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“Will I continue to read about all that is dusty? Published by ” With the same curiosity found in Madness, Rack, and Honey and My Private Property, Ruefle’s prose here feels both omniscient and especially intimate. Following the acclaimed Dunce, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes Mary Ruefle’s latest prose publication The Book. 150 x 210mm, 112 pages, Black & white printing, Perfect bound, Hardback, 2023
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Yogatty
There's an obvious power dynamic between them. I love the author's note at the beginning, framing this as a part Stephen King homage, setting up "Carrie" to snap at the onset of perimenopause instead of puberty.
Sadie Hartmann
Some of the symptoms are quite severe like delusions, visions, and hearing voices. My one downside is NOT about the story though, I like my books pristine. There, the perimenopausal symptoms get even worse, she's haunted by murdered women and her own past.
Mrs Mandy Reads
It was tough to know how to feel about Mary, she's a complicated narrator. Toward the last third of the book, the plot is BANANAS and it speeds to its climax.
Christine
Nadine is verbally abusive and mean, but then as soon as Mary is on her own, there's a transformation. This story is gripping right from the beginning. OverallGood read and I would recommend it.
Laura
The characters, especially Aunt Nadine, are larger-than-life. But there's more going on here, with the desert and cults and serial killer podcasts. The dialogue exchanges between Nadine and Mary are intense. MARY by Nat Cassidy (debut horror novel)Release Date: July 2022General genre: Adult horrorSubgenre: Murder mystery, small-town, cults, serial killer, psychologicalWriting Style: humorous, reads like a thriller, Intricately plotted, suspensefulWhat you need to know: Mary's body has been going through some changes, she believes this is due to being perimenopausal.
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