a book so hard to review as the writing and story is unique.

the entire story is different.

from the characters to the plot, from where the book started to how it finishes... it’s all strange and unique, different and a bit offputting but also enticing.

i am not sure if i liked the book because some sections where not at all what i enjoy reading but the next section was once again so well done and thoughtful that i loved it.

i also took months - not an even kidding- to read this book but that was just how i was able to read it without feeling overwhelmed.

i needed my head to be in the right mindset to be able to read about this different, violent, cold and lonely place and it’s people.

i see why people find it a fascinating book.
but it’s also very brutal and cold and distancing and abrasive that it’s sometimes hard to read.

and in many ways daniel -the box telling the story- doesn’t fit into that setting at all.

and strangely the thing that stood out to me the most is this huge muscle packed father that’s more or less an enforcer and has this very feminine son and doesn’t care at all but is happy that his son is who he wants to be.


all in all?
i think it’s well worth the read.
it takes you to a different place and introduced very different people and a way to life.

but it’s also not a book for everyone.
it can be too grading i would think.
it also mentions a lot of violence - physical beatings, sexual assault and rape, more then one death and murder.
some graphic descriptions of killing and if you are sensitive to any of that?
this is not the book for you.

but if you can read it, i think it’s worth a try.