I loved it until right until the end. The woman was pretty relatable and I also really liked the atmosphere, even though I am usually not a fan of first person present tense. This time it fit well. What kind of bugged me is that I was always waiting for a big release, a final point, and that just sort of didn't happen? Yes, he imagined this relationship all along and killed himself, but I still think the ending was sort of underwhelming. I was hoping, or expecting, something else, I suppose.
What did you think about the book?
by davaniaa
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I agree. Other books I read that I place in this genre were The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley and Universal Harvester by John Darnielle. I guess I would call this genre…psychological time displacement horror? Like the feeling of stepping off a train in a city or country you’ve never traveled to before, and suddenly feeling completely, overwhelmingly alone, in surroundings familiar, but somehow tinged with the possibility of supernatural horror. Any person or place, and sort of dislodged, out of time. Both books had very unsatisfying endings for me that just sort of dissipated into the ether. I still remember these stories, though, many years later, so maybe that is the point…for me.
I saw the movie and enjoyed it, but to be honest knowing the ending lowers the incentive to read the book