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The Dumb House by John Burnside
5.0

Chilling. Horrifying. Utterly disturbing. No amount of words could properly describe the feeling I had reading this book, like something ominous was pressing down, or something unknown brushing the back of my neck. To mix an almost poetic style with such brutal actions had me completely hooked and made it all the more twisted. I really can't explain why I liked this so much when I expected to have to put the book down out of sheer disgust.