Leech
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3.6
Hiron Ennes
“[Leech] is The Thing meets The Alienist . . . beautifully written and so strangely humane . . . I will follow this writer anywhere going forward.” —Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone GirlA surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy.The RUSA Best Horror Novel of 2023!Finalist for the British Fantasy Newcomer Award!An October "Great Reads" Indie Next Pick!A Wall Street Journal Best Book!“A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!” —Tamsyn MuirMEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASEIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Hiron Ennes
Pages
336
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-09-27
ISBN
1250811198 9781250811196
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"I enjoyed this book for its unique perspective of the main character, immersive sense of dystopia, and interesting investigative narrative. However, I felt confused and even jarred at the ending. I was left wondering, “What did I just read and how did we come to this conclusion?”. I don’t want to just say it was “weird” but it certainly felt strange and even unsatisfying. I will say the author did a good job at creating “good” sense of weird in the story. The society and characters felt distinctly different and unique. Something just doesn’t feel right throughout the narrative. It was unsettling and I appreciated the execution of that. I would like to see more from this author. "
Lumpy
"This took me a few chapters to wrap my head around the POV but I'm SO glad I stuck with it. Both the book itself & the audiobook production were STUNNING. I loved the prose in this & it's definitely the most creative thing I've seen done with a MC. Fascinating premise with a satisfying payoff. [5☆]
Trigger Warnings: SA (Doesnt go completely unpunished though) + pregnancy & stillbirth presented as horror (different mother than the 1st SA)
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Lars
"Pretty good book. Great imagination and story line. But the ending? Seems like the author ran out of ideas and it became sloppy. "
Jessica
"Oooooh so good! A very unique concept and perspective. The kind of science fiction that is easy to just immerse yourself in. Great cozy winter read! "
Elise Meyers
"Anyone read this one yet? Mystery and parasites - unusual combo."
Storymapper
"The POV makes this one especially compelling. Lots to chew on "
A.R. Taylor
"This book takes a bunch of gothic tropes (the opulent but crumbling manor haunted by past atrocities, the ailing patriarch grasping for control with his son and daughter-in-law squashed under his thumb, an outsider drawn into a terrible world they don't understand), drops them into a post apocalyptic future, and fills them to the brim with worms. I am not squeamish with descriptions usually but this one made me squirm a few times!<br/><br/>I really enjoyed this book's themes of identity and autonomy, and the use of language to denote the state of the main character is fantastic, however I dropped a star because I felt the ending was kind of weak and I don't like tropes that involve a race of people being genetically predisposed to certain knowledge and this winds up doing that a bit. Overall though, if you want something original and you've got a strong stomach I would heartily recommend it."
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