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A review by josh_keane
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A book that I cannot recommend but will readily endorse. I count her previous novel, "Tell Me I'm Worthless", among the greatest haunted house stories ever written but it is here where she finds her voice, a voice I am hoping will continue to grow and develop over subsequent works.
Listen, you'll know by the blurb whether you're going to enjoy this or not, if you have doubts heed the content warning and if that's off-putting this probably isn't the book for you, it's challenging but if you're up to the challenge it is rewarding. Few books have managed to capture what life is like in the digital era and few books are as willing to hold a bile-flecked mirror up to English society.
Listen, you'll know by the blurb whether you're going to enjoy this or not, if you have doubts heed the content warning and if that's off-putting this probably isn't the book for you, it's challenging but if you're up to the challenge it is rewarding. Few books have managed to capture what life is like in the digital era and few books are as willing to hold a bile-flecked mirror up to English society.