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A review by xangemtheelibrarian
She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-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
THIS. This is Gold-Tier Gothic Horror. A beautiful house surrounded by a suffocatingly fragrant garden, hiding the rot that you can only see if you choose to look. A tragic and powerful history that returns to haunt the living. Never truly knowing if what you're seeing or experiencing is something real. The flawed protagonist who struggles and desperately claws to escape and freedom while slowly losing their sanity.
Perfect.
This is the story I was looking for this past Halloween season.
And this is also the story that reminds me WHY horror is such a wonderful vehicle for discussing social themes and issues like racism and colonialism. Because it IS horrible. And those sins against humanity fit perfectly into a house that wants to devour everything alive.
Perfect.
This is the story I was looking for this past Halloween season.
And this is also the story that reminds me WHY horror is such a wonderful vehicle for discussing social themes and issues like racism and colonialism. Because it IS horrible. And those sins against humanity fit perfectly into a house that wants to devour everything alive.