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rissathereader's review
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Simultaneously unsettling and hard to pull away from. No part of this book felt like anything I've ever read before. Many of the
characters are strange, complex individuals but are written in such a human and thoughtful way. I'm normally not one to read a book
again immediately but I'm excited to revisit this one.
characters are strange, complex individuals but are written in such a human and thoughtful way. I'm normally not one to read a book
again immediately but I'm excited to revisit this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Sexual content, Medical content, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Drug use
lovelybookshelf's review
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
If you enjoy fabulism, surrealism, magical realism, or speculative fiction that is as horrifying and strange as it is lyrical, you should pick up a copy of SUBURBAN DEATH PROJECT by Aimee Parkison.
"Dr. Rasch is Noah's Ark. He put a bit of every animal into his tattoos, to save them from leaving the earth." (from "Locked In")
The thrill of this collection comes at you in the very first story, when you realize you are going to be completely unable to predict what will happen next or where Parkison's imagination is going to take you. (And that feeling lasts through to the end of the book!)
These 12 short stories are deeply weird, full of dark humor, and so perceptive. They prompt us to reflect on our relationships with the natural world and one another, and remind us that profound beauty and absolute horror can inhabit the same space.
"Dr. Rasch is Noah's Ark. He put a bit of every animal into his tattoos, to save them from leaving the earth." (from "Locked In")
The thrill of this collection comes at you in the very first story, when you realize you are going to be completely unable to predict what will happen next or where Parkison's imagination is going to take you. (And that feeling lasts through to the end of the book!)
These 12 short stories are deeply weird, full of dark humor, and so perceptive. They prompt us to reflect on our relationships with the natural world and one another, and remind us that profound beauty and absolute horror can inhabit the same space.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Blood, Death, Grief, Incest, and Rape
Minor: Animal cruelty
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