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The Haar by David Sodergren

11 reviews

sheriffrockyraccoon's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

After hearing about this book online from a few influencers, I was intrigued by the plot. It is definitely bizarre and darkly hilarious with a beautiful message at the end.

I did find the antagonist, Patrick Grant, to be a bit 2-dimensional, so the kills didn’t feel as scary as one could expect as you were generally cheering for the monster. While that can be great for some, I definitely enjoy more intriguing bad guys.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in indie horror or Scottish folk tales. There is also some great dark humor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Classism

Anything you may expect from a gory slasher film is likely described here.

raybudbury's review

dark funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved this one a lot. Very heartwarming and charming for how gnarly the horror/gore was. 

I think this is a great example of an excellent horror story imo. Horror seems to be the hardest genre to write/direct. It’s hard to pace, it’s hard to make text/visuals scary, etc. 

This one is great because it uses both humour and heart to balance out the gore and horror of the situation.

+ it’s more like…. Is this monster really the bad guy in this situation or is it the big corporation that destroyed this small Scottish town to blame for the carnage

anyway loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

fangirljeanne's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is my The Notebook. Dissolved penis and all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

matchamarimo's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Vomit

gromithorror's review against another edition

dark

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

lucywearsfur's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Classism

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is my second book of Sodergren's and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Though horror through and through, at it's core was a very touching tale with a fantastic leading lady. I loved Muriel's character so much and I hope to grow up as tough and full of hopeful life as she is. Very unique and fun creature feature read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

capricornlol1's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Vomit

downtown_kb's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective tense fast-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? No

4.0

 The townspeople of Witchaven are being harassed to sell their property to an evil billionaire tycoon who is trying to build a golf course. As things escalate to violence, a strange creature appears on the beach one day and Muriel McAuley rescues it.

If you can get past large piles of violence and gore this book has a dark and twisted but sweet monster romance with some poignant commentary thrown in the mix. It was a wild gorey ride.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

loucadoslivros's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, and Murder