pickI‘m not a huge fan of the ‘horror‘ genre, mostly because I don‘t find such books particularly horrifying. This book, however…. 😱
Annie is shopping in Ikea, at 37 weeks‘ pregnant, when the ‘big‘ earthquake hits. The story follows her over the course of a day as she tries to make her way home on foot.
It‘s truly terrifying as it could really happen and shows us how people could behave in such a situation. A couple of things I didn‘t like ⬇️
squirrelbrain It‘s blurbed as ‘funny‘ amongst other things - it really wasn‘t. Not satirical, not black humour, nothing. I also disliked the ending… no spoilers. But otherwise an incredibly propulsive read - I wanted to look away but couldn‘t. 1w
ChaoticMissAdventures I really want to get to this one!! I live here, and we have all my life been warned about "The Big One" (earthquake) so this feels particularly personal! 1w
squirrelbrain I think I‘d be too scared to read it if I lived there! @chaoticmissadventures 1w
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ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain I spent decades hearing about The Big One (the state even does mock drills) and then I lived in Southern California for years and actually experienced earthquakes. It feels like an apocalypse scenario at this point - a big boogyman. 1w
BarbaraBB So scary @ChaoticMissAdventures ! I was in Japan last summer when they warned for a mega earthquake. I was so scared! But it seemed the Japanese were used to it. Maybe you get used to it somehow? The book is appealing anyhow! 1w
ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB you really do. Like anything I guess. Some are scarier than others. I remember just standing there during my first not knowing what to do but after a few you know the ones to ignore and the ones to duck and cover from. 1w
BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures That‘s probably how things go. You learn to live with it. 1w
Reggie Horror you said? Stacked! 6d
Reggie Omg it doesn‘t come to my library until Mar 25 and 9 people are in front of me. Boooo 6d
squirrelbrain Oh no, @Reggie, not horror in the ‘traditional‘ sense but all the more scary because it could happen. Maybe I should have said dystopia? 6d
