:D It's a great review - I've read some of Kathe Koja's short fiction and when she goes all in on squalor horror, she is stunning. I mean she's stunning doing other things too! But it's sort of a deep dive of squalor that one in a way I don't typically see outside the horror genre.
I was very startled when she jumped into YA some time back - no clue what she's up to now, but I thought her YA books were terrific, punchy and beautifully written without getting too scary.
And I am similar with horror stuff. I have also hesitated to read House of Leaves. I'm sufficiently superstitious that I refuse to go near a Ouija board despite being somewhat woo. XD Or perhaps because of it! I'm pretty sure the movie The Ring would straight-up kill me. XD
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2024-10-17 12:37 am (UTC)I was very startled when she jumped into YA some time back - no clue what she's up to now, but I thought her YA books were terrific, punchy and beautifully written without getting too scary.
And I am similar with horror stuff. I have also hesitated to read House of Leaves. I'm sufficiently superstitious that I refuse to go near a Ouija board despite being somewhat woo. XD Or perhaps because of it! I'm pretty sure the movie The Ring would straight-up kill me. XD