amazing so far, very touching and funny!
“I was always partial to a spot of foolishness”
— Sep 27, 2025 09:23AM
also the dialogue is amazing so far, very touching and funny!
“I was always partial to a spot of foolishness”
