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Horrorstör
by Grady Hendrix
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Orsk the beautiful store version of purgatory
Okay but this book had me literally side-eyeing ALL of ikea yesterday and I couldn't postpone my shopping trip because like a genius I decided that watching enough silent-vlogs on "slow living hygge" and Alexander Gater videos prepared me for a quick redesign of my study. So off I went to do a quick shop because if ORSK has taught me anything it's that I will not be had by those tricky retail pyschologist's maze. No siree. I will not be disappearing into an Orsk only to become dinner for the Fae or stuck between dimensions in a never ending loop between Office and Living Room.
Plot/Storyline: I loved the incorporate of the corporate booklet, Larsen Orsk Memoir and the parroting of Corporate Speech which I swear is really just devil's speech. I loved the Faux-Scandi Furniture and the ominious intro to each piece. What are you selling, a storage bin or a portal to hell hmm?
It's so damn quoteable. I love books I can reference in everyday conversation and wait to see who picks up on it.
Characters: I kept picturing the crazy crew at Superstore (NBC) for the first chapter but as I settled and got to know Orsk Crew: Sycophant Basil, shifty Amy, Sweet Ruth Ann, Sassy Trinity and Suave Matt - I grew to see them in the funhouse horror light of the Orsk store.
Oh yeah - terrible decision-making skills from everyone.
Significant scene: Matt and Amy lost in the labyrinth that is Orsk and resorting to trusting the camera to guide them.
Significant Quote/Concept:
● “I believe a ghost is a subjective experience. It doesn’t have an objective reality. It exists solely in the perceptions of the people who see it.” (Matt on being absolutely wrong about Orsk's entity)
● Orsk is all about scripted disorientation. The store wants you to surrender to a programmed shopping experience. (Matt on retail psychology)
● The "What?" Scene between Basil, Ruth Anne and panicked Amy. I could just see Basil and it was hilarious.
●“There’s nothing waiting inside but retail slavery, endless exploitation, and personal subjugation to the whims of our corporate overlords.” (Matt on punctuality)
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Horror books by 2025
Okay but this book had me literally side-eyeing ALL of ikea yesterday and I couldn't postpone my shopping trip because like a genius I decided that watching enough silent-vlogs on "slow living hygge" and Alexander Gater videos prepared me for a quick redesign of my study. So off I went to do a quick shop because if ORSK has taught me anything it's that I will not be had by those tricky retail pyschologist's maze. No siree. I will not be disappearing into an Orsk only to become dinner for the Fae or stuck between dimensions in a never ending loop between Office and Living Room.
Plot/Storyline: I loved the incorporate of the corporate booklet, Larsen Orsk Memoir and the parroting of Corporate Speech which I swear is really just devil's speech. I loved the Faux-Scandi Furniture and the ominious intro to each piece. What are you selling, a storage bin or a portal to hell hmm?
It's so damn quoteable. I love books I can reference in everyday conversation and wait to see who picks up on it.
Characters: I kept picturing the crazy crew at Superstore (NBC) for the first chapter but as I settled and got to know Orsk Crew: Sycophant Basil, shifty Amy, Sweet Ruth Ann, Sassy Trinity and Suave Matt - I grew to see them in the funhouse horror light of the Orsk store.
Oh yeah - terrible decision-making skills from everyone.
Significant scene: Matt and Amy lost in the labyrinth that is Orsk and resorting to trusting the camera to guide them.
Significant Quote/Concept:
● “I believe a ghost is a subjective experience. It doesn’t have an objective reality. It exists solely in the perceptions of the people who see it.” (Matt on being absolutely wrong about Orsk's entity)
● Orsk is all about scripted disorientation. The store wants you to surrender to a programmed shopping experience. (Matt on retail psychology)
● The "What?" Scene between Basil, Ruth Anne and panicked Amy. I could just see Basil and it was hilarious.
●“There’s nothing waiting inside but retail slavery, endless exploitation, and personal subjugation to the whims of our corporate overlords.” (Matt on punctuality)
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Horror books by 2025