same I just skimmed through them. I also hate reading a book and it just not really telling me anything true. I don't want it to spell it out for me but give me something to know the actual truth.
I'm glad you liked this one. I thought it was great. One thing I like about horror is that it is a way to examine who we are and what we are afraid of. Even the supernatural stories are usually metaphorical.
Indeed. Horror always examined the fear of they society in which it was written. What do you think about this one? Fears concerning mental health? Religious indoctrination? Seeing family member slowly loosing it and not being able to do anything? Or seeing your own parents hopeless?
I feel the blog entries are important even though theu cover the same ground as the central story. Merry appears to have grown up relatively well adjusted despite her trauma in the meetings with Rachel. Howether instead of repeating her families mistakes and trading on her name and infamy, she feels the need to create a pseudonym and alias for her blog, a typical pop referencing trite snarky alter ego. While her sister was either possessed (i dont think so) or had some kind of disassociate personality disorder, Merry (and tragically most people today) has to become someone else to survive.
I loved the book and have read it Twice and also have it on Audio . The video was very quick amd I think you have sold it a bit more and delved into it a bit more . As for the Blogger parts . If you remember Merry actually says she's the blogger. That's why it's in there.Its not just put in randomly. If you re.emember Merry says " have my first paid for writing gig " . And " I'm a blogger " I think dhe even says the name . Not that we know for sure though . Remember when the person writing the book on her experiences is at Merrys apartment she has a room full of horror movies, and books . Especially about Pocession .
Great review, I am happy I was not alone hating Karen's blog entries. ***SPOILERS**** On another note, I like the openness of the story; my personal interpretation is that there was something supernatural, which I think was caused by Merry but channeled by Marjorie's schizophrenic breakdown (or maybe it caused her breakdown), and that was the reason why she insisted on Merry to be present (that is when all the "spooky" things happened), plus I guess that is hinted by the visible breath at the end of the book. Finally, both times that Merry got mad and wanted Marjorie dead, well she tried and then succeeded in doing so.
The visible breath is explained during the exorcism. The Marjorie complains about her room being too cold. The mom tells the priests that it’s too cold and if they can close the window. The priests respond “No, it has to be this way” meaning that the cold must be apart of the ritual. So at the end the coffee shop situation is just a coincidence.
I like the idea... I read a similar book, "The Moth Diaries", where there is ambiguity between mental ilness and reality, a story of two schoolgirl friends, one of whom suspects the other of being a vampire. Clues that point both ways are scattered around but the reader is left to make up his/her own mind as to whether the narrator is getting more and more diconnected from reality or her friend really is a vampire.
I don't think this book was meant to be "Scary", just kind of real-life terrifying. Like, loosing your house, job, spouse in an accident and realizing you have to live on the street - not horror-scary, but definitely real-life scary.
That's sad, I believe the book it really great but when you set a book as something it's not it would only disappoint. Do you think if you were told it's not "classic" horror you would have enjoyed it more?
