Iain Reid: We Spread (2022, Gallery Books)
English language
Published Oct. 31, 2022 by Gallery Books.
It was a good read. I think I expected more due to the hype over at r/HorrorLit, but in the end I think it’s mostly a story about the end of life. Having had a relative perishing away in dementia might have made this book more “real” than spooky for me.
Really clever manipulation of time and perspective that adds nicely to the sinister atmosphere. I love the ambiguity. Really well done.
Tried this a second time thinking I just needed to give it more of a chance… DNF at 37%. Omg so bored.
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I enjoyed I’m Thinking of Ending Things and Foe, so I had high hopes, but this is not engaging me!
