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I really wanted to like this one, the idea of a historical fiction horror really appealed to me, but in the end, I think it just fell flat.

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Did some audiocrafting while listening to The Fervor. I listened to 3 hrs worth within the two hour readathon, so I guess that counts for 60 points.

20 points for bucket list items and 15 points for a spooky craft.

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I almost bailed on this but it was getting to conclusions so fast that I knew I could skim to the end. Historically set in the Japanese internment camps after Pearl Harbor, this “scary” story leaps to conclusions so fast that it is beyond believable. Every time that something bad happens, boom, they got through it like butter. 🥴

Meiko and Aiko are being held at a Japanese internment camp in Idaho during WW2 even though Meiko‘s husband is white and is in the Air Force fighting in the Pacific. While at the camp, a mysterious illness has arisen, and maybe a Japanese demon as well. Alma writes so well and combines issues of racism and misogyny into her historical fiction. She‘s real good at writing group think and of people knowing what‘s right but still going along with 👇🏼

This short story isn't in the database so I've tagged another that I liked by this author.

Alma Katsu has become a favorite author. With the unique ability to blend morality with horror in her stories, I find myself always being deeply moved while also being creeped out and entertained.

This is such a great version of the werewolf myth and I was not expecting the ending at all. 😱
Highly recommend!

I didn‘t get along with the writing style. I tried to give it a shot in hopes it would become scary, but it just wasn‘t working for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Set primarily in a Japanese internment camp during WWII, this chilling horror novel describes a mysterious and sometimes deadly sickness, with symptoms that include attacks of violent rage. Both science and the supernatural play a role, but the true evil is clearly humanity's recurring willingness to dehumanize others. It's definitely worth reading the afterword for more on this infamous period in US history. A tense and timely read.

WWII is raging and mysterious parachutes or balloons are falling from the sky in the US. Shortly after one falls, bad things start to happen—people sicken and die and odd emotions boil up. Set partially in a Japanese-American intern camp, this book melds horror and Japanese mythology. I really enjoyed it from start to finish.

Historical fiction mixed with Japanese folklore. The novel is set during WWII in America when thousands of Japanese Americans were sent to concentration camps across the country. It also mirrors the violence Asian Americans are experiencing today. Trigger Warning: Tiny spiders and racism.

Today's patio reading.

A parable about America today told through a paranoia-thriller set in the 1940s w/archetypical characters. It bypasses the (easier) claustrophobia of an internment camp to get at the claustrophobia of being a minority in the US & how quickly the walls close in. Unlike her other novels, this one lacks the rootedness in a historical era perhaps b/c its intention is to hold a mirror to our time. More below ⬇️

A dark, terrifying, and confidently told story. With a combination of gruesome history and Japanese folklore, Katsu explores the grim and horrific reality for Japanese-Americans in the 1940s. Her best book so far.

🎧 it‘s 1944, Meiko & Aiko are evacuated from Idaho to an internment camp in the Midwest. Meiko‘s husband is a pilot in the US military.

Fran‘s a reporter who wants to break a big story that she‘s a part of but no one wants to talk about. People are getting cold-like symptoms, becoming combative & then die.

Will the 3 of them make it back to Idaho & find out what‘s going on?

Not a fan of spider-filled balloons but enjoyed this.

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Katsu‘s latest historical horror novel set during the end of WWII takes place largely in an internment camp- but also ties together the story of a Nebraskan journalist eager to find the truth behind mysterious balloons that leave destruction in their wake and a preacher who stumbled into one balloon‘s path. Well-written, I think the characters all come to life here, and the creepy imagery is shiver-inducing! A timely read too, despite the era.

Set in the true historical horror of the WWII Japanese internment camps, this is atmospheric and hallucinogenic. It‘s also perfect for readers of historical fiction. Its undercurrents of horror, both human and supernatural, add a twist that hits all too close to home. Katsu draws on family experiences, colored by her own perspective on the last few years in the US. Excellent!

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This author wrote one of my favorite books, The Hunger. She does a wonderful job of taking real historical events and adding a supernatural/horror storyline.

The Fervor is set at an Japanese American internment camp. When a disease breaks out in the camp, a young daughter sets out to discover what is happening. Katsu's story is inspired by the Japanese yokai and the spider demon and things get intense and creepy.