A review by laudateluna
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

a literary horror masterwork. alison rumfitt took one look at the contemporary horror fiction landscape and said, i'm gonna go the moon with this shit. except she doesn't. rumfitt found a place by writing exceptional vile scenes made for dissecting it's layers of themes.  it is being overshadowed by what readers want to read into it. as correct as their readings might be, brainwyrms can walk between ambiguity and certainty. what carries it to such length is it's commitment to reality and portraying it honestly in the best way artists do.